Educational specimen box, for the education of children, assembled in England, mahogany, ca. 1850. Part One Contributor Gianofer Fields’ mission on Lake Effect has been to invite you to take a second ...

One of my favorite books of all time is “Oranges” by John McPhee. When I tell people this, they ask me what it’s about. “Oranges,” I say. “No, seriously; what’s it about?” “Oranges.” This is when they ...

To endow Emma Bovary with his feelings, Gustave Flaubert endowed objects with her feelings. When Rodolphe reneges on his promise to elope, Emma is prostrated by “brain fever.” The trappings of ...

Have you ever wondered who invented the pencil? Or what led to the creation of the swimming pool? Object Lessons is a beautifully designed book series—published by Bloomsbury Academic—that explores ...

Huang Binhong (China, 1864–1955), Mountain Landscape, c. 1953. Ink and color on paper. Gift of Dr. Shirley Sun (A.B., 1964; A.M., 1969; Ph.D, 1974), 1994.113 The ...

What’s scary? It’s often the little things. The sigh in the night. The stranger falling in step behind you. A creak. A slam. A sudden shiver. As with her last couple of books, Kane is publishing these ...

I've never been one to chalk up much to fate. Usually, hard work and talent are rewarded, and sloppiness and mediocrity ignored. Still, the notion of karma as a force in our professional lives is an ...

Two new museums open in the Washington area during the last year or so. One, in suburban Virginia a good hour's drive from the Mall, lives up to hopeful expectations: In the eight months the ...

In the mood for 'Object Lessons' at home? Finding where to stream, rent, buy, or watch where to rent or buy this Thomas Kyhn Rovsing Hjørnet directed movie can be harder than it should be so we at ...

The Hermès family upholds its tradition of producing practical products and elegant curiosities that, in turn, create meaning and memories for generations of owners. whimsy from the artistic director ...