Carmen McRae was one of the great jazz singers, finding the tender, warm, or heartache depth in the songs she wrote and performed. An...

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Finnish astrophotographer J-P Metsavainio's epic photograph of the Milky Way galaxy is the most finely-detailed, enormous, and full-color...

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Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher, over decades, have developed an enduring, deeply respectful relationship with African tribal peoples....

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Almost lost to history, the story of Eluard Luchell McDaniels' powerful impact on budding photographer Consuelo Kanaga is one for the...

Artisans across the planet have been creating gorgeous, practical, and culturally significant works of craft for centuries. From Japan to...

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These short films all, in different ways, explore the transformative power of striving for openness of mind and heart, the obstacles to...

In a society that considered it dangerous for women to read, think, write, or be seen in public, Táhirih did all of these things, and...

Indigenous Australian photographer and mother-of-four, Bobbi Lockyer, specializes in culturally-significant photography of babies, their...

The impact of colorful surroundings can be greater than we realize. Here are some places where the colors really pop! 36 of the Most...

Although it is little-remembered these days, the famous anti-slavery and women's rights crusader was an early, and very astute, user of...

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Camille Seaman's stunning photography is a journey toward understanding: "...one day I was just like, 'That’s it, I’m fed up. I don’t...

These wonderful trees have borne witness to history and become renowned for their majestic, or...perhaps, quirky, qualities! Portraits of...