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Facing the Infinite: How Caspar David Friedrich Turned Landscape Into a Spiritual Journey
Wax, Pigment, and Two Cousins: The Story Behind Crayola
Introducing the World’s Best Portraiture
‘Three Musicians’: The Deep Connection Between Music and Art
Theater Review
‘Father of the Bride’: The Beloved Tale, 1950s-Style
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Brings New Life to ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’
‘The Three Musketeers’: Classic, Riveting, and Riotous
‘Splish Splash’ Makes a Big Theatrical Splash for the Very Young
Musical Review
A Soulful and Engaging ‘Always … Patsy Cline’
‘Beaches’ Brings Lifelong Friendship to Broadway
‘Titanique’ Sails to Broadway
A New Musical Take on ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ Hits the Stage
Film Review
‘Fuze’: The Bomb’s a Dud (or Is It?), but the Movie’s Fun
‘Seven Snipers’: An Action Flick of Antisocial Marksmen
‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War’: Krasinski Writes a Yawn-Fest
‘The Christophers’: Sir Ian Warms up For a Last Run at Gandalf
TV Series Review
Not New, But New to Netflix in May
Seeking Truth Among Lies in ‘The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin’
‘Marshals’: ‘Yellowstone’ Continues
‘Homestead: The Series’ Shows Survival in the Aftermath
Documentary Review
‘Sleeping Dog’: UFO Talk From a UAP Rock Star
‘The Story of Everything’: Everything? No, It Just Seems Like It
‘A Collective Descent Into Evil’: Once More a Threat
‘Lorne’: The Man Behind the ‘SNL’ Curtain Never Drops His Guard
Popcorn and Inspiration
‘The Untouchables’: Masculinity and the Mob
‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’: A Hearty Slice of Premier Americana
‘Orphan Horse’: The Runaway, the Horse, and the Rancher
‘Gunfight at the O.K. Corral’: Brothers Bound by Justice
Rewind, Review, and Re-rate
‘Night Train to Munich’: A Spy Game in Motion
‘Days of Glory’: A Propaganda War Hero
‘The Plainsman’: Freedom Worth Fighting For
In Celebration of National Wine Day
Herakles and the Apples of the Hesperides: The Search for Immortality
‘The Two Greatest Novels Ever Written’: Philosophy Through Fiction
Betsy Ross: Myth-Busting America’s Flagmaker
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Lush and Lavish City Oasis
NTD Classical Chinese Dance Competition
Winners Reflect on NTD’s Classical Chinese Dance Competition: ‘An Honor to Participate’
Winners Announced for 11th NTD International Classical Chinese Dance Competition
2025 NTD International Classical Chinese Dance Competition Finals and Awards Ceremony
From Technique to Storytelling: NTD Classical Chinese Dance Semifinalists Shine
NTD International Piano Competition
‘Holy Grace’ Played by Tang Hsing Lien, Winner of Bronze Award at 7th NTD International Piano Competition
‘Holy Grace’ Played by Shih-Yeh Lu, Winner of Silver & Best Rendition Award at 7th NTD International Piano Competition
‘Holy Grace’ Played by Robert Neumann, Winner of Gold & Best Rendition Award of the Commissioned Composition at 2024 NIPC
Winners Announced in NTD’s 7th International Piano Competition
NTD International Chinese Vocal Competition
Winners Announced for NTD’s 10th International Chinese Vocal Competition
NTD’s 10th International Chinese Vocal Competition Finals and Awards Ceremony
11 Contestants Advance to NTD’s 10th International Chinese Vocal Competition Finals
NTD Vocal Competition Winners Grateful for Chance to Promote Traditional Chinese Culture
NTD International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition
Gold Winner of NTD Martial Arts Competition: A Discipline Similar to Sword Making
Martial Artists Join Historic Undertaking at NTD Competition
Medalists Announced for 8th NTD International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition
2024 NTD International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition Finals and Awards Ceremony
NTD International Figure Painting Competition
NTD’s Art Competition Withholds Its Gold Award
NTD Seventh International Figure Painting Competition Winners Announced
NTD’s Painting Competition Highlights Growth, Depth, and Timeless Beauty
NTD Art Contest Finalists Paint Joy, Hope, and Tradition
NTD Global Chinese Beauty Pageant
A Young Hong Kong Woman’s Journey: From Kyoto’s Traditions to Global Beauty Pageant in New York
Green Eastern Skincare Products Earn High Praise at Inaugural Miss NTD Beauty Pageant
Miss NTD Pageant Inspires Viewers to Rediscover Beauty
Newly Crowned Miss NTD Shares Her Concept of Beauty
NTD International Photography Competition
Finalists of NTD’s Traditional Photography Competition 
NTD Photography Competition Extends Its Registration Deadline
Good Sports: NTD Announces Sports Photography Award
NTD Invites Photographers to Celebrate America’s Birth
Percy Goetschius: The American Father of Music Theory
Tune in Today: A Modest Series of ‘Pictures’
Amanda Janson’s ‘Sinner to Saint’
Howard Hanson: An Institution of American Music
Historical Artifacts You Can Collect That Won’t Break the Bank
August Vollmer and the Path to Professionalizing the Police Industry
A Writer, an Editor, and America’s Greatest Abolitionist Work
Rose Wilder Lane: A Mother’s Legacy
Books
‘The Revolutionary Words That Forged America’: The Document That Changed the World
‘City on Fire’: Murder Amid Uprisings
‘Sweet, Tart and Golden’: How Apples Changed the Midwest
Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for May 29–June 4