Wagner at Home: ‘Siegfried Idyll’
The German composer reveals his softer side in his birthday composition to his beloved wife, Cosima.
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A Surging of Life: Thomas Bewick’s Illustrations of the Natural World
How Thomas Bewick used detailed wood engravings of animals and birds to inspire in young people a lifelong appreciation for the natural world.
07-20-2026 A Review of a New Serialized ‘Odyssey’ Audiobook
Why a human-led production shows we don't need AI-narrated classics.
07-18-2026 Theater Review
Musical Review
‘Watch on the Rhine’: Fighting Fascist Socialism
Bette Davis and Paul Lukas highlight the home as the battleground against Nazism.
07-21-2026 Film Review
TV Series Review
Documentary Review
Popcorn and Inspiration
Rewind, Review, and Re-rate
Orava Castle: A Stone Chronicle Above the River
In this 'Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,' we visit a fortress where seven centuries of architectural change can still be followed room by room.
07-16-2026 Pianists Worldwide Invited: Applications Open for New Tang Dynasty Competition
The NTD piano competition honors the beauty of traditional and classical works.
04-30-2026 NTD Classical Chinese Dance Competition
NTD International Piano Competition
NTD International Chinese Vocal Competition
NTD International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition
NTD International Figure Painting Competition
NTD Global Chinese Beauty Pageant
NTD International Photography Competition
Tune in Today: A Dream From the Last Romantic Composer
Rachmaninoff's most popular work reveals his staunch dedication to the musical style as its last great figure.
07-19-2026 How American Ingenuity and Oil Defied the Nazi Threat
In ‘This Week in History,’ the federal government and private industry collaborated to build the world’s largest pipeline to help win WWII.
07-18-2026 The Right Word: A.A. Milne’s Short Story ‘A Lost Masterpiece’
The English author finds himself mulling over a word puzzle that takes his attention away from his work.
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