On its very first flight, the XB-70’s landing gear jammed midair—and a paper clip was the only tool onboard that saved it. But not even that could stop the doomed fate of the Valkyrie. One prototype ...

LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK -- As kids head back to school, there's one ritual that is arguably universal for parents and their children: packing lunch. For one dad on Long Island, what started as a simple ...

I am just old enough to remember the 35mm slide projectors used in art-history classrooms of the past. As a student, I found the gentle, continuous whir of their ventilation systems calming. The soft ...

Imagine celebrating the holiday season in the picturesque home where Bing Crosby himself gathered with his family around the piano to sing carols, including his famed “White Christmas.” That could be ...

One of the fresh elements of “Art Spy” is that Young juxtaposes Rose’s story with that of wealthy-heir-turned-Allied-soldier Alexandre Rosenberg, whose Jewish family fled Paris and had their mammoth ...

Dennis Jackson discovered pointillism as a high school junior, inspiring a lifelong passion. Jackson's pointillism portraits have led to encounters with country music stars and a Harley Davidson ...

We’ll never know about all the paintings destroyed or stolen by the Nazis in World War II. Were there forgotten Vermeers? Trashed Picassos? But what we do know is that a woman named Rose Valland saved ...

Piper Aircraft is known as one of the "Big Three" brands in general-aviation manufacturing. The company employs 1,500 in Vero Beach. U.S. Rep. Mike Haridopolos helped Piper find a tariff exemption.

Christie Brinkley has Beverly D’Angelo to thank for not going topless in “National Lampoon’s Vacation.” The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model appeared in the 1983 comedy as the flirty “Girl in the ...

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Tony Sheets went his own way as an artist, rarely working directly with his famous father. But in later years, Millard Sheets’ legacy became his son’s. Tony led the art program at the Los Angeles ...