This stunning home in Chicago, Illinois, has 5,228 square feet of living area, according to a listing from Carrie McCormick. A sampling of the features of this property gives you a glimpse of its appeal. A jaw dropping main living level with 14' ceilings, 6" wide plank floors and a living room

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Just a few days after the transfer of ten Parthenon fragments from the National Archaeological Museum to the Acropolis Museum, another valuable piece of the Parthenon returns to its natural space, this time from abroad.

It is a fragment of a stone from the frieze, the famous “Fagan

Lee Marble moved from Delta, Mississippi, to Indianapolis at 17 with a dream, and his oldest daughter, Sheila Buckner, remembers his determination to see it through.

“He came here with nothing and made himself into something,” she said. “He would wake up really early in the morning

CALABASAS, CA — This $3.79 million Calabasas Park Estate home has crisp, white design walls with dramatic black marble accents.

The Mediterranean-style home has five bedrooms and an upstairs loft for guests. The home overlooks the Calabasas Country Club and Golf Course, shown off with

Stephen A. Smith knows that controversy sells and polarization equals popularity in the talking head sports business. After what feels like an extended vacation, Smith is back on his ESPN flagship program “First Take,” and he jumped right out of the window with an impromptu wish to set up

This stunning home in Chicago, Illinois, has 10,624 square feet of living area, according to a listing from Emily Sachs Wong. A sampling of the features of this property gives you a glimpse of its appeal. Behind this classic Potter Palmer mansion sits an architectural vision with grand room si

In a previous contribution I expressed regret that the modern age did not have an outstanding satirist willing to take on overblown scientific pretensions of the stature of the early 19th-century satirical novelist Thomas Love Peacock. I recalled the magnificent quatrain he chose as

Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood owe their film careers to each other. Had the two not come together for "A Fistful of Dollars" in 1964, it's difficult to see how a filmmaker as idiosyncratic as Leone or an actor as impassive as Eastwood would've found success in an industry that discourages an

Lobby of The Wales, Carnegie Hill, New York City.

It’s not just job interviews and first dates that call for making a good first impression. High-end residential buildings must exert the same favorable impact from the very first moment well-heeled prospective buyers stride into their g