Michael Kilian

Perhaps all real music never dies. I can recall the thrill of having a drink between sets with the legendary jazz singer Anita O'Day at the bar of the Village...

And now, a Lillian Hellman, Duke Ellington, "Swan Lake," Ensign Pulver, Lauren Bacall, film noir culture festival. Culture festivals have become as common as grasshoppers in this country. A favorite...

Berthe Morisot turned to art for reasons appropriate to her mid-19th Century time and her haute bourgeoisie status as the daughter of a high-ranking French civil servant. As with her...

First Lady Laura Bush's silver-blue inaugural gown was designed by Oscar de la Renta, who has designed many of former First Lady Hillary Clinton's clothes. He was also among the...

Three U.S. Army horse platoons--from Ft. Hood, Texas; Ft. Riley, Kan.; and Ft. Myer, Va.--will take part in the inaugural parade. Some will haul artillery caissons, as in the Army...

The inaugural will have the most massive security in presidential history, with more than 2,000 out-of-town police officers from 85 departments coming to the capital to help with protection at...

Depending on the weather, President Bush may be sworn in with an 18th Century Bible used by George Washington at his first inaugural in 1789. It also was used to...

The first inaugural ceremonies held outdoors were in 1817, when James Monroe took his oath at a large boarding house across the street from the original Capitol, which had been...

Art preserves as bulldozers do not. This is most particularly true as concerns America's natural landscapes, a point brought dramatically home with a new exhibition opening this weekend at, of...

The last time I pondered the subject, I didn't exactly find a lot in common between George Washington and Arnold Schwarzenegger. I mention Arnold because he and George at least...