An in-depth look at the development of toll roads in the U.S. before electronic toll collection systems like E-ZPass emerged.
Before E-ZPass: The Fascinating History of U.S. Toll Roads
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How To Define America In 30 Objects
Exploring 30 key artifacts that embody American history, ideals, and identity for the nation’s 250th anniversary, as curated by the Smithsonian.
Brick Award 2026 Winners Create “A Sense Of Wonder And Beauty”
The winners of the Brick Award 2026 have been announced for creating structures that evoke wonder and beauty, highlighting innovative use of brick architecture.
Akira Ikezoe’s Frogs and Bears Have Something Urgent to Tell Us
Artist Akira Ikezoe’s latest works depict animals in industrial and nuclear settings, highlighting environmental crises and urgent ecological messages.
Consumer Culture Exhibitions
A detailed report on the increasing popularity of consumer culture exhibitions, their impact on society, and what remains uncertain about their future.
Charles Seliger Painted Nature’s Invisible Architecture
Exhibition highlights Seliger’s focus on cellular structures and unseen patterns in nature, emphasizing his unique place in Abstract Expressionism.
snøhetta’s prairie-roofed roosevelt library honors the landscapes america chose to protect
Snøhetta’s Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opens July 4, 2026, in North Dakota, featuring prairie-inspired architecture and sustainable design honoring conservation.
Meet the Syntopicon: The Ambitious Index That Tried to Organize All of Western Thought (1952)
The Syntopicon, an ambitious index created by Mortimer Adler, aimed to catalog Western ideas and influence modern digital projects seeking to map the ‘Great Conversation.’
Philip Guston’s Lines of Poetry
Exhibition highlights Philip Guston’s collaboration with poets, focusing on his drawings inspired by poetry and his intimate relationship with Musa McKim.
What the Supreme Court Rulings Mean for Trump
Analysis of recent Supreme Court decisions and their implications for Donald Trump’s legal and political future.
