March/April 2008
In This Issue March/April 2008
The Dandy
Author Michael Anton speaks with NEH Chairman Bruce Cole about the history and influences behind modern men's fashion.
Volume 29, Issue 2
Gary Cooper at the Aspen railyard, 1949.
Photo by Peter Stackpole, LIFE Magazine, Time & Life Pictures, Getty Images
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Features
Teensy-Weensy, Itty-Bitty Shoes
Women's shoes in the early nineteenth century were ideal for doing nothing.
By Nancy E. RexfordThe King's Favorite
The Duke of Lerma had the King's ear and, as a result, great power.
By Antonio Feros
From Maxi Voom Voom to Afropop
Georges Collinet was a rock ’n’ roll-playing, Cold War DJ; now he's an elder stateman of world music.
By Dan ScheuermanThe Color of Fashion
How two American women changed the stardards of style and scooped the Paris prognosticators.
By Regina Lee BlaszczykExtraordinary Lives
A group who saved Western art from Nazi looting and a California farmer who redefined ancient warfare are included in the latest list of National Humanities Medalists.
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Departments
Curio
Fortieth Anniversary of the Prague Spring
The 40th Anniversary of the Prague Spring
Descent into Happiness
American writer Richard Ford discusses The Sportswriter
Interesting Mustard
The rise of the restaurant.
