Tag Archives: Sunday Morning

Before the pandemic, most office workers went into the office five days a week. During the pandemic, they mostly worked from home. So, when the pandemic eased, you might have expected that they’d go back to the office five days a week. That’s certainly what Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan …

New York City has had a magnetic pull on many artists. Edward Hopper was no exception. “I don’t think he ever felt that he figured this city out, and that kept pulling him back for more,” said curator Kim Conaty. “I love this one quote of Hopper’s where he describes …

When you watch first lady Dr. Jill Biden out on the road in Philadelphia pushing the administration’s efforts to get Americans vaccinated, said correspondent Rita Braver, you get a sense of how seriously she takes her role. “I told you, Rita, a long time ago, I think, that I would …

George Seurat’s idea of relaxing on a Sunday afternoon, “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte” (1884), may look pretty crowded in this socially-distant world of ours. But it is one of the most reproduced works ever, each paying homage to Seurat’s scene on the Seine.   But you may never …

Museums have always been a way to escape the pressures of daily life. Yet, just when we really need them, they’re closed – except, thank goodness, online. “It’s a whole new world,” said Kaywin Feldman, director of the National Gallery of Art, whose museum is available to all via the …

Fitted with a hard hat and respirator, and hoisted well above street level, Alexandre Farto paints an unlikely image of a portrait artist at work – one who uses not a delicate brush, but drills and jackhammers to create very large-scale pieces. Seth Doane asked, “When you’re doing this, are …

We all know the tale of the mad scientist whose “unholy creation” became his undoing. Frankenstein’s monster has taken many shapes over the years, but it first came to life two centuries ago, on pages written by a woman just 18 years old. Mary Shelley’s original manuscript is kept at …

The man we know as Ice Cube is one cool customer, talented in many fields, and always looking for more to conquer. Tracy Smith has our Sunday Profile:  At 49, Rapper-actor-producer Ice Cube has become one of the most bankable stars in the movie business, and he’s done it (for …