Art & Culture

Art & Culture

This Frank Gehry Masterpiece Moved Twice. Now, Its Location Is Top Secret.

Celia Johnson -
When Penny and Mike Winton were looking for someone to design a guest house on their property in Wayzata, Minnesota, Frank Gehry was not...
Art & Culture

Why America’s Most Prestigious Coin Collection Is Moving to Toledo, Ohio

Yaffa Segal -
In 1858, the American Numismatic Society was founded by a 16-year-old coin enthusiast in his family apartment in Manhattan. It has since transformed from...
Art & Culture
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Here’s What ‘The Paper’ Creators Greg Daniels and Michael Koman Think About Toledo, Ohio

Desiree Luo -
Toledo, Ohio, has become the new Scranton, Pennsylvania, since “The Paper’s” early September release.  “The Office” spinoff follows the same mockumentary crew that has now...
Art & Culture

In the “Euchre Belt,” a Declining National Pastime Is Still Dealing

Terri Briskey -
In May 2025, the World Euchre Tournament brought over 600 people to New Glarus, Wisconsin. But if you’re not from the region known as...
Art & Culture

‘The Paper’ Is Set in Toledo, Ohio. Here’s What Toledoans Think.

Desiree Luo -
In the first promo image released for “The Office” spinoff “The Paper,” actor Domhnall Gleeson stands on a desk while speaking to an office...
Music

Built to Boom: How Cars and Culture Drove Detroit’s Music Scene

Kaustuv Mukherjee -
Deindustrialized Detroit is a far cry from its past. At its height, it boasted a population of 1.85 million with heavy employment at Ford,...
Art & Culture

Holland, Michigan: The City Home to 6 Million Tulips

Terri Briskey -
The longest-running tulip festival in the U.S. has humble origins. In the fall of 1927, Lida Rogers, a biology teacher at Holland High School,...
Stories

How Competitive Husband Calling Got Its Start at the Iowa State Fair

Brynn Drabek -
For over 40 years, fair-goers in Des Moines, Iowa, have had their ears graced with the careful art of competitive husband calling — an...
Art & Culture

The Enchanting Story of America’s Magic Town: Colon, Michigan

Rajan Karsan -
At first glance, Colon might appear like any other small village in rural Michigan — eight restaurants, a few traffic lights and one high...
Art & Culture

How Midwest Ingenuity Made the Iconic Sock Monkey

Jaren Snodgrass -
The innocuous sock monkey, a common staple of kindergarten classrooms and grandparents’ antique collections, has cemented its place in the hearts of Americans across...
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