The Burj Khalifa, the Tallest Building in the World
Dubbed a secular mosque for the Arab world, the Burj Khalifa dominates the Dubai skyline. As it should: it's by far the tallest building in the world. It's so tall that during Ramadan, Muslims living...
View ArticleAn Architect Under Siege in Syria
Not all architecture in the Arab world glitters like a golden dome. Some are being shelled to dust by war. Such is the horrifying story of Homs, Syria. Once a cosmopolitan and tolerant city of more...
View ArticleThe Architect's Apprentice
Anne Strainchamps sat down with the great Turkish writer Elif Shafak. Her latest novel, “The Architect’s Apprentice,” is an epic tale set in the height of the Ottoman Empire. It has bloodshed. It was...
View ArticleReliving Groundhog Day
Do you ever have the feeling that you're stuck in a time loop? That you're on auto pilot doing the same things day after day after day? You probably know the feeling but hopefully, you've never...
View ArticleThe Burj Khalifa, the Tallest Building in the World
Dubbed a secular mosque for the Arab world, the Burj Khalifa dominates the Dubai skyline. As it should: it's by far the tallest building in the world. It's so tall that during Ramadan, Muslims living...
View ArticleBuilding a Mosque In America
There's more to building a mosque in America than architecture and theology -- there's also politics. Back in 2004, Malik Ali and Dr. Muhamad Krad teamed up to construct a mosque in Orland Park, just...
View ArticleAn Architect Under Siege in Syria
Not all architecture in the Arab world glitters like a golden dome. Some are being shelled to dust by war. Such is the horrifying story of Homs, Syria. Once a cosmopolitan and tolerant city of more...
View ArticleBuilding a Mosque In America
There's more to building a mosque in America than architecture and theology -- there's also politics. Back in 2004, Malik Ali and Dr. Muhamad Krad teamed up to construct a mosque in Orland Park, just...
View ArticleAn Architect Under Siege in Syria
Not all architecture in the Arab world glitters like a golden dome. Some are being shelled to dust by war. Such is the horrifying story of Homs, Syria. Once a cosmopolitan and tolerant city of more...
View ArticleThe Architect's Apprentice
Anne Strainchamps sat down with the great Turkish writer Elif Shafak. Her latest novel, “The Architect’s Apprentice,” is an epic tale set in the height of the Ottoman Empire. It has bloodshed. It was...
View ArticleThe Burj Khalifa, the Tallest Building in the World
Dubbed a secular mosque for the Arab world, the Burj Khalifa dominates the Dubai skyline. As it should: it's by far the tallest building in the world. It's so tall that during Ramadan, Muslims living...
View ArticleEsperanza Spalding on Jazz and Reconciliation
Jazz performer Esperanza Spalding shares what a lifetime of improvising has taught her about reconciliation.
View ArticleArtists and Frenemies
Most people think of conflict as something to be avoided, but there's another way to view it -- as creative and generative. In his book "The Art of Rivalry," Boston Globe art critic Sebastian Smee...
View ArticleBox Brown on Tetris: The Games People Play
Box Brown talks with Anne about the psychological qualities Tetris has on the brain.
View ArticleThe Secret History of the World's Most Popular Video Game
If you've spent any time playing Tetris, you've probably spent a lot of time playing it. Tetris is simple yet addictive. Your job is to fit falling geometric blocks together so that there are no...
View ArticleBookMark: Bill T. Jones on "Seeing is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees"
Choreogapher Bill T. Jones recommends Lawrence Weschler's "Seeing is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees."
View ArticleMake It Strange
Philosopher Alva Noe has a theory about art. He says art is like philosophy, and the best art is disorienting and uncomfortable. It takes you into a space you didn't even know was there.
View ArticleArt as Therapy
Maybe you're familiar with art therapy - making art to cope with pain. Philosopher Alain de Botton has a different idea. He thinks just looking at great art can be therapeutic.
View ArticleWe Gon' Be Alright
“We gon’ be alright.” That line from Kendrik Lamar hit song, “Alright” became the rallying cry, an anthem, for the Black Lives Matter movement. Those lines are also the title of Jeff Chang’s new book....
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