Susan Stamberg
Stories
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Arts & Life
For 'Ike,' A Monument Unlike Any Other: Eisenhower Memorial Is Dedicated In D.C.
A new memorial to President Dwight D. Eisenhower will be dedicated just off the National Mall on Sept. 17. It was designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry, but faced an uphill battle for approval.
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Arts & Life
'It Lowers Your Blood Pressure': Spend A Few Moments With These Hypnotic Trees
In her childhood art classes, Jennifer Steinkamp used to make trees with sponges and paint. Now, as a video artist, her installations feature tree animations — some are named after her art teachers.
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Arts & Life
Think These Times Are Surreal? Add A Small Dose Of Dalí To Your Day
The Salvador Dalí Museum in Florida is still closed as a result of COVID-19, but an online video produced by the museum will transport you to 1929 Paris, a time when surrealism was at a crossroads.
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Arts & Life
'She's Challenging You': Alison Saar's Sculptures Speak To Race, Beauty, Power
Saar says the nude in her 2019 sculpture Set to Simmer has a message for the viewer: "If you want to look at me, don't just give me a sideways glance. Sit down in this chair and know me."
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Movies
How Irish, English And Australian Actresses Learned To Talk Like 'Little Women'
Sam Lilja had to train the film's March sisters — played by Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson and Eliza Scanlen — to sound authentically American. The results are intentionally imperfect.
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Food
Mama Stamberg Takes Her Cranberry Relish Recipe To Ocean Spray's CEO
For decades, Susan Stamberg has managed to sneak her family's controversial, Pepto Bismol-pink, cranberry relish recipe onto the air and 2019 will be no exception.
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Arts & Life
In Golden Age Hollywood, Film Stars Slid Into Each Others' Telegrams
The new book Letters from Hollywood offers a peek inside the inner workings of the film industry through 137 communiques from luminaries like Audrey Hepburn, Bette Davis and a very young Jane Fonda.
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Arts & Life
Wear Comfortable Shoes: This Art Exhibition Covers '1/4 Mile'
Robert Rauschenberg worked on-and-off for 17 years on 190 painted, collaged panels roughly spanning the length of his commute. The monumental artwork is exhibited in its entirety for the first time.