Wonder and Awe in Natural History’s New Wing. Butterflies, Too.

The stunning $465 million Richard Gilder Center for Science, designed like a canyon, is destined to become a colossal attraction.

How Allan Gurganus Became a Writer

The author of “Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All” and “White People” on growing up in a gossipy village and the ways America has changed.

The Artist Mark Bradford Is Finally Ready to Go There

After a celebrated career of making oblique work that refused autobiography, he is making his most personal work yet.

Does Spirituality Have a Role in Educating Architects?

The question is provocative: What role can spirituality, the sense of the “sacred,” play in the teaching of architecture today?

How One Mother’s Love for Her Gay Son Started a Revolution

In the sixties and seventies, fighting for the rights of queer people was considered radical activism. To Jeanne Manford, it was just part of being a parent.

The trauma doctor: Gabor Maté on happiness, hope and how to heal our deepest wounds

He discusses the mind-body connection, the reality of addiction and why trauma can be treated.

The Parsonage

An unprepossessing townhouse in the East Village has been central to a series of distinctive events in New York City history.