On 11 march 2020, Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic. Little did we know we would wait a year to see light at the end of the tunnel.

My curated collection of beautiful renderings from the Biodiversity Heritage Library helps erase the winter blues and ease into spring.

A hodgepodge of film and tv offerings that helped me get through the past 10 months make up my unofficial best-of list this year.

Shop easy and safely online at tcgVINTAGEetc – choose from mid-century collectibles to eccentric finds.

Great finds from the Library of Congress Children's Book Illustration Collection show imagination + innovation – and stand the test of time.

Forgery doesn't stop at paintings – literary classics, stamps, currency and even wine are in play. Series concludes.

Art is easier than ever to fake, and the art world still faces challenges of authentication. Part 2 of a three-part series continues.

Like a great heist, art forgeries make for exciting stories – for readers, like me. For acquirers – not so thrilling.

During these uncertain times, finding simplicity in the environment has been great in uplifting my spirits.

At this writing, day 67 on PAUSE in New York state, our resiliency is being tested. How will we continue to respond?

The 2020 World Happiness Report studies our environments for happiness: Social, urban and natural.

Let’s face it, times are not good. The Coronavirus has overtaken the world. I’m finding inventive ways of coping.

Oscars 2020 – not one of its finest years. Sprawling, boring don't carry three plus hours. Until the last two minutes when history was made.

No surprises expected. That's the feeling for Oscars 2020, Watch the hostless ceremony to likely see the same titles and actors sweep.

Great bookbinding discoveries from the Bodleian Libraries showcase morocco binding techniques from its mid-century collection.

As we end the decade, 2019 closes out with another year of strong films – overall a very memorable, complex, diverse and evolving 10-years

An updated look at a handful of films that, without fail, change my mood and make a bad day infinitely better.

It’s not too early to start thinking about holiday giving. Gifts from mid-century collectibles to hard-to-find books and objects can be...

From a global day of peace to a week celebrating the freedom to read, autumn ushers in two wide-reaching, community events.

Beautiful cosmic renderings – engravings, prints and hand-colored art from the 1800s – reflected a new-found interest in the universe.

50 years ago, Apollo 11’s commander, Neil Armstrong, took that historic first step onto the Moon’s surface.

The 29,029-foot commodity has become the groundhog day of high-altitude climbing.

There’s more to Italy than Rome, Florence and Venice. From its artists and under-explored places, the wonders of Italy are vast.

In conjunction with the International Day of Happiness and the Spring Equinox, the seventh annual 2019 World Happiness Report has arrived.