Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted

Few men have written their signature across our public spaces as vividly, personally, and influentially as Olmsted, designer of New York's Central and Prospect Parks--among many other monumental urban refuges. Justin Martin's first-ever full-scale biography reveals other fascinating sides of the famed landscape designer as well, including reformer and journalist. 

May 22: The video game Pac-Man, featuring "the most iconic character from the golden age of arcade video games," was released on this day in 1980. Over the next decade, gamers spent over $2.5 billion in quarters…

Ethan Rutherford and Matt Burgess (Dogfight: A Love Story) on the writing of Rutherford's surreal and fiercely funny story collection The Peripatetic Coffin

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