L. Frank Baum

On grifters, the Chicago World Fair, and Oz as symbol of a modern USA.

The story of suffragist Matilda Gage, the woman behind the curtain whose life story captivated her son-in-law L. Frank Baum as he wrote his classic novel.

Learn more about the story of Matilda Gage, whose writings inspired the witches in "The Wizard of Oz."

Eighty years ago, MGM’s sparkly pink rendering of Glinda expanded American pop culture’s definition of free-flying women.

On the intersection of environmental contamination and violence in the Pacific Northwest.

When it comes to protecting our personal privacy, we’re not in Kansas anymore.

“Our cultures are not dead and our civilizations have not been destroyed. Our present tense is evolving as rapidly and creatively as everyone else’s.”

What our mannequins say about us.