Michael Bierut visits James Biber’s “Book Cube” and talks with Biber about the books that have interested him and inspired him—from those that helped Biber decide to become an architect to the guidebooks he takes with him when visiting Rome.
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May 5, 2026
Violin Virtuoso
After 74 years of crafting violins, 98-year-old violin maker Joseph Rashid forms a foundation to keep his collection intact. Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser pays a visit to Rashid and tries out some of his prized violins. “You know, I am being seduced by the tone,” Fraser says, bow in hand. “I like a violin that pushes back at me.”
Part of a package that was published in The Union Newspaper, the story won a California Newspaper Publishers Association Award for Feature Writing in 2008.
May 5, 2026
Updating the “Moon Shadow” in Wolf Diorama
When new energy-efficient lights were installed in the Wolf diorama at the American Museum of Natural History, they created new shadows that weren’t consistent with the scene—a moonlit December night on the southern shore of Gunflint Lake in northern Minnesota. Here, Museum artist Stephen C. Quinn adds various pigments to the “snow” to re-create the illusion of shadows that would result from the Moon casting its eerie blue light on the wolves and surrounding trees.
Anthony Ing, Film4Productions
“Preserving Lonesome George” is a fascinating account of the combined science and art of taxidermy, with the nostalgic vibe of something you might have watched on a school trip to the Natural History Museum and wished you’d paid a bit more attention to.
Frances Dinkenspiel, Ghost World
Read this heartbreaking story of a waitress, Jill Bauerle, who serves a customer, only to realize she’s her agent. Embarrassment ensues.
The Beekeeper
A feature-length documentary about the sweet but sticky world of New York City beekeeping. Released in 2013 by GoDigital. Now on iTunes.
Directed by Susan Sfarra.
Role: Producer, Shooter, Editor.
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