Michele Siegel

Lily Bart is a smart single woman ? but she’s nearing thirty, and struggling to manage money, friendships, and romance. In The House of Mirth, published in 1905, Edith Wharton examined the dangerous compromises facing a woman who wants to set her own destiny. Produced by Studio 360’s Michele Siegel.

Ted Riccardi, a retired professor of Middle Eastern and Asian Languages, wrote his own Holmes adventures, set in Tibet, Nepal, India, and Indonesia. His book is The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes. Produced by Studio 360’s Michele Siegel.

The Guggenheim Museum’s walls are bare at the moment to make room for a piece by conceptual artist Tino Sehgal called “This Progress.”

Last year classical musician Meredeth Rouse signed up for the U.S. Army Band. Alongside soldiers nearly half her age, she had to get comfortable with rifles, hand grenades, and chemical warfare. In the Army, even an oboist has to get through boot camp.

Graphic designer Noah Scalin created a new skull design every day for a year and posted them to his blog Skull-a-Day. He used whatever was at hand: breakfast cereal, sparklers, and little green army men. Scalin thinks that no matter the material, the skull is timeless. Produced by Studio 360’s Michele Siegel and Erin Calabria.