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Maryland NAACP leader blasts Gov. Larry Hogan's posthumous pardons of lynching victims as 'political posturing' Updated 10:00 AM ET, Tue May 11, 2021 Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, far right, Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski and Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones stand next to a new historic marker on Saturday in Towson, Maryland, that memorializes Howard Cooper, a 15-year-old who was dragged from a jailhouse and hanged from a tree by a mob of white men in 1885. Hogan signed a posthumous pardon for 34 men, including Cooper, who were lynched in the state between 1854 and 1933 without ...

Copy Titled "American Framing", the United States pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, will explore the omnipresence and creative power of wood-framed construction in American architecture, an overlooked structural element. Curated by Paul Andersen and Paul Preissner, the exhibition will be on display at the Giardini della Biennale from May 22 through November 21, 2021. Architects and Associate Professors Paul Andersen and Paul Preissner have been selected to organize and curate American Framing. The pavilion is commissioned by Paul Preissne...

UIC architecture team is creating this year’s U.S. entry to Venice Biennale, and it’s all about how Chicago invented the way Americans build houses Doug George, Chicago Tribune © Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune With instructor Paul Preissner beside her, University of Illinois at Chicago architectural graduate student Mallory Raben works on elements for the "American Framing" exhibit April 2. "American Framing" will be the U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in May. The wooden framing for houses would seem like an unlikely thing to elevate into art. It’s ut...

Spring is imminent, but not quite here. And even with the world nearing physical re-emergence, thanks to vaccines being rolled out globally, it may be difficult to shake off those snuggly house slippers and merino-wool tracksuits just yet. The solution? Ease back into making an effort with what we like to call ‘soft dressing’. Whether it’s a luxe coat in the plushest of fabrics, furry statement boots that beg to be seen (and felt) or a knitted snood that doubles as a protective face shield, optimum cosiness with a healthy dash of style is the aim. And if bravery is no issue, go all out...

The Dark Side of America’s Gleaming Skyscrapers Susannah Jacob Photographs by Daniel Shea In 2014, at age 19, Eric Mendoza left his farming village outside Mexico City and crossed the Rio Grande. Once in the United States, he worked construction jobs to pay his way across the country. From Texas, Mendoza traveled to rural North Carolina, where he built homes. At a Metro PCS store, he bought a cellphone for $100 so he could call his mother, Elizabeth, who had come to the U.S. when Eric was 8. On his new phone, Eric told his mother that he had finally arrived. He said North Ca...