Art & Culture

[The Onion’s Midwestern Homecoming](/content/the-onions-midwestern-homecoming/ "The Onion’s Midwestern Homecoming"/index.html)

Elias Leung-Brown-June 9, 2026
Tim Keck was short a few hundred dollars for his rent and tuition at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

So he got creative.

It was 1988. Keck,...

[Before Rockefeller, There Was Carew Tower. Can a $175 Million Overhaul Save the Cincinnati Icon?](/content/before-rockefeller-there-was-carew-tower-can-a-175-million-overhaul-save-the-cincinnati-icon/ "Before Rockefeller, There Was Carew Tower. Can a $175 Million Overhaul Save the Cincinnati Icon?"/index.html)

Yaffa Segal-April 20, 2026
Amid downtown Cincinnati stands Carew Tower, a 49-story edifice that has defined the city’s skyline for nearly a century.

Located on the southwest corner of...

[Strawberry Shortcake Is From Ohio. And She’s Making a Comeback.](/content/strawberry-shortcake-is-from-ohio-and-shes-making-a-comeback/ "Strawberry Shortcake Is From Ohio. And She’s Making a Comeback."/index.html)

Kate Zhang-February 2, 2026
Children in the ‘80s might remember catching the sweet smell of fruit wafting from the toy aisle. That distinct scent belonged to more than...

[This Frank Gehry Masterpiece Moved Twice. Now, Its Location Is Top Secret.](/content/this-frank-gehry-masterpiece-moved-twice-now-its-location-is-top-secret/ "This Frank Gehry Masterpiece Moved Twice. Now, Its Location Is Top Secret."/index.html)

Celia Johnson-January 21, 2026
When Penny and Mike Winton were looking for someone to design a guest house on their property in Wayzata, Minnesota, Frank Gehry was not...

[Why America’s Most Prestigious Coin Collection Is Moving to Toledo, Ohio](/content/why-americas-most-prestigious-coin-collection-is-moving-to-toledo-ohio/ "Why America’s Most Prestigious Coin Collection Is Moving to Toledo, Ohio"/index.html)

Yaffa Segal-January 7, 2026
In 1858, the American Numismatic Society was founded by a 16-year-old coin enthusiast in his family apartment in Manhattan. It has since transformed from...

[Here’s What ‘The Paper’ Creators Greg Daniels and Michael Koman Think About Toledo, Ohio](/content/heres-what-the-paper-creators-greg-daniels-and-michael-koman-think-about-toledo-ohio/ "Here’s What ‘The Paper’ Creators Greg Daniels and Michael Koman Think About Toledo, Ohio"/index.html)

Desiree Luo-October 29, 2025
Toledo, Ohio, has become the new Scranton, Pennsylvania, since “The Paper’s” early September release.

“The Office” spinoff follows the same mockumentary crew that has now...

[In the “Euchre Belt,” a Declining National Pastime Is Still Dealing](/content/in-the-euchre-belt-a-declining-national-pastime-is-still-dealing/ "In the “Euchre Belt,” a Declining National Pastime Is Still Dealing"/index.html)

Terri Briskey-September 8, 2025
In May 2025, the World Euchre Tournament brought over 600 people to New Glarus, Wisconsin. But if you’re not from the region known as...

[‘The Paper’ Is Set in Toledo, Ohio. Here’s What Toledoans Think.](/content/the-paper-is-set-in-toledo-ohio-heres-what-toledoans-think/ "‘The Paper’ Is Set in Toledo, Ohio. Here’s What Toledoans Think."/index.html)

Desiree Luo-September 3, 2025
In the first promo image released for “The Office” spinoff “The Paper,” actor Domhnall Gleeson stands on a desk while speaking to an office...

[Built to Boom: How Cars and Culture Drove Detroit’s Music Scene](/content/built-to-boom-how-cars-and-culture-drove-detroits-music-scene/ "Built to Boom: How Cars and Culture Drove Detroit’s Music Scene"/index.html)

Kaustuv Mukherjee-August 11, 2025
Deindustrialized Detroit is a far cry from its past. At its height, it boasted a population of 1.85 million with heavy employment at Ford,...

[Holland, Michigan: The City Home to 6 Million Tulips](/content/holland-michigan-the-city-home-to-6-million-tulips/ "Holland, Michigan: The City Home to 6 Million Tulips"/index.html)

Terri Briskey-August 2, 2025
The longest-running tulip festival in the U.S. has humble origins. In the fall of 1927, Lida Rogers, a biology teacher at Holland High School,...