About 110 years ago an Englishman named Ewart Grogan made the journey across Africa from south to north. He was the first person to do so, and it took him two years. In Crossing the Heart of Africa: An Odyssey of Love and Adventure , author Julian Smith recounts some of Grogan’s story, following much...

Meeting an artwork at the right time and place can unlock new reserves of understanding. However, the same work in a different setting can bring you down like a black banana peel. Let's take music as an example. What happens when melody is mixed with new people and places? Stan Getz can drop the temperature...