Lunchtime, our last meal on the Empire Builder, was with John and Guy, who were traveling from Minnesota for a long weekend in Chicago. John walked us through what it’s like visiting the Met Cloisters ...

The building is running out of room partly because foreign collectors and institutions have returned about 300 stolen artifacts over the past six years.

I feel it’s been a while since I wrote about art — something I used to do quite often — so, here’s the latest. I’ve always been passionate about art, and I enjoy sharing that passion with others. So, ...