Archibald J. Motley Jr., “Blues” 1929. Oil on canvas, 36 x 42 inches (Collection of Mara Motley, MD, and Valerie Gerrard Browne) (image courtesy the Chicago History Museum, Chicago, Illinois) (© ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Jazz Age is in full swing at Yankee Stadium. Whether with his bat, his glove, his arm or his smile, Jazz Chisholm Jr. is energizing the New York Yankees and their fans. Chisholm ...

STOCKBRIDGE — A lanky, wide-eyed man decked out in a tuxedo and top hat scans his surroundings. His companion, dressed for a masquerade, in a yellow ball gown, mask and black veil, is just as ...

In the glittering world of the 1920s, cocktails were more than drinks — they were cultural statements. Despite Prohibition, or perhaps because of it, Americans of the Jazz Age elevated cocktail ...

This essay has been adapted from the research behind Laurie Gwen Shapiro’s book The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage That Made an American Icon. (Viking) New ...

Ted Slampyak has been bringing back Jazz Age Chronicles on Substack, and there is plenty to catch up with, right now ...

Separate the signal from the noise about antisemitism and understand current debates over Jewish safety. Sign up for the Antisemitism Decoded newsletter today. New York City, January 1928. Peak Jazz ...