‘Mr. Blandings’ Is Now 75. What Can His Dream House Tell Us About Ours?
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‘Mr. Blandings’ Is Now 75. What Can His Dream House Tell Us About Ours?

The 1948 film starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy celebrated leaving city life and spreading out in suburbia. Even then, it was a questionable idea.
The Interior Lives of Black Homes
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The Interior Lives of Black Homes

A new wave of books, exhibitions and archival projects work to tell a more complete story of spaces designed for and by Black homeowners.