Ygal Kaufman

4 weeks ago | ideastream.org | Kabir Bhatia |Ygal Kaufman

Ask Keith Gerchak about “Lost & Found in Cleveland,” and he’ll tell you it’s not a mockumentary about “Antiques Roadshow” on PBS. Rather, it’s a tribute to his hometown. “We start the film off with a quote from Tennessee Williams, that ‘America only has three cities: New York, San Francisco and New Orleans. Every place else is Cleveland,’” he said. Gerchak, an actor and former architect, was drawn to showbiz at an early age, eventually landing in Los Angeles. That’s where he met Marisa Guterman.

Dec 6, 2024 | wvxu.org | Kabir Bhatia |Ygal Kaufman

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History has been evolving. Gone are the dinosaur, taxidermy and gem galleries. The museum has traded its former way of displaying things as a “cabinet of curiosity” for galleries designed to tell stories about how humans connect to the natural world, according to Gavin Svenson, CMNH’s chief science officer. "How the world impacts us as humans, how we impact the world as humans and how we generally fit in,” he said.

Dec 6, 2024 | wysu.org | Kabir Bhatia |Ygal Kaufman

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History has been evolving. Gone are the dinosaur, taxidermy and gem galleries. The museum has traded its former way of displaying things as a “cabinet of curiosity” for galleries designed to tell stories about how humans connect to the natural world, according to Gavin Svenson, CMNH’s chief science officer. "How the world impacts us as humans, how we impact the world as humans and how we generally fit in,” he said.

Nov 4, 2024 | ideastream.org | Ygal Kaufman

There are a lot of weird ways to predict the winner of a presidential election. Some people do it based on candidate height. There's a soothsaying monkey known to make the right pick. There's even something called “the Redskins rule” which says the incumbent party will win if the Washington football team, now called the Commanders, win their final home game before the day of voting.

Oct 25, 2024 | ideastream.org | Dave DeOreo |Ygal Kaufman

Ever since winning her first art prize as a pre-teen, Meryl Engler knew she wanted to be an artist. Born in Southern California, Engler grew up along the coast inspired by the beach and the flowing waves of the Pacific Ocean. She’s spent her adult life riding an artistic wave from one experience to another always discovering inspiration. From art school at Syracuse University, to grad school in Nebraska, to coaching rowing teams in Oregon, her artistic life has more recently led her to Akron.