Jane Recker
Washingtonian
Washington, DC, United States
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Past articles by Jane:
What It Was Like to Be Trapped on I-95 During the January 2022 Snowstorm That Brought Traffic to a Halt
Panic attacks, one long frigid night, and a shocking lack of information. → Read More
Amelia Earhart Statue Finally Arrives at U.S. Capitol
After a 23-year delay, the statue will represent Kansas in the Statuary Hall Collection → Read More
Harvard Returns Chief Standing Bear's Pipe Tomahawk to the Ponca Tribe
The Native American leader gifted the artifact to his lawyer in a landmark 1879 civil rights case → Read More
5 Rising DC Musicians You Should Check Out
Bartees Strange, Alex Vaughn, Anees, and other DC-area artists you should listen to right now. From R&B to indie-rock, each is worth paying attention to. → Read More
The Secret Sounds of Notre-Dame's Bells
An artist is live streaming the bells' imperceptible vibrations, which reflect the city around them → Read More
When Abortion Was Illegal, Chicago Women Turned to the Jane Collective
A new documentary spotlights the group that helped thousands seeking abortions in the 1960s and '70s → Read More
The First Broadway Theater to Bear a Black Woman's Name Will Honor Lena Horne
The Brooks Atkinson Theater will be renamed for the award-winning actor, singer and civil rights activist → Read More
Fifty Years Later, Kim Phuc Phan Thi Is More Than 'Napalm Girl'
While the image freezes in time a moment of wartime horror, its subject has been moving forward → Read More
The Zine That Documented Drag’s Campy Coming of Age
The queer publication shone a joyous light on an underground culture during the darkest days of the HIV/AIDS crisis → Read More
A Museum Exploring the African American Experience Is Coming to Charleston
Slated to open early next year, the space will explore the legacy and contributions of enslaved people and their descendants → Read More
Archaeologists Uncover Hundreds of Colorful Sarcophagi at Saqqara—and They're Not Done Yet
The 2,500-year-old coffins are the latest in the site’s seemingly endless parade of ancient treasures → Read More
DC Archives: Inside the Effort to Revamp the City's Records
The Washington archives are getting a new home. The newly formed Archives Advisory Group wants to ensure the records are kept in better conditions than before. → Read More
You Can Now Explore an Open-Source Encyclopedia of 10,000 Years of South Asian Art
The online reference aims to make the region's masterpieces more accessible than ever → Read More
Lost Charlotte Brontë Manuscript Sells for $1.25 Million
The tiny booklet contains the author's last unpublished poems → Read More
Greta Thunberg Is Publishing the 'Ultimate Guide' to Climate Change
The book will feature contributions from over 100 novelists, scientists and activists → Read More
The Academy Awards Museum Will Create New Exhibition on Hollywood's Jewish Roots in Response to Criticism
When the museum opened last year, industry leaders and donors expressed disappointment at what they saw as a stunning omission in the exhibition content → Read More
Why Would Two Ordinary People Steal a $160 Million Willem de Kooning Painting?
A new documentary tells the tale of a suburban New Mexico couple who allegedly stole the artwork just to hang it behind their bedroom door → Read More
Gas Leaf Blowers Are Banned in DC. How’s That Going?
The leaf-blower wars could heat up as spring nears. → Read More
France to Return 15 Works of Nazi-Looted Art to Jewish Families
The works include pieces held in the collections of the Louvre and Musée d’Orsay in Paris → Read More
Q&A: Journalist Olivia Nuzzi on the New Four Seasons Total Landscaping Documentary
Will the doc finally solve the mystery of Rudy Giuliani's infamous speech at the North Philly landscaping company? → Read More