When my mom sorted her stash of my great Aunty Esther’s costume jewelry into miniature Ziplocs, she wrote a note in permanent marker on each bag, such as: “Gold mesh pin — old — Esther C. Nelson.” But ...

At a secret, undisclosed location, Kay Erickson sits alone with her thoughts and thousands of the Kentucky Derby Festival’s most iconic symbol — gold Pegasus pins. For 10 years, her lead-up to the Run ...

The pin, worn by the chairman of the F.C.C., raises some questions. By Vanessa Friedman The author has covered political image-making and its influences since Bush v. Gore, including Volodymyr ...