Ruth Asawa, the subject of May 1's Google Doodle, overcame adversity and changed the art world with her wire sculpture techniques. Hedwig Kohn, who would have celebrated her 132nd birthday on ...

For most English speakers, the name Hedwig, if it means anything at all, conjures up the obliging owl that delivers messages to Harry Potter. But if you come from central Europe - and especially ...

At this point, Hedwig and the Angry Inch has stood nearly as long as the Berlin Wall stood dividing East and West, repression and freedom. After 28 years — long years for Germans on either side ...