The Incredible History Of The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway - USA's Longest Bridge
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and its interesting history match the growth of twentieth-century New Orleans.
The New Yorker16h
“The Last of the Nightingales”
The Last of the Nightingales,” a documentary by Masha Karpoukhina, tells the story of this loss through Krause’s firsthand ...
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Black Books That Were Snubbed and Made 'The New York Times' 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Just 25 years into the 21st century, the folks at The New York Times Book Review are recognizing some of their favorite titles.
A Lost Silent Film About Lincoln Was Unearthed by an Intern
The Heart of Lincoln,” a 1922 movie directed by the pioneering filmmaker Francis Ford, was found at a stock-footage library ...
Douglas Lyons writes comedies centering Black women. How his trilogy could change theater
IAMA Theatre's workshop production of Douglas Lyons' time-travel adventure "Don't Touch My Hair" runs through Feb. 24.
Minnesota writer Allen Eskens was driving to a library when he dreamed up 'The Quiet Librarian'
"The Quiet Librarian," about a Bosnian American woman with thugs on her trail, is the latest thriller from Minnesota Book ...
Opinion
Tom Robbins: Farewell to the bard of Puget Sound
Those who knew Tom Robbins well seem to have nothing but good things to say about this kind, romantic, talented man. I wish I had known him better. Those of us living along the shores of Puget Sound ...
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New book documents black experience in Appalachia
Affrilachia: Testimonies,” by Chris Aluka Berry sets out to document the Black experience in Appalachia. The book is a ...
America's most misunderstood region has lost its bard
The Pacific Northwest is the youngest child of America's geographic regions, perpetually overlooked and misunderstood. So ...
National Audubon Society14h
Where Have All The Birds Gone?
A: Before we calculate CBC trends for a species, we divide the raw number of birds counted by a function that describes the statistical relationship between effort spent and birds counted. Then we ...