Today, the U.S. popular music industry is worth billions of dollars. And some of its deepest roots are in blackface minstrelsy and other racist genres. You may not have heard their names, but Black musicians like George Johnson, Ernest Hogan, […]
General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick. Early Years Kilpatrick graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1861, shortly after the war began, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Artillery. In just three days he was a captain
The Close-up Photographer of the Year competition is now in its sixth year, and recently released its shortlisted picks, with the winners set to be announced in January. The contest “celebrates close-up, macro, and micro photography,” among 11 separate categories.
Episode 120 (The Prairie Chicken in Wisconsin: Highlights of a Study of Counts, Behavior, Turnover, Movement, and Habitat) The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. Music We move between three
SHOW NOTES: Sources: “Burning Desires: Sex in America. Part One: The World’s First Safe-Sex Orgy” by Steve Chapple and David Talbot, Playboy, April 1989 “Movies” by Bruce Williamson, Playboy, April 1989 “How We Play The Game” by Lillian B. Rubin.
Birmingham, Alabama was one of the fiercest battlegrounds of the Civil Rights Movement. And in order to understand the struggle, you don’t have to look any further than Rickwood Field, the oldest baseball stadium in the country. Over more than
Only six weeks away from Indigenous People’s Day, and tucked away in the Andaman archipelago, is a small island known as North Sentinel. It’s not only one of the most dangerous places on earth, it’s also one of the most important. Unlike
A close friend—someone whom I’ve always thought of as an optimist—recently shared his theory that, no matter what time you’re living in, it’s generally a bad one. In each era, he posited, quality of life improves in some ways and
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Amazon is currently offering an outstanding Black Friday deal on the top-rated Adidas Ultraboost Light Running Shoe with a discount of $106.66. That’s a huge savings of 56% off the regular asking price for one of the lightest running shoes
