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Here is an excerpt from another profile of courage in The New York Times‘ series, “The Lives They LIved,” in this instance written by Sam Anderson. To read the complete article as well as others in the series, please click…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Sendhil Mullainathan that appeared in The New York Times. To read the complete article, check others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. Credit: Tim Cook * * *…
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Here is another superb article from David Gelles for The New York Times in which he shares his conversation with Doug Parker. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. *…
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Pamela Newkirk is a journalist, professor, and multidisciplinary scholar whose work traverses history and journalism. Her book, Diversity, Inc.: The Failed Promise of a Billion-Dollar Business, was published by Bold Type Books (October 2019). In it, she examines why, after five decades…
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Above: A photo booth portrait of the blues musician Robert Johnson. It was taken around 1930 and is one of two confirmed photographs of him.Credit…© 1986 Delta Haze Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. This article by Reggie Ugwu…
Read MoreElizabeth Gloucester amassed a fortune from running more than 15 boardinghouses, including the Remsen House (above) in Brooklyn, which drew an elite clientele. Here is an excerpt from an article by Steve Bell, featured as part of a series…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Veronique Greenwood about Elizabeth Rona, one of a countless number of persons who were overlooked is a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in…
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Fifty years ago, one television show united children’s education, puppetry and songs. Pop stars have been singing the Muppets’ tunes (and vice versa) ever since. Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Melena Ryzik for The New York…
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The Odyssey Homer; Emily Wilson, Translator W.W. Norton & Company (November 2017) A brilliant exploration of “both the origins of Western literature, and our infinitely complex contemporary world” The last time I checked, Amazon offers 221 English translations of Homer’s…
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Remembering Unita Blackwell
Here is an excerpt from another profile of courage in The New York Times‘ series, “The Lives They LIved, in this instance written by Maggie Jones. To read the complete article as well as others, please click here. * *…
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