Robert Neubecker’s Little Plane That Could
Two superb new children's books are on JULES's radar: ROBERT NEUBECKER's charming LITTLE SMOKEY and, from the legendary…
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Letter to a Friend
In 1868, JOHN MUIR, then a University of Wisconsin student, wrote to his 'spiritual mother' to tell her…
On ‘The Hidden Cost of Wildlife Tourism’
DUNCAN STRAUSS interviews NATASHA DALY, Wildlife Crime reporter for National Geographic, about her blockbuster cover story, 'The Hidden…
Surf in Verse, 2019 Edition
Our HERE COMES SUMMER celebration continues with the perennially popular SURF IN VERSE feature. Five surfing-inspired poems written…
Remembering Private Snafu
A true historical obscurity, PRIVATE SNAFU was the title character in a series of animated instructional shorts filmed…
France’s Ever-Visceral Harpsichord Legacy
'These are not performances that conjure ghosts of the past: harpsichordist ADAM PEARL reveals that this music lives…
Timeless Topics: Home and Spring
A double-shot of 7 Imp this time around: in 'A NEW HOME,' we see 'the common humanity in…
Frans de Waal’s Case for Animal Emotions
In his new book, MAMA'S LAST HUG, Primatologist FRANS DE WAAL makes a credible case for animals experiencing…
Magnificent Original
Conductor VLADIMIR JUROWSKI leads the State Academic Orchestra of Russia through a memorable performance of TCHAIKOVSKY's 1877 version…
Tartit: Tuareg Life Through a Woman’s Eyes
TARTIT, the female ambassadors of Tuareg traditional culture, return from a prolonged absence with messages of peace and…