The Fisk Jubilee Singers: Working On a Building
In 1871 the JUBILEE SINGERS of Nashville toured the northern states in hopes of raising funds to build…
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Fallen Stars: A Gallery of Famous Meteorites
The meteor that exploded over Chelyabinsk in Russia's Ural Mountains on Feb. 15 is only the latest of…
Sustainable Agriculture News
The latest in Sustainable Agriculture News from Seedstock.com: the Food Safety Moderation Act; a new trend in nurturing…
Make Way for Lucky Ducklings & Yu Byun’s ‘Diminutive Paradise’
JULES declares Eva Moore's LUCKY DUCKLINGS, illustrated by NANCY CARPENTER, to be one of 2013's great picture books,…
99 RIVER STREET (1953)
99 RIVER STREET is a forgotten gem of the film noir genre. Directed by PHIL KARLSON and starring…
Gone Home
A tribute to Alvin Lee, who walked away from the mammoth success of Ten Years After to pursue…
The Luxurious Perfection of Chanticleer: 35 Years of ‘Clear Singing’
The early music vocal ensemble CHANTICLEER is marking its 35th anniversary with a new album, The Siren's Call.…
Ladders to Heaven: A Legend
Famous as a children's book author in the mid-1800s, JULIANA HORATIA EWING was also devoted to 'the practical…
Taj Weekes’s Anthems of Hope
2013 is off to a great start for St. Lucia's TAJ WEEKES, a singer-songwriter with a topical bent…
Prokofiev, Conflicted: Great Composer or Great Compromiser?
SERGEI PROKOFIEV was a great composer, but was he also a great compromiser when it came to bowing…