A Dog Day Afternoon, a blog post, an mp3 file, and AI … What an intriguing exploration.
To me, AI is at the same time wonderfully promising and dreadfully frightening …
Learning
I’m a tree-hugger and I have discovered something wonderful: NYC’s Tree Map.
This tree map can take you down a rabbit hole. Don’t believe me? Check out the …
“How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” (Without practice, through their digital archives.)
The library provided wide-open windows for me to see and explore other lands, and …
Central Park: The red-tailed hawk that captivated millions of people has died at age 33.
Pale Male and his mates were darlings of social media and popular culture, as shown …
Billionaire buys empty lots and shabby house from Supreme Court Justice: The Thomas Crow Affair.
This story needs to be read by as many as possible. Our Supreme Court is in sad shape …
They invited every single person they knew. Yet, so few came. (Stamp photo: U.S. Park Service)
I’m a proud American, and I’m dubious about the future of democracy
With a video-first approach, NPR partners with YouTube to share podcasts.
I’m a lifelong fan and supporter of NPR and PBS, excellenthis is great news. More than 20 of NPR’s podcasts …
Burst & Bloom. Sage advice from the professionals at Leica on how to photograph fireworks.
I’ve sort of mastered taking photos of Christmas lights at night, both indoor and outdoor. Yet, I’ve never captured a …
In light of the Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization and overturning Roe:
Devastated by the high court’s decision on abortion last week, I offer a two-part episode of the TV show Maude …
Remote Volunteering: It’s a thing! Fun, interesting, and highly rewarding—it also looks great on a resume.
In the early 2000s, I began to hear about a business concept called crowdsourcing and the hair on the back …
All you need to know about Putin, and then some. Deep insight into the Russian Bully’s background.
The war over Ukraine rages on and is escalating. PBS and FRONTLINE explore what brought Putin—and the world—to this point. …
My first thought was, “What’s this recommendation based on? You say you know me?”
I received an email from Netflix today. It offered just one show they thought I might enjoy: Word Party Presents …
On Juneteenth, I’m listening to the voices of former slaves as they tell their stories.
Last week I received an email from Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress. In part she wrote, “This June, we …
Domestic racial terrorism: Learning about and researching the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
During the Tulsa Race Massacre, white mobs killed hundreds of Black residents and destroyed businesses in the city’s Greenwood district—a …
Storyline Online: Celebrating Black History Month with actors reading relevant books to youngsters.
As a little kid, my parents read to me every night. Then as got a bit older and learned to …
Guide to good writing is still relevant forty years after it was published by Ogilvy & Mather
TV series like Thirtysomething, Bewitched, and more recently, Mad Men brought the advertising industry into focus on the small screen. The 25-years that spanned …
Sharing The New Yorker’s interactive cover for June 22, 2020. Kadir Nelson’s “Say Their Names.”
Profoundly powerful on Juneteenth; tragic and relevant every single day. Click to experience Say Their Names. I lived through this …
David Oyelowo is powerful as Martin Luther King Jr—you can watch the movie, SELMA at no charge.
Selma, director Ava DuVernay’s biopic about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is free to watch and rent on streaming services …
U.S. coronavirus deaths approach 100k—NYTimes shows the power of the printed word.
One story. Just words. Graphically impactful. Tragic. With its singular focus, The front page of The New York Times, blew me away …
Baltimore Museum of Art receives $3.5M gift supporting the world’s largest Matisse collection.
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) has the largest collection of works by Matisse of any art museum in the …