I Thought My Once-in-a-Lifetime Hunt Was a Bust. Then I Killed the Biggest Bighorn Ever Taken in Oregon
A construction worker in Oregon draws a once-in-a-lifetime bighorn sheep tag. After a summer of scouting, his hunt doesn't ...
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How the Theme Song From a Maligned Martin Scorsese Movie Became New York City’s Unofficial Anthem
Frank Sinatra’s rendition of “Theme From New York, New York” still raises spirits through challenging times and marks joyous ...
‘Paint Me a Road Out of Here’: Faith Ringgold’s Gift to Prisoners
In 1971, the artist Faith Ringgold received a grant to make a painting for a public institution in New York City. She decided to ask the prisoners in the Women’s House of Detention on Rikers Island ...
Friday essay: a reinvention of self – the pleasure of literary journeys
Reading, writes Edwina Preston, is a way of journeying on the wings of others without moving from the armchair (or bed). Here ...