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Mark Twain's Many Faces

There are many revelations in the Autobiography of Mark Twain, and Newsweek found today that these only make Twain more intriguing: “The more you read, the more complicated he seems….He is still a mystery, a riddle wrapped in an enigma shrouded in a white suit”.

Twain had many faces, living at various times as a reporter, [more...]

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A Documentary Tradition, Continued

Social documentary photographer Ken Light was featured this week on the New York Times Lens Blog, along with a slideshow of his photographs of Appalachian coal mining towns. These photos, along with residents’ stories and text by Melanie Light, are collected in the book Coal Hollow.

The recent disaster that killed 29 people at the Upper [more...]

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