2/20 Radishes. Baked apples with cream. Fried oysters, stewed oysters. Frogs. American coffee, with real cream. American butter, fresh + genuine Fried chicken, southern style. Porter-house steak, with mushrooms Saratoga potatoes. Broiled …
Read More >Mark Twain’s relationship with his secretary Isabel Lyon had its share of scandal and intrigue. In her book Dangerous Intimacy, author Karen Lystra explores their troubled relationship during Twain’s final years, including …
Read More >Why do media-driven myths matter, and why is it important to set the record straight? In this guest post, W. Joseph Campbell explains. In the next weeks we’ll have several guest posts …
Read More >NOTICE. To the next Burglar. There is nothing but plated ware in this house, now and henceforth. You will find it in that brass thing in the dining-room over in the corner …
Read More >When the National Park Service (NPS) was founded in 1916, its mission was to “conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to…leave them unimpaired …
Read More >Since our last update, David and Janet Carle have followed the 38th parallel from Greece to Turkey. On the island of Samos they visited the Samos Ecological Society, watched for endangered monk …
Read More >When Europe is mentioned in the news lately, it’s often about economic crisis or volcanic ash. Even with its current challenges, Steven Hill, author of Europe’s Promise, finds that Europe’s example offers …
Read More >“People sometimes refer to [Dr. Paul Farmer] as a hero, saint, madman, or genius….but the essential thing about him is that he listens to his patients”, writes Haun Saussy, editor of Partner …
Read More >In this book trailer, media-mythbuster W. Joseph Campbell gives a preview of his new book Getting it Wrong: Ten of the Greatest Misreported Stories in American Journalism. From William Randolph Hearst’s supposed …
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