The electric bass chose her, but it took 44 years to heed the call.
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Mountains, Transcending
“Ever since I was five years old,” wrote opera singer–turned–Buddhist lama Alexandra David-Néel, “I craved to go beyond the garden gate, to follow the road that passed it by, and to set out for the Unknown.”
Posted inBooks, History, Nonfiction, Story, Writing
Stalin’s Scheherazade
An opportunistic literary caper became a lifelong con — with no possibility of escape.
Posted inArts & Culture, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Shelved: Brian Wilson’s Adult/Child
Music from the time after the good vibrations ended.
Posted inCollege, Nonfiction, Sports, Story
Is It Ever Too Late to Pursue a Dream?
Dan Stoddard believes there is room in the NBA for a 42-year-old rookie.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, History, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
Karina Longworth on the Women Caught in Howard Hughes’ Hollywood Web of Gossip
Howard Hughes used gossip, spies and money to control Hollywood’s women for nearly 60 years. Karina Longworth critically examines the Golden Age’s gossip to stop his false narratives from becoming our history.
Posted inReading List
I Believe Her: A Reading List
Eight pieces about women fighting to be seen and heard.
Posted inArts & Culture, Feature, Nonfiction, Story, Uncategorized
Shelved: Sonny Rollins Live at Carnegie Hall
The saxophone colossus recorded two concerts at the same venue fifty years apart. Only one recording emerged from the vault.
Posted inNonfiction, Unapologetic Women
Eileen Myles: There’s No Escaping History
The poet and one-time presidential candidate isn’t the least bit surprised by the state of our union.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Food, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story
Shovel, Knife, Story, Ax
When you live with animals, you collect killing stories.
