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Posted inHistory, Quotes

Oral History Project Grounds Story of Monticello in the Lives of the Enslaved

by Danielle Jackson June 26, 2018October 19, 2022

“Monticello was a Black space. People of African descent shaped the entire landscape: how the food tasted, what the place sounded and felt like.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes

Remembering ‘Ally McBeal’s’ Creepy Dancing Baby

by mikedang September 5, 2017October 19, 2022

An oral history of “Ally McBeal” from the show’s cast and creators, 20 years after its debut.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story

Chasing the Harvest: ‘If You Want to Die, Stay at the Ranch’

by Gabriel Thompson May 17, 2017February 22, 2023

In this oral history, a former sheepherder describes the loneliness and medical hardship he experienced while tending sheep in California’s Central Valley.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

How Joe Cocker’s Version of ‘With a Little Help From My Friends’ Ended Up as the Theme Song for ‘The Wonder Years’

by mikedang August 7, 2014October 19, 2022

Cocker originally performed “With a Little Help From My Friends” at Woodstock in 1969, and that version ended up being used for the show.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

How the Creators of ‘Street Fighter II’ Figured Out How to Make the Best Game for an Arcade

by mikedang February 18, 2014October 19, 2022

Looking back on the creation of ‘Street Fighter II.’

Posted inUncategorized
by Longreads May 27, 2013October 19, 2022

“The Oral History of NY1.” Hannah Miet, Complex

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