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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Eagle
3 weeks ago
Brooklyn

March 5: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Brooklyn was once reported as 'cool and hip,' but its longtime residents have always made it special.
Abraham Lincoln's inaugural address in 1861 mirrored his prior speeches, meeting expectations with no surprises.
Politics NY
1 year ago
Brooklyn

At Witt's End: Voters deserve more debates

The thought comes to mind when thinking of the sorry state of political debates in New York - or lack thereof - in this year's midterm elections.Illinois is the state where Abraham Lincoln made a name for himself on the national stage with a barnstorming tour of debates in his losing U.S. Senate race to Stephen Douglas in 1958.
moreBrooklyn
HuffPost
1 month ago
Black Lives Matter

Why Is Black History Month In February, The Shortest Month?

Black History Month is in February because it coincides with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
The study of Black History has two periods: before Woodson and after Woodson.
Eater Houston
9 months ago
Food & drink

How to Savor Juneteenth Through Food Traditions, According to Houston Chefs

Juneteenth is a bittersweet holiday that marks the day when, on June 19, 1865, the last enslaved African Americans in Galveston found out they were free - two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation that was issued to end slavery.Though this is only the third year the holiday has been federally recognized (President Joe Biden signed it into law in June 2021), Juneteenth, also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, or Freedom Day, has been celebrated by Houstonians for decades.
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

Op-ed: Downstate Illinois is hurting, yet few notice

Downstate Illinois (the 96 counties outside the six metropolitan Chicago counties) is hurting, yet few seem to notice.A bipartisan downstate caucus of lawmakers could establish a dashboard of goals and priorities for their sprawling region and advocate to achieve them.Downstate stretches 400 miles from north to south and has more than 4 million residents, to Chicago's 2.7 million and about 5.7 million in the suburbs, according to 2020 census data.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Illinois reveals rejected custom license plates for 2022

Don't let those Midwestern manners fool you: Some Illinoisans have a dirty mind, the vanity plates rejected by the secretary of state's office over the last year show.Nearly 400 customized license plates were rejected in 2022, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias's office said in a Monday news release.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Clarence Page: Maybe migrants should thank GOP governors for free bus rides

It's ironic to see the best-laid plans of political men and women lead to unexpected consequences.
But it happens.Take, for example, the issue of immigration reform, Texas-style.
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Fatherly
10 months ago
Fathers

Here Is Amanda Gorman's "Banned" Inauguration Poem, A Must-Read For Families

This past week, a complaint from a single parent in Florida led to a poem by Amanda Gorman being banned from Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes.Not just any poem: The parent took issue with Gorman's "The Hill We Climb," which she recited at Joe Biden's presidential inauguration, making her the youngest inaugural poet in the country's history.
Chicago Tribune
11 months ago
Chicago

John Shaw: I urge my students to find mentors who show them how to live by example

As the spring semester at Southern Illinois University winds down, I've been thinking about what final insights to pass on to my students.I've decided to emphasize the importance of mentors.I think of mentors as role models who show us how to live correctly.They do so by example and instruction, however, I've found consistent example is far more persuasive and enduring than verbal instruction.
Futurism
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

America Trembles as AI Generates Every US President With a Mullet

Business in the Front
Nothing - we repeat: nothing - will make you feel more patriotic than this Twitter thread of mulleted, mustachioed US presidents, created by way of the image-generating AI system Midjourney."Every American president," Cam Harless, the man behind the AI-generated images, wrote at the top of the thread, "but they're all cool and they all sport a mullet."
Nytimes
1 year ago
NYC real estate

A Southern Home That Embodies Oh-This-Old-Thing Elegance

The Tennessee retreat Keith Meacham shares with her husband and children feels like a love letter to British country estates.And it's comfortable.
The Verge
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

We spoke to the creator of a fictional Joe Rogan AI-generated podcast

On a recent podcast episode, you can hear Joe Rogan ask OpenAI founder Sam Altman whether society should be concerned about fake AI content."How will we be able to tell what's real and what's not?"It was a particularly fitting question for the episode - since the entire hourlong conversation was generated by AI.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Scarborough Taunts Trump and Fat White Pink Boys' Trashing Biden For War Zone Trip: They Would Never Have The Guts'

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough taunted ex-President Donald Trump and fat white pink boys who trashed President Joe Biden over a trip they would never have the guts to make themselves.President Biden made a surprise visit to Ukraine Monday to mark the anniversary of the war against Russia that included dramatic moments of air raid sirens as he toured the war zone.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

Things to Do in the DC Area This Weekend

Happy Thursday, everyone!You can check out the opening of a new play at Arena Stage, or celebrate the Earth with live performances at the Kennedy Center's river-inspired cultural festival this weekend.Best Things to Do This Weekend

"Angels in America" play.Experience the 30th anniversary revival of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning Angels in America, Part One: Millennium at Arena Stage.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

Things to Do in the DC Area This Weekend

Happy Thursday, everyone!You can over-indulge in all things chocolate this weekend at the DC Chocolate, Wine and Whiskey Festival, or celebrate women of color at a Kennedy Center concert and DJ dance party in honor of the BGR! Fest.Best Things to Do This Weekend


DC Chocolate, Wine and Whiskey Festival.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

An Acclaimed West African Artist Gives President Lincoln's Cottage a Makeover

In a new exhibit at President Lincoln's Cottage, West African visual artist Georges Adéagbo gives the Petworth home a new look, adorning rooms with 214 objects from Africa and local thrift store finds." Create to Free Yourselves: Abraham Lincoln and the History of Freeing Slaves in America," a collaboration between Lincoln's Cottage and the National Museum of African Art, is on display until February 15.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

Guerrilla Art Project Uses Famous Statues to Support Ukraine

Last March, not long after Russia invaded Ukraine, Mark Kelner set out to GW's campus with a handful of balloons in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, yellow and blue.His destination: a statue of Alexander Pushkin.Kelner tied the balloons to Pushkin's hand, snapped a photo, and uploaded it to Instagram with a caption beginning, "Had to be done.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

10 Ways to Help the Environment on National Public Lands Day - Washingtonian

The National Environmental Education Foundation hopes to recruit an army of volunteers for the 29th annual National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 24.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

At 80, Doris Kearns Goodwin has a whole new life

The Boston Globe The famed historian lives in a condo in the city and hangs out with illustrious pals at the 'Quin, as she works on a different kind of book.As she steps out of a cab at The 'Quin House, Doris Kearns Goodwin is already smiling, anticipating the doorman's usual greeting."First Lady!" he hollers, right on cue.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Monument honoring Black Civil War unit rededicated

"The Black soldiers of the 54th were as much the great emancipators as Abraham Lincoln."
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

OOPS! Twitter Reminds Jean-Pierre That Biden Paid Homage to FDR Before Denouncing Him as Shameful'

AP Photo/Alex Brandon The White House, on Sunday, condemned late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt for having ushered in one of the most shameful periods in American history.Yet as Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was reminded when she shared the White House statement on Twitter President Joe Biden has honored FDR by hanging his portrait prominently in the Oval Office.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

A Very Tall Portrait of Abraham Lincoln Is Coming to DC - Washingtonian

The National Portrait Gallery will unveil a nine-foot-tall portrait of Abraham Lincoln by the Dutch artist W.F.K. Travers on February 10.It's a remarkable work with an even more remarkable backstory: Travers painted the 16th President at his full height of six feet, four inches, and may have captured his face at ease, a contrast to the "iron mask" he usually wore in portraits, as the historian Ted Widmer wrote for the Washington Post last year.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Morning, News: Portland Trees Save Lives, Women Hockey Players Get a Fair Wage, and What Should We Do About Toppled Monuments?

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!Good morning, Portland!Calling all comedy fans: The Mercury's UNDISPUTABLE GENIUSES OF COMEDY is back, featuring the best Portland comedians all on one stage on January 13 at Revolution Hall! Get those tickets here, and get your news down below.
Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty
1 year ago
Boston real estate

Boston condo broker is thankful Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

The first Thanksgiving in America was celebrated in 1621, nearly a year after the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth Massachusetts Bay Colony.In 1789 George Washington became the first to formally proclaim a day of "public thanksgiving and prayer'
In 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln set forth the last Thursday of November a day of Thanksgiving.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

'We Are Made of Stories': Artists who transcend the self-taught label

"Uncle Sam," 1976, by Ulysses Davis.
Washingtonian
2 years ago
Washington DC

Where to Buy KBJ's Husband's Socks | Washingtonian (DC)

Perhaps you'd like to wear George Washington's face on your ankles?
www.cnn.com
10 years ago
US politics

Vandals splatter Lincoln Memorial with green paint

Paint is splattered on a leg and base of the 19-foot Abraham Lincoln statue, police say The Lincoln Memorial is closed until the paint can be cleaned up No timeframe of the closure is given Officials are hopeful that the chamber containing the Lincoln statue at the Lincoln Memorial, which was vandalized overnight, can be reopened sometime Friday, National Park Service spokeswoman Carol Johnson told reporters.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

I confronted Suella Braverman because as a Holocaust survivor I know what words of hate can do | Joan Salter

At 83 years old, my going viral on the internet is the last thing I would have expected, but a video of me confronting the UK home secretary, Suella Braverman, at an event on Friday has so far been viewed more than 5m times.For a long time, I have listened in horror to the language used by many politicians to demonise certain groups in this country.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Photography

Was Abraham Lincoln a Social Media Influencer?

MR. LINCOLN SITS FOR HIS PORTRAIT: The Story of a Photograph That Became an American Icon, by Leonard S. Marcus Abraham Lincoln loved kittens and smelled of wood smoke; he recited Shakespeare and told dirty jokes; he used compromise and cunning and occasional cruelty, as Adam Gopnik once put it, to achieve great things.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Books

Ask Amy: A boy crazy for Judy Blume reveals what he learned

Dear Readers: I'm happy to take a tiny break from hosting your questions, as I devote this column to my annual literacy campaign, now in its 13th year.This is where I urge readers to celebrate the gift-giving season by putting A Book on Every Bed.All literacy starts with a story, and the inspiring story behind this effort came to me from Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough, whose charmed and productive life was entirely shaped by the sharing of books and stories, starting early in his childhood.
www.npr.org
2 years ago
Books

'The Paradox Hotel' is a mashup of sci-fi and crime fiction

Rob Hart's The Paradox Hotel is a strange novel that smashes together some of the best elements of science fiction and crime to deliver a story in which time is broken and some crucial events that have a huge impact on the present haven't happened yet.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Congress votes to remove a bust of the Dred Scott decision's author from the Capitol

A marble bust of Chief Justice Roger Taney is displayed in the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the U.S. Capitol on March 9, 2020.J. Scott Applewhite/AP The House gave final passage to legislation to replace the bust of Roger Taney, the Supreme Court justice who wrote the Dred Scott decision, in the Capitol with one of Thurgood Marshall, the first Black person to serve on the high court.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

These Historical Ghost Tours Explore the DC Area's Spooky Past

The DC area is a bubbling cauldron of haunted histories, and there's no better time to stir them up than in the weeks before Halloween.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

The Federal Circuit's 'CAR T-Cell' Decision: Courting a Disaster for American Innovation

"Based on the legal errors inherent in the Circuit Court ruling, and the chilling effect those errors will have if they remain the law of the land, it would be an invaluable service to the law and innovation if the ruling were overturned."
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Judge Lisa Holder White sworn in to Illinois Supreme Court, becomes first Black female justice

Judge Lisa Holder White has officially joined the Illinois Supreme Court as its first Black female justice.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Television

Late Night Predicts a Tough Thanksgiving

Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night's highlights that lets you sleep  and lets us get paid to watch comedy.Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now.Thanksgiving will be affected by inflation this year.In his Wednesday night monologue, Stephen Colbert attributed that to a variety of factors, including the war in Ukraine, high fuel prices.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

They'll Make Great Leaders And 5 Other Things To Know About Introverted Kids

Say what you will about "The Good Old Days" (and do it while shaking a cane - it works better), but there was a time when the strong, silent type commanded respect.Lately, however, society has decided that the loudest voices belong to the kinds of people who have upper management written all over them.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

It's Tax Day! Don't Make These 4 Mistakes When You File

April 18th is upon us, and, ready or not, it's time to file your 2021 taxes if you haven't already done so.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
New York Yankees

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?!' Yankees Announcer Michael Kay RAGES at Manager Aaron Boone For Using Clips Of 2004 Collapse Against Red Sox to Motivate Current Team

New York Yankees play-by-play announcer Michael Kay ripped into Yankees manager Aaron Boone after a mental skills coach showed clips of the 2004 collapse the Yankees suffered to the Boston Red Sox.In 2004, the Yankees blew a three games to none lead against the Red Sox in the American League Championship Series.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

'More Clay' at AU Museum proves there's strength in numbers

Traditionally, potters made items in multiples, while fine artists produced one-of-a-kind pieces.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

5 Interesting Items in the Library of Congress That Aren't Flutes

The Library of Congress' flute collection made headlines after a visit from singer Lizzo, but the instruments aren't the only fascinating artifacts in the archives.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Even in Trying Times, July Fourth Is a Day for Optimism

"Resolved," said the Second Continental Congress, in 1777, "that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation."
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Clarence Page: Looking for GOP peace in our disunited states of resentment

While some people wonder whether we're on the brink of a second Civil War, I sometimes wonder whether we ever really finished the first one.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Faith

Juneteenth is a jubilant celebration and a sacred lament

Emancipation Day celebration, June 19, 1900, in Austin, Texas.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Girls

Opinion | Abortion Questions for Justice Alito and His Supreme Court Allies

Ms. Greenhouse, the winner of a 1998 Pulitzer Prize, reported on the Supreme Court for The Times from 1978 to 2008 and was a contributing Opinion writer from 2009 to 2021.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Seeing double: Near-identical films that came out at the same time

In 1998, animated insects skittered onto movie screens in A Bug's Life and Antz.
AJ Pics/Alamy They are showdowns that didn't need to happen rival studios staring each other down, refusing to blink.
The Marginalian
1 year ago
Inspiration

Bruce Springsteen on Surviving Depression and His Strategy for Living Through the Visitations of the Darkness

It starts with a low hum that adheres itself to the underbelly of the hours like another dimension.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Yosemite fire threatening historic sequoias first protected by Abraham Lincoln

The Washburn fire in Yosemite National Park was threatening some 500 giant sequoias, along with the community of Wawona.
Here's a breakdown of what we know:
What is the Mariposa Grove?
Document Journal
1 year ago
Writing

sadie's book guide for finding awe in the ordinary

Drawing on themes from her debut EP, the Brooklyn-based musician selects four texts that illustrate the humor and the beauty of everyday experiences
Nytimes
1 year ago
National Football League

Opinion | San Francisco Schools Are Retiring 'Chief.' That's Not as Frivolous as It Seems.

The San Francisco Unified School District recently announced that it will eliminate the word "chief" from its job titles.
Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

Christopher Coover, Auction Expert in the Printed Word, Dies at 72

At Christie's, he managed sales of rare books, manuscripts and documents by the likes of da Vinci, Lincoln and Kerouac.On TV, he lent his eye to "Antiques Roadshow."
Washington Post
2 years ago
DC food

Review | 'Alice' dares to go through the looking glass but gets lost soon after

Imagine that an enslaved woman - in what appears to be the rural, pre-Civil War South - has escaped from bondage, and somehow emerges in the 20th century.
The Independent
2 years ago
UK news

Ties between Scotland and US are 'strong' and 'enduring' Angus Robertson says

The connections between Scotland the United States are "strong" and will "endure long into the future", Holyrood's External Affairs Secretary has said.
The San Francisco Examiner
2 years ago
San Francisco

Editorial: School board recall a searing lesson for San Francisco's leaders - The San Francisco Examiner

Editorial: School board recall a searing lesson for San Francisco's leaders
S.F. recall election voters toss out Collins, López and Moliga
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