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See who Orleans is named for. Portrait of French duke restored and on display
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoORLEANS —Most people know Orleans has a French connection that has nothing to do with the movie,...
Duke, UNC basketball navigate a new landscape, one year after epic Final Four meeting
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOne year ago this weekend, Duke and UNC met in a historic national semifinal in New Orleans. Their...
Jazz icon Branford Marsalis to perform in New Albany
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThis weekend, the New Albany Symphony Orchestra is to host a much-lauded saxophonist, a passionate advocate of jazz and an emissary of one of America’s...
6 LGBTQ+ royals you probably didn't know about
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMany queer royals of the past had to keep their sexualities a secret, while modern royals like Prince Manvendra of India are breaking boundaries.Fine Art...
Flip Your Lid Over This Swingin’ Sampling of Slang From America’s Greatest Jazzmen
Billboard via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoJazzmen had their own lexicon, reflecting their takes on music, life, and fellow artists. The...
‘Paw’ty in the French Quater with Mystic Krewe of Barkus
WGNO via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It’s always a “paw”ty when the Mystic Krewe of Barkus takes to the streets of...
Black cultural greats helped America realize segregation had to be left in the past | Opinion
Durham Herald-Sun via Yahoo News· 1 week agoThis week’s 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s epoch-making Brown v. Board of Education ruling...
Final Fours I've attended have provided the best moments in a 41-year sportswriting career
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCovering Tennessee football took me from Pasadena to Miami to Boston. Thankfully, we bypassed...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 24-30
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCelebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 24-30: Dec. 24: Actor Grand L. Bush (TV’s “The Visitor,” film’s “Demolition Man”) is 68. Actor Stephanie Hodge...
A mighty history: four centuries of French family tiffs
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSoon after the death of his father Robert in July of 1031, Henry I of France had a problem. His...
