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The ultimate guide to the Cultural Olympiad and what to expect for Paris 2024
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoBaron Pierre de Coubertin may have stood at a modest 5'3", but his impact on the 20th century was...
30 best children’s books: From Matilda to The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWe all have cherished memories of the books we read and shared as children. Big friendly giants,...
40 years in the making, Thurber House benefits readers and writers
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThis year, Columbus-born writer, playwright and cartoonist James Thurber would have turned 130....
Binghamton doctor went on to found, edit American medical journal: Spanning Time
Press Connects | Press & Sun-Bulletin via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOn Jan. 9, 1817, in a home just outside of Greene in Chenango County, New York, there was a son born...
Steve VanderVeen: The city's first leader of high culture — Martha Diekema Kollen
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMartha Diekema Kollen was Holland’s first leader of high culture. Martha was born in 1867 to Wiepke...
Master Gardener: Touring Rosedown Plantation
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDuring my recent visit to my son’s home in Louisiana we toured a Southern plantation called Rosedown in St. Francisville, Louisiana, near New Orleans....
Cherry blossoms – celebrated in Japan for centuries and gifted to Americans – are an appreciation of...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe first cherry blossom viewing was organized in Japan by Emperor Saga in 812 C.E. In the ensuing...
Runcie Club awards scholarships
St. Joseph News-Press, Mo. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 1—The St. Joseph Runcie Club has awarded five $1,000 scholarships to students attending Missouri Western State University. They are: — Morgan Atoe, nursing. — Brandon Johnson, wildlife ...
Did Oscar Wilde set back the cause of gay rights? Author Tom Crewe on why the great playwright is no...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 months agoINTERVIEW: The author of award-winning alternative history novel ‘The New Life’ tells Louis Chilton...
How Joaquín Sorolla's paintings shed light on social realities
The Conversation en Español via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA happy day, by Joaquín Sorolla. Museo Sorolla/Facebook Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923) is one of the...
