Neda Ulaby
Stories
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New board elects President Trump chair of Kennedy Center
"It is a great honor to be chairman of the Kennedy Center, especially with this amazing Board of Trustees. We will make the Kennedy Center a very special and exciting place!" Trump said.
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Archivists share recordings from the Battle of Iwo Jima 80 years ago
The Library of Congress has preserved recordings from Marine Corp combat correspondents sent into the field during the battles at Iwo Jima 80 years ago. The correspondents recorded everything from "choral rituals and music in the islands of the Pacific" to interviews with soldiers and the sounds of battle.
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First known cookbook by a Black American woman gets new edition 160 years later
Malinda Russell's A Domestic Cookbook was first published in 1866. It contains least a hundred recipes for sweets, plus recipes for shampoo and cologne – and remedies for toothaches.
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Gene Hackman, who thrived playing the tough guy, dies at 95
Hackman epitomized a 1970s, edgy, tightly wound masculinity. He appeared in more than 100 movies and TV shows, and won Oscars for his performances in The French Connection and Unforgiven.
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Trump is a professional wrestling fan. Here's how his politics echo the sport
It's well known that President Trump is a devotee of professional wrestling. Pundits often describe his moves in the White House in wrestling terms: smackdowns, cage fights and so on. We ask how the wrestling world may be informing his second term.
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NPS takes down web pages dedicated to transgender activists and LGBTQ history
This is part of an ongoing move by the federal government to remove and alter National Park Service webpages related to LGBTQ history.
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How one influential Irish musician in America celebrates St. Patrick's Day
Joanie Madden founded the Celtic supergroup Cherish The Ladies. She tells us about what she calls "March Madness" for Irish musicians and the song that's most meaningful for her to play this year.
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Poet Amy Genstler knows it's spring
Amy Gerstler's 14th book of poetry, Is This My Final Form? comes out in April. One of its poems is about this change of season, welcoming spring.
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What's soil blocking? This seeding method helps gardeners use less plastic and peat
Soil blocking is an environmentally friendly method to prep seedlings. The technique has captured the attention of serious gardeners who'd like to make their growing more sustainable.
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Remembering Val Kilmer, whose roles helped define the 1980s and '90s on screen
Actor Val Kilmer has died at 65. Kilmer played Jim Morrison, Batman, and dozens of other characters in movies that helped define the 1980s and 1990s.
