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By Body Betrayed: The Vanishing Of Jacqueline du Pré

Dale DeBakcsyNovember 6, 2019

Were this a just and kind universe overseen by a benevolent being, cellist Jacqueline du Pré (1945-1987) would today be a mischievous seventy-four year old, sp...

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Trailblazing Journalist Gwen Ifill (1955–2016) To Be Honored With U.S. Forever Stamp In 2020

wyskOctober 28, 2019

Last Tuesday, the U.S. Postal Service revealed several of the new Forever stamps and others to be issued in 2020. Among the notable figures being celebrated is...

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Her Immigrant Story: ‘Mother Of Exiles’ Documentary Reveals Statue Of Liberty’s Little-Known History

wyskOctober 24, 2019

"What she represents is everything that has to be protected." - Diane von Furstenberg She's celebrating her 133rd birthday on October 28. She’s the Mother o...

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The Professor And The Frogs: The Ecology And Herpetology Of Margaret Stewart

Dale DeBakcsyOctober 22, 2019

Amphibians today are experiencing a population crisis of unprecedented scale. Frogs are going extinct, according to the most conservative estimates, at t...

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The People’s Soprano: Jenny Lind And The Price of Perfection

Dale DeBakcsyOctober 16, 2019

There will never again be a musician as universally adored and adulated as soprano Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale. Everywhere she went, even facing ...

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Food’s Bright Future: Leah Garcés And The Long Struggle To Replace Factory Farming

Dale DeBakcsyOctober 9, 2019

Vegans and meat consumers do not typically enter into common cause. To the meat eater, vegans are bleeding heart, elitist scolds, and to the vegan, meat consu...

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U.S. Navy Master Chief (Ret.) And 6-Year-Old Girl Fuel Toy Seller To Make ‘Plastic Army Women’ Set A Reality

wyskOctober 3, 2019

For "at least 3 years", Jeff Imel, President of VictoryBuy Inc., a family owned and operated online retailer of Plastic Army Men and other classic toys, had be...

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Siblings In Cognition: Diana Reiss And The Study Of The Dolphin Mind

Dale DeBakcsyOctober 2, 2019

One of the most persistently amazing things about modern science has been its ability to cut humanity loose from the limitations of our immediate caveperson co...

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Forgetting Elizebeth Friedman: How America’s Greatest Cryptanalyst Lay Unnoticed For A Half Century

Dale DeBakcsySeptember 25, 2019

When World War I came at last to the United States, the armed forces found themselves in the embarrassing predicament of having no idea whatsoever on how to de...

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