In 1935, a group of ornithologists from Cornell University set out on an expedition to find and record America's rarest bird: the Ivory-billed Woodpecker.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Michelle Clay brings us a story that gives new meaning to the idea of locally sourced food.
The novelist and feminist critic talks about tackling her trolls and “writing to the point of uncomfortability.”
Steve Paulson reports on the tremendous influence and great power of the Pulitzer Prize winning Michiko Kakutani. She’s the provocative and controversial daily book reviewer for the New York Times.
Novelist Siri Hustvedt has an undiagnosed seizure disorder which afflicts her at unpredictable moments.
Travel writer Tony Perrotet has spent his career traveling all over the globe, but he skipped the Mediterranean tour, choosing Tierra del Fuego or the Amazon over Rome. But the discovery of an ancient guide book launched him on his most exotic journey yet, in the footsteps of the Ancients.
Tyler Boudreau is a twelve year veteran on the Marine Corps. He resigned his commission over reservations about the legitimacy of the Iraq War.
Sue Halpern spent five years subjecting herself to every memory test and brain imaging technique she could find.
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