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Why Americans Think British Words Are Silly and Adorable
Although brolly is British, bumbershoot is surprisingly American.
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Frederick Douglass Once Turned to Fiction to Describe What He Considered True Heroism
The story behind Douglass's only novella
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New Museums Confront Mississippi History, Coming to Terms with Tragedies, Celebrating Triumphs
Artifacts and personal stories tell Mississippi history.
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Over a Career Spanning Six Decades, American Poet W. S. Merwin Transformed Anger into Art
Translation, travel, theater, and nature inspire an independent poet.
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Pop Up Archive Filled a Need for Audio Archiving, and Apple Noticed
A service for transcribing and cataloging audio files hits the big time.
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How Do You Get Students to Study Ancient Greek on a Modern Campus?
From Greek Literature to Mediterranean Studies, classic departments are adjusting to the times.
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A Christmas Carol Was Not His Best Holiday Novel, Charles Dickens Thought
Charles Dickens wrote many popular holiday stories, but none with the staying power of A Christmas Carol.
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Conversation with Vincent Scully
In 1995, NEH Chairman Sheldon Hackney talked with Vincent Scully about the power of architecture to civilize people.
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A Capote Holiday Story Reminds Us How a Moment Is Suddenly Here and Then Gone
Truman Capote lends his lavish style to childhood memories of Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Edgar Allan Poe’s Hatchet Jobs
A book critic muses on Poe's bilious attacks on other writers, and a new documentary highlights Poe's scrabble for a place in the literary world.
By Mark Athitakis
