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Lauren Groff’s “Matrix” Robert Jones Jr. Makes the Cut
The National Book Foundation has announced the list of nominees for the 2021 National Book Awards.Among the nominees for fiction is Lauren Groff, whose book "The Matrix" received a critical ★★★★ (out of four) from USA TODAY. Critic Steph…
A bold Catholic investment in downtown education
Mother Mary Lange is the founder of the Oblate Sisters of Providence, based in Baltimore. (CR file)
Chances are, "Mother Mary Lange" is not a household name in most American Catholic circles. This unfortunate state of affairs may…
The annual Sunset Heights Home Tour is scheduled for October
The Sunset Heights neighborhood is one of the most beautiful and historic in El Paso. The West Quarter is so accessible on foot and everywhere you look there is amazing architecture in the houses that make up the area. Every year for…
Bridgton’s Rufus Porter Museum begins expansion plan
Bridgton's Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity is in the early stages of adding a third building to display 22 murals and serve as a community gathering space. Kristen McNerney / Lake District Weekly
As Bridgton's Rufus Porter…
Old South vs. New America: What Confederate Monuments Say About Us
The 20e anniversary of September 11 challenges us to consider what our country stands for, what it should represent, and for whom it should represent.The central idea of Confederate monuments is that the pre-war south is still present.…
Candyman eradicates the terror of the horror of gentrification
Cabrini-Green Homes, a social housing unit complex on Chicago's Near North Side, has often played a disproportionate role in the fear of social…
The Smithsonian Magazine hosts a free day of entry to the Root House Museum
William Root House will be offering free entry for two on Saturday, September 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., to anyone with a Museum Day ticket, available at https://smithsonianmag.com/museumday.
The house and museum are located at 80 North…
Nia DaCosta’s horrific ‘Candyman’ keeps the legend alive
As sequels, reboots, and adaptations overwhelm the modern cinematic landscape across the board, the current status quo has truly been standard procedure in horror for nearly a century. A cycle of Frankenstein films featuring…
7 charming little towns to visit in Alabama
Right off the highways that crisscross Alabama, it's a world far different from the electric and exciting vibe one finds in one of its four major cities. Along the state's back roads and scenic highways, life slows down, and the people of…
Developers plan to revive historic Mississippi hotel
NATCHEZ, Miss. The developers say they plan to revive and reopen a Mississippi hotel that was built in 1927 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The groundwork for the renovation of the Eola Hotel in downtown…