Issue 6. April 29, 2022
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An occasional newsletter on books, writing and local life.
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Tourist Guide to Hyattsville
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#6 Thing to do in Hyattsville
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Long-time music hunter John Paige explores the continuum of rock music, from old to new. His two-hour show runs every second Monday from 4-6 PM on WOWD 94.3 in Takoma Park.
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You can fire up an actual FM radio – or put your browser to work. I live inside the station's narrow broadcast range, and in …
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Research Notes: Solheimer Ecovillage
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You can spend a few years spinning out the first draft of your latest forthcoming blockbuster novel, reading a several dozen books, reports, blogs and PhD theses.
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You take trips to far corners to walk the land and sprain your clicking finger in pursuit of possibly factual minutiae -- fruitful and otherwise. And still find yourself, nearing the end of …
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Glimpse: Leaving Tomas for dead
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Knut and his shipmate Anne revisit the place where his life changed.
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He led her to the high school. Two more shots of vodka. For each of them. “I was student here, in what we call high school.” He was quiet, remembering. “I lived with Johanna down that street,” and he pointed toward Helgugata, where his aunt still lived with …
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Book Review: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Anthony Doerr
An ancient, partially intact story changes the lives of those who try to preserve it.
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Cloud Cuckoo Land is a wonderfully written and constructed novel that carries the reader across centuries. The ticket to ride is a threadbare ancient Greek story, passed along by a captivating cast: a young uneducated woman facing historic gender imprisonment. A deformed Muslim …
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