We all know the story of Christopher Columbus’ first voyage to the New World; we sang about it as schoolchildren and celebrate it with a bank holiday each October. But that wasn’t the end of his seafaring adventures. Read the Full Story at KPCC Blogs
The table is set, the candles are lit and your loved ones are sitting down to a perfectly adorned table, when to what should your wondering eyes should appear…but Molly, the ill-behaved and beloved family dog licking the turkey at the edge of the table. Read the Full Story at KPCC Blogs
Make this Thanksgiving holiday an especially happy one for a teacher in your life. Use StoryCorps to send a special ‘thank you’ to an educator who made an impact on you. Read the Full Story at KPCC Blogs
For years, the mainstream media has struggled with how to refer to foreign nationals who live and work in this country without authorization. Read the Full Story at KPCC Blogs
Renowned political science professor and author Michael C. Dawson has been conducting studies on race in America since 2005. Read the Full Story at KPCC Blogs
“Big bang,” relativity, quantum physics – scientists and scholars have been trying since the beginning of time to explain away the universe. But do you need an advanced science degree to uncover its secrets? Just as there are “outsider artists,” those with no formal training whose work has surprised its way into galleries and collections, […]
A great Thanksgiving spread comes with a fair amount of stress. Read the Full Story at KPCC Blogs
He is a living icon: writer, director, actor, comedian and musician. Now Woody Allen steps out from behind the camera and out of character for a new three-and-a-half hour documentary – part of the PBS "American Masters" series. Read the Full Story at KPCC Blogs
It’s been forty years since Jim Morrison's death, and still his psychedelic presence rings clear in the music of The Doors. Read the Full Story at KPCC Blogs
Why do we care about what others think? In "People Will Talk: The Surprising Science of Reputation," author John Whitfield answers that question. Whitfield explores a topic in his new book that's very close to the human condition: reputation and gossip. Read the Full Story at KPCC Blogs
