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Jane Goodall and Margaret Atwood Still Have Hope for the Planet

March 8, 2022 Dr. Dean
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The writer and conservationist on the urgent fight for climate justice, their legacies as feminist trailblazers, and finding optimism in disheartening times (Harpes Bazaar)

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Shche ne Vmerla Ukrainy i slava, i volia

February 28, 2022 Dr. Dean

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Prolific audio naturalist Martyn Stewart has released a free collection of his remarkable recordings before his passing

February 21, 2022 Dr. Dean
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The Listening Planet

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Ken Burns’ Urgent Warning: Why He’s Scared For America’s Future

February 16, 2022February 17, 2022 Dr. Dean

His fear, palpable and hovering around the edges of many of the comments he makes during a long, discursive interview with Variety 

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Heeding the lessons of James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” a century later

February 3, 2022 Dr. Dean

Joyce’s great novel, 100 years later, warns us off nationalism and idolatry, brings us together in life and death. Chris Hedges (Salon)

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Banned: Books on race and sexuality are disappearing from Texas schools in record numbers

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 Dr. Dean

Facing pressure from parents and threats of criminal charges, some districts have ignored policies meant to prevent censorship. Librarians and students are pushing back. (NBC News)

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Tennessee school board bans Pulitzer prize-winning Holocaust novel, Maus

January 27, 2022 Dr. Dean
Author Art Spiegelman condemns the move as “Orwellian” (The Guardian)

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On Being Joni Mitchell’s Carey

January 5, 2022January 6, 2022 Dr. Dean

For 50 years, the “mean old daddy” immortalized in one of Mitchell’s best-loved songs has been an enigma. Now he tells his side of the story. (The New Statesman)

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Kennedy Center Honors: Joni Mitchell Tribute 2021

January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 Dr. Dean

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Searching for maps in the Memory Palace (William Gibson)

January 1, 2022January 2, 2022 Dr. Dean

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