John Homans is the executive editor of New York Magazine, and he previously worked at Esquire, Details, Harper's and The New York Observer. He says the last thing he would have thought he would've written about for his first full-length nonfiction book is dogs, but that's just what he did.
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There is a tendency to catalog events by single years. 1776 has its own place in American history, the revolution that led to independence. It's the road to independence that Kevin Phillips examines in his new book.
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- Kyle's list:
- Dr. John -- Locked Down
- Bruce Springsteen -- Wrecking Ball
- Bobby Broom -- Upper West Side Story
***and*** Carter Sampson -- Mockingbird Sing (late 2011 release) - Mumford and Sons -- Babel
- Iris Dement -- Sing the Delta
- Cat Power -- Sun
- Jack White -- Blunderbuss
- Kendrick Lamar -- Good Kid: M.A.A.D. City
- Of Men and Monsters -- My Head is an Animal
- The Lumineers -- The Lumineers
- Kevin’s List
- Shearwater -- Animal Joy
- The Cloud Nothings -- Attack on Memory
- Avett Borthers -- The Carpenter
- Alabama Shakes -- Boys and Girls
- The Mynabirds -- Generals
- Jack White -- Blunderbuss
- The Lumineers -- The Lumineers
- Passion Pit -- Gossamer
- The Japandroids -- Celebration Rock
- Tame Impala -- Lonerism
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Last month, the relatively new University of Arkansas Ballroom and Latin dance club took to the floors of the Ohio Star Ball, the largest ballroom dancing competition in the nation. Christina Thomas attended one of the clubs meetings. She spoke with members of the team, including one who won best newcomer international in waltz and tango.
Local musician/songwriter Tony Presley's musical project is called Real Live Tigers. For Presley, who self-releases and self-books tours, music a labor of love. He's got a show coming up at Nightbird Books on Dickson Street in Fayetteville Saturday night before embarking on a Southeast tour. He stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance studio recently to play us a few songs and discuss why he plays music with "Ozarks at Large's" Katy Henriksen.
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Last month, the relatively new University of Arkansas Ballroom and Latin dance club took to the floors of the Ohio Star Ball, the largest ballroom dancing competition in the nation. Christina Thomas attended one of the clubs meetings. She spoke with members of the team, including one who won best newcomer international in waltz and tango.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Roby Brock talks with Speaker of the House Davy Carter about the issue of same-sex marriage. Also, we learn more about the weather phenomenon known as a land spout.
The Arkansas Board of Education rolls out a new progress assessment system for school across the state, waypoints in Northwest Arkansas may soon be easier to locate, and Rogers school district officials are looking at changing the way early-achieving students receive credit for courses.
:Iceberg Blues" by The Heavy Pets
The number of patient visits to the Northwest Arkansas Free Health Center has increased from two thousand in 2000 to more than eleven thousand in 2011. Now the center is moving to a new, larger space.
Devil's Den State Park will host the inaugural CCC Geocaching Challenge Saturday morning.
"Winter Songs" by The Head and The Heart
"Winter Songs" by The Head and The Heart
The Northwest Arkansas Center for Equality annual gala last weekend honored “Pride at Walmart,” the retailer’s LGBT corporate resource group. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, leaders took the opportunity to speak on the record for the first time about gay culture at the Home Office. (Photo: Walmart 2011 Diversity and Inclusion Report)
Becca says we'll see pirates, ship captains, cowboys, astronauts at the Springdale Public Library as part of its Adventure Day event.