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New York Rising: 40 Years of City Life in the Photos of Larry Racioppo
New York Rising: 40 Years of City Life in the Photos of Larry Racioppo
By Patrick Sauer
January 13, 2014

Photographer Larry Racioppo has documented New York City from the verge of bankruptcy to nearly drowning in Hurricane Sandy.

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Everything Must Go: Visiting the Last Blockbuster Video Stores
Everything Must Go: Visiting the Last Blockbuster Video Stores
By Justin Glawe
January 09, 2014

The video rental store of your childhood will soon cease to exist. These are some of the final moments of two of the last Blockbuster Video stores in North America.

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Who Owns Walt Whitman?
Who Owns Walt Whitman?
By Kevin Clouther
January 08, 2014

Across the New York metro area, schools, convenience stores, malls and more are named after the American poet — but why?

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10 Great Reads That Will Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
10 Great Reads That Will Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
By Michelle King
January 07, 2014

These 10 books will ensure that you keep your promises to yourself in 2014.

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The Best of The Airship: Our Top 13 Blog Posts from 2013
The Best of The Airship: Our Top 13 Blog Posts from 2013
By Black Balloon Publishing
December 30, 2013

From compiling our favorite episodes of This American Life to examining historic book burnings, these are the 13 most-read posts published on The Airship in 2013.

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Taking a Ride on the Nostalgia Train
Taking a Ride on the Nostalgia Train
By Freddie Moore
December 24, 2013

Vintage New York City subway cars from the 1930s through 1970s are making rounds for the holidays, along with flappers and fears of time travel.

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Literature
The 7 Deadly Sins of Literature
By Michelle King
December 23, 2013

Why commit these sins and risk eternal damnation when you can just read about them?

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Strong Female Protagonists: Searching for Heroic Women at MoCCA Fest
Strong Female Protagonists: Searching for Heroic Women at MoCCA Fest
By Jacquelyn Gleisner
December 17, 2013

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art’s annual convention features about 400 participants but remarkably few leading women.

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Understanding Canada Through 10 Heritage Minutes
Understanding Canada Through 10 Heritage Minutes
By Nelson Peters
December 16, 2013

A series of government-approved commercials offer insight into why Canadians are they way they are.

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10 Historic Literary Cliques
10 Historic Literary Cliques
By Helen Schumacher
December 13, 2013

Who knew high lit was so high school?

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