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5 Questions Cracking Jokes on a Sinking Ship
“They keep shooting holes in the bottom of the boat and they don’t know why the ship is sinking.” Milt Priggee on political cartooning in the fragile age of the American newspaper. [Read] Published 07.28.16 | Category: 5 Questions | Tags: American politics, Political Cartooning >>> Start the conversation 5 Questions Do Dolphins Love Mozart?
We’ve long believed animals make sounds only for communication purposes, but a wildlife biologist hears in their calls a musician’s appreciation for beauty. [Read] Published 07.06.16 | Category: 5 Questions | Tags: Ecology, George Halekas, Music, Speakers Bureau, wildlife >>> 2 comments - join the conversation 5 Questions The History in Your Backyard
Just a half mile from her house, Llyn De Danaan stumbled across a gravestone that changed the course of her research. Now she is teaching others how to discover the history all around them. [Read] Published 04.27.16 | Category: 5 Questions | Tags: History, Japanese Americans, Katie Gale, Llyn De Danaan, Native Americans, Speakers Bureau >>> One comment - continue the conversation 5 Questions I’ll Fly Away: A Sojourn through Spirituals
A spiritual was more than a song, says Speakers Bureau presenter Gloria Burgess. It was a vital part of a slave’s daily life, a link to an African past, a spark for modern American music, and a coded message. [Read] Published 04.13.16 | Category: 5 Questions | Tags: Civil rights, Gloria Burgess, Music, Race, Slavery, Speakers Bureau, Spirituals >>> 2 comments - join the conversation 5 Questions Community Movement: How the Fandango Transcends Dance
A cultural tradition from Veracruz can break down divides and bring people together, says Speakers Bureau presenter Yesenia Hunter. [Read] Published 03.23.16 | Category: 5 Questions | Tags: Dance, fandango, Speakers Bureau >>> Start the conversation | |