Kenneth Schweitzer is assistant professor and chair of music at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. His work has been published in journals such as Ethnomusicology and Music of Asia.

In the ponderosa pines of central Oregon, J. Chester "Skip" Armstrong creates breath-taking eagles and finely crafted animals. His choice of materials and methods of creating shape, texture, and detail ...

Sharon R. Sherman is director of folklore and a professor of English at the University of Oregon.

From Hurricane Katrina to the Mississippi River floods of 1927 and 2011, and from a high temperature of 115 degrees Fahrenheit to a low of -19, Mississippi has seen its share of weather extremes. In fact, ...

The Garden District of New Orleans has enthralled residents and visitors alike since it arose in the 1830's with its stately white-columned Greek Revival mansions and double-galleried Italianate houses ...

P. Nicole King, Baltimore, Maryland, is associate professor and chair of the Department of American Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and director of the Orser Center for the Study ...

Angola to Zydeco: Louisiana Lives is a collection of creative nonfiction pieces about the lively personalities who call south Louisiana home. Originally published in newspapers based in Lafayette-Times ...

R. Reese Fuller, Lafayette, Louisiana, teaches English and U.S. history at the Episcopal School of Acadiana. He is a former assistant editor and senior writer for the Times of Acadiana and a former managing ...

Lindsey R. Swindall examines the historical and political context of acclaimed African American actor Paul Robeson's three portrayals of Shakespeare's Othello in the United Kingdom and the United States. ...

Lindsey R. Swindall, Indianapolis, Indiana, is assistant professor of history at Franklin College.