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1. John McPhee - A Pioneer of Creative Nonfiction John McPhee is regarded as one of the founders of "new journalism," a field which includes Tom Wolfe and Hunter Thompson. He does not agree with that assessment. For one thing, other "new journalists" tended to insert themselves into the narrative, w...
2. Celtic Music: Julie Fowlis Julie Fowlis (she pronounces the first syllable of her last name to rhyme with "bow" as in fiddle bow) is a singer and musician from North Uist (pronounced "ewe-ist"), one of the islands of the Hebrides west of the Isle of Skye in Scotland. She sings...
3. Felix Mendelssohn Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47) was a German composer. His works included the incidental music to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream; several overtures (such as the Hebrides overture); 5 symphonies (such as the Scottish and the Italian); oratorios...
4. The Disappearance Of The Keepers Of The Flannan Isles Lighthouse. The Flannan Isles lie in the Western Isles of Scotland. The largest of these Islands is Eilean Mor (which means Big Island in Gaelic), and it is barely 39 acres in size. It was here that a 74-foot high lighthouse was constructed and lit for the firs...
5. Approach To Barra I went to Barra, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, in July of 1987. It has haunted me and influenced my life ever since. I won't say much yet about the journey, but I promise that tale will come. Right now, I want you to look at the journey, the pa...