Popular Mexican Actress Lorena Rojas Dies
She acted in telenovelas, but also made a name for herself in film and on stage.
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Swiss Village + West Virginia + Mardi Gras Feast = Fasnacht
Isolated in the West Virginia wilderness, the tiny town of Helvetia clings to its distinctly Swiss character and foodways. It all culminates with a pre-Lenten festival where food takes center stage.
Forget Beads: Cajun Mardi Gras Means A Grand, Drunken Chicken Chase
Courir de Mardi Gras is an old tradition in rural Louisiana. From early morning on, costumed revelers go house to house, drinking, singing and collecting ingredients for a big ole pot of gumbo.
Exclusive First Read: Anna Lyndsey's 'Girl In The Dark'
Anna Lyndsey — a pseudonym — was an ordinary civil servant when she developed a rare disorder: A severe sensitivity to light. She deftly chronicles her shadowy new normal in Girl in the Dark.
In Richard Price's New Novel, Haunted Cops And Cases They Couldn't Close
Price says that in every precinct there's one cop who just can't let go of a case. "They all reminded me of Ahab ... looking for their whales," he says. Price's latest is called The Whites.
The 'Man Who Touched His Own Heart' Changed Medicine
Melissa Block talks to Rob Dunn about his new book, The Man Who Touched His Own Heart, a history of science and medicine's efforts to understand the working of the human heart.
Making Peace With Peace: Snow Days And Seasons
Forced into a day off, our minds turn to breakfast, television, and the need for quiet.
With Porches And Parks, A Texas Community Aims For Urban Utopia
Austin's Mueller neighborhood is a new-urbanist dream, designed to be convivial, walkable and energy-efficient. Every house has a porch or stoop, and all the cars are hidden away.
King, Tyrant, Beheaded Traitor: The Many Trials Of Charles I
The British monarch ruled at a time of civil war — and was blamed for much of the bloodshed. In Killers of the King, Charles Spencer tells the story of the men who signed the king's death warrant.
'Find Me' Gets Lost Along The Way
Reviewer Jason Heller says Laura Van Den Berg's first novel has a stellar setup — mysterious young woman, post-disease-apocalypse — but drifts listlessly, never quite living up to its premise.