Craigslist, the seemingly benign classified listings operation, single-handedly destroyed the business model of most alternative news weeklies, which never recovered.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
Susan Orlean’s memoir promises insight not only into her start at alt-weeklies, her journalism, and her brilliant narrative nonfiction works, but also provides a blueprint for how to live a creative life.
Some herbs, such as marjoram, are botanically perennials but are grown as annuals in cooler climates or, if potted, can be brought indoors in the fall for overwintering.
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Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Feb. 2026
Start seeds of warm season annuals and long-lasting perennials.
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
His writing career has spanned plays, newspapers, corporate communications, speech writing and public policy think tanks.
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Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
Liz has worked in various reporting and editing positions at five daily newspapers in Texas, including The Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Denton Record-Chronicle.
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Elizabeth Zavala,
San Antonio Express-News,
31 Jan. 2026
In recent years, for example, the United States has seen a wave of right-wing political interference in education focused on banning certain concepts, authors, and books from schools’ libraries and curricula.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
Designers seek out furniture, such as chairs, dining tables, and case goods, along with accent items like original art, hardcover books, lamp bases, and brass accessories.
The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors conflict-of-interest standard asks authors to report relationships and activities that might bias, or be seen to bias, their work, and has become a common reference across journals.
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Ian Reardon,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
Savvy crafters and scrapbookers have been using everyday items that would typically end up in the garbage — such as receipts, fabric scraps, packaging and more — as materials in their junk journals.
Processing film dailies during on-set production, both speeding the ingest process and enabling quick evaluation of creative options during shooting.
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David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
On a tour of the buildings, for instance, Ganjehei shows off a furnace where the silent film legend used to burn outtakes, after examining dailies in his screening room right across the front entrance.
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