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More than half of Ireland's birds are in decline. Séan Ronayne hopes recording each bird's song on film might help encourage people to save them and the ecosystems they call home.

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He’s the much-loved, much-bearded figure of Great British art. A new Paris exhibition will show you why.

Journalist and author Robert Mann, professor emeritus of mass communication at LSU, will discuss his new book, "You Are My ...

The year the L.A. Times Festival of Books debuted was also a landmark year in American letters, shaping literary culture in ways that remain with us nearly three decades on.

Other audio selected by the Library of Congress to be preserved for future generations include recordings by Chicago, Miles ...

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Opinion editor Lucas Grundmeier reviews external submissions and writes the editorial board's views for the Des Moines ...