Lauren Cusimano

Utqiagvik birding festival highlights conservation and local traditions More than 150 people came to the festival in America’s northernmost community – a crucial location for declining shorebirds.

"’Utqiaġvik becomes even more important for shorebird species,’ Cusimano said. ‘Once they get there, they can do their thing and breed and be hopefully observed by us as birders and conservationists, without much disturbance.’"

Thanks, KNBA and @alaskapublic.org!

The Federal Government Plans to Unleash Industry on These Five Alaskan Bird Havens A new push for more oil and gas drilling, mining, and logging threatens irreparable damage to irreplaceable habitats.

The Audubon magazine folks are heroes for this one.

John Larroquette says he was paid in weed for ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ | CNN John Larroquette earned some serious green for one of his past jobs.

“He gave me some marijuana or a matchbox or whatever you called it in those days. I walked out of the [recording] studio and patted him on the back side and said, 'Good luck to you!'”

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the title card for the hit television series Night Court

The Government: "we can't give everyone due process, that would mean too many court cases, what are we going to do, have court all the time?"

Court all the time:

Happy 77th birthday to Kate Pierson, one of the lead singer and founding member of the B-52s

The B52s - Planet Claire FULL HQ Restored

#punk #punkrock #newwave #katepierson #theb52s #history #otd

“Are you going to join this meeting?”

Me: “Is there a cover?”

New Challenges Put Bald Eagle Recovery in Peril Climate change and development could threaten this remarkable comeback

The return of the bald eagle is one of the most successful recovery stories in US conservation history. However, new threats undermine the future of this iconic comeback story. 🌎

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Alaskan Tribes and Activists Are Ready to Resist Ambler Road, Again The proposed route would slash through pristine Indigenous land

The case for the Ambler Road had been settled. Regulators would not cleave through Alaska's Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. However, with President Trump in office, a community that fought to keep the road out of their traditional homelands may find themselves back to square one.

Severance season 1: Turning brightness down. Severance season 2: Turning brightness WAY UP

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“Navajo code has absolutely nothing to do with DEI because Navajo code was a weapon,” Navajo Code Talker Peter MacDonald said in response to the removal during an interview with the Arizona Mirror.

MacDonald, 96, is one of two living Navajo Code Talkers.

My young friend Sisi was well quoted today ...

“We’re all people and like, if we’re different, like, it’s not a big thing to be different,” Haven Marr said. “And this is an event to show people that it’s normal to be you, and it’s normal to be gay and stuff.”

Sandpiper BioFilm – An Impact Documentary Donate to the project The story of a tiny shorebird’s epic journey, powered by an invisible fuel in the mud. SANDPIPERS' LAST SUPPER tells the story of the western sandpiper’s long-distance migrat...

Watching migrating western sandpipers fly over the mudflats on the Fraser River estuary in BC is one of the most enchanting spectacles of the natural world. Sadly, this may all come to an end if we do not protect the birds' habitat. Support the campaign: sandpiperbiofilm.com #birds #documentary

Secreted Benefit, by Shirley Schneider, Yarnslingers Alaska It was 1962.  The world had yet to be introduced to the iPhone, the watch or personal computer.  Heck, most of our clocks needed winding and didn’t distinguish between am and pm. It was a time when li...

Some fantastic Alaskan writing by Shirley Schneider.

10 Best Donald Pleasence Horror Movies Veteran British actor Donald Pleasence has been in so many more horror movies than just those in the Halloween franchise, and these are his best.

Great, now I’m on a Donald Pleasence kick. But would highly recommend “Wake in Fright.” If you’ve ever had a panic attack after day drinking, that movie is for you.

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Kelsey Grammer on surviving Cheers, Frasier and a rake to the face - Bullseye with Jesse Thorn Kelsey Grammer joins us on the latest episode of Bullseye. He doesn't need much introduction: Of course, there's Dr. Frasier Crane from Cheers and Frasier. H...

Before fame, Kelsey Grammer led a life defined by tragedy. Then, during the peak of ‘Cheers’and ‘Frasier,’ he was frequently beset by substance abuse issues. He talks with us about how he’s overcome those obstacles and how he’s learned to forgive himself.

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Kelsey Grammer has voiced the character Sideshow Bob on ‘The Simpsons’ for decades. In the show, Bob has a recurring bit where he steps on a rake and lets out a subtle grumble. Does Kelsey record that sound every time it happens? He lets us know:

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Delta Burke, 1978