Happy Birthday from the Writer's Almanac
by DavidQ
Walking to work today, I listened to the podcast of the Writer's Almanac: Garrison Keillor's daily recording of significant events in literary history. I was surprised to learn that today is the birthday of three extraordinary people whose work I appreciate:
1.Ansel Adams: the iconic photographer of the American west. If you've never spent some time with Adams' photographs, check them out in our collection: Ansel Adams : 400 photographs.
2.Kurt Cobain: although I was teenager in the 90's, I only recently came to appreciate the music of Nirvana. Cobain's life ended too soon, but fortunately we still have music like Nirvana Unplugged to enjoy.
3.Robert Altman: probably my favorite film maker. He directed movies unlike anyone else. Of course M*A*S*H and ">Nashville are probably his most famous films, but I would also recommend Three Women and Popeye, one of the weirdest musicals ever made.
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