The Masque of the Red Death audiobook
Edgar Allan Poe is best known for works like “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.” During the pandemic, we bring you another Poe classic that’s frightening and spooky.
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Edgar Allan Poe is best known for works like “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.” During the pandemic, we bring you another Poe classic that’s frightening and spooky.
“I pulled up ‘ Song Exploder,’ and my friend said, ‘Dude, this is so badass,’ and I’m like, ‘I know,’” Doerr recalled. Aaron Doerr New episodes of "Songs Out Loud" drop every other Tuesday. The next is due out April 20. When he admitted to wishing he could work for the popular podcast, which in each episode dissects a single song in conversation with those who created it, his friend suggested he take steps in order to do so. But Doerr laughed and noted that he already had, to no avail. “And [my friend] said, ‘Do your own,’ and I thought, ‘Well, maybe I should,’” ...
“I pulled up ‘ Song Exploder,’ and my friend said, ‘Dude, this is so badass,’ and I’m like, ‘I know,’” Doerr recalled. When he admitted to wishing he could work for the popular podcast, which in each episode dissects a single song in conversation with those who created it, his friend suggested he take steps in order to do so. But Doerr laughed and noted that he already had, to no avail. “And [my friend] said, ‘Do your own,’ and I thought, ‘Well, maybe I should,’” Doerr said. Some days later and after much reflection, on the night of Jan. 19, the guitar teacher an...
Originally published on April 2, 2021 4:30 pm Last week marked the end of Wauneen Rucker’s nearly 40-year-long journey in pageants. Crowned Mrs. Missouri last September, Rucker represented the state in the Mrs. America Pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada last month. And while she didn’t win, Rucker has plenty to be proud of. After starting in pageants at age 14, the 57-year-old St. Louisan became the second-ever Black Mrs. Missouri. She is also the first to win the title over age 50. She competed one last time in honor of a childhood friend who died last year. The community cause she highl...
Originally published on March 11, 2021 5:23 pm Manufacturers who depend on rubber for their product typically source the rubber from Asia, where most of the world’s natural rubber is harvested. But an 8-year-old St. Louis company wants to change that. “The world’s supply of natural rubber is at risk,” said David Woodburn, the CEO of Edison Agrosciences. “Ninety percent of it or so comes from Southeast Asia … not only from the same plant species, but really, clones of [the] exact same trees. So once you have that type of concentration, pests — whether it be disease or insects â€...