LoginDéLana R.A. Dameron, Writer of the Black South, Dies at 40
An award-winning poet and writer of fiction, she moonlighted as a competitive horsewoman and owned a horse farm outside Columbia, S.C.
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The Story of 8 Unforgettable Words About Apollo 11
John Noble Wilford recounts some of what went into writing the story of humanity’s giant leap for the July 21, 1969, edition of The New York Times.
John Wilford, right, covering the Apollo mission from Houston in 1969. At left is John Morris, The Times’s photo editor.
John Noble Wilford, Times Reporter Who Covered the Moon Landing, Dies at 92
He gave readers a comprehensive and lyrical account of the historic mission in 1969. His science coverage as a Pulitzer-winning journalist and an author took him around the world.
John Noble Wilford in 1981. Recalling his coverage of the moon landing, he said, “I thought to myself, yes, this is the biggest story I will probably ever write in my career.”
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How I Began to Love Reading Again
I needed to stop thinking that I knew more than the author and give in to whatever ride they had spent years planning.
How Diaries Can Help Beat Back Artificial Intelligence
In a world taken over by the digital, hard-copy, handwritten diaries are a way to fight back.
‘Hamnet’ Reimagines Shakespeare for the TikTok Generation
Our love of his plays have led to a centuries-long fascination with the writer. So why does each new fictional iteration get his life so wrong?
