Appetizers
| Memory of the World “UNESCO established the Memory of the World Programme in 1992. Impetus came originally from a growing awareness of the parlous state of preservation of, and access to, documentary heritage in various parts of the world.War and social upheaval, as well as severe lack of resources, have worsened problems which have existed for centuries.” | 2m |
| You Can Now Donate Your Old LEGO Bricks to Children’s Charities “The process is simple—just pack up any LEGO pieces into a cardboard box and visit the campaign website to print out a free shipping label. The package will then be sent to the Give Back Box facility, where each brick will be sorted, inspected, and cleaned.” | 3m |
| Suffolk County Voter Information “Enter your address to find the name, location and hours of your polling place.” | 3m |
| Patchogue-Medford Library: November-December 2019 Newsletter Check out the happenings at the library! | 5m |
| History.com: Halloween “Halloween evolved from the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain. Over the centuries, Halloween transitioned from a pagan ritual to a day of parties, costumes, jack-o-lanterns and trick-or-treating for kids and adults.” | 5m |
| PHOTOS: Why Lynsey Addario Has Spent 10 Years Covering Maternal Mortality “Every two minutes, a woman dies from childbirth or pregnancy-related causes, and many of these deaths are entirely preventable. While the global health community has made great strides bringing down the rate of these maternal mortalities since efforts intensified in the early 1990s, the reality for many mothers is still harrowing. | 6m |
| Kate McKinnon Answers Questions From Seth Meyers, Margot Robbie, Charlize Theron, and More “Behind every funhouse-mirror weirdo she creates, there’s the girl who grew up on Long Island, impersonating teachers to fit in with her classmates.” | 6m |
Entrées
| The Corpse Rider “‘I could see the ghosts,’ recalled Lafcadio Hearn about his early childhood. Late in life, he became a celebrated chronicler of Japan’s folk tales: stories of strange demons and lingering visitations.” | 15m |
| Fascinated to Presume: In Defense of Fiction “For me the question is not: Should we abandon fiction? (Readers will decide that—are in the process of already deciding. Many decided some time ago.) The question is: Do we know what fiction was? We think we know. In the process of turning from it, we’ve accused it of appropriation, colonization, delusion, vanity, naiveté, political and moral irresponsibility.” | 23m |
| Rachel Weisz “Celebrities of Weisz’s stature either seem to go for total entitlement or excessive politeness, and Weisz is someone who has clearly chosen the latter — but her friends confirm that she has always had a subversive bent.” | 25m |
