The “colors” are differentiated by the amplitude of various frequencies across the audible spectrum. Typically, brown noise vs. white noise vs. pink noise are compared. If you prefer background noise ...

Margaret’s life was laced with scandal from the off. Her registered parents were Helen and William Anderson, a serving girl and porter who shared the same surname but were unmarried. In fact, Margaret ...

‘The Resurrection of Henry Box Brown at Philadelphia,’ an 1850 lithograph by Samuel W. Rowse. An illustration titled ‘Resurrection of Henry Box Brown’ from William Still’s 1872 book ‘T ...

Margaret Kilgallen was born in 1967 in Washington, D.C., and received her BA in printmaking from Colorado College in 1989. Shortly afterward, the artist moved to San Francisco, where she took up ...

Its ranks grew considerably after Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850. But Henry Brown tried a very different approach. Born into slavery in Virginia, Brown eventually married and had ...

They say getting there is half the fun. That wasn’t the case for one man 175 years ago. In fact, his trip was anything but pleasant. However, the sweet reward he received at the end of his ...

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Former professional basketball star Will Wise was diagnosed with incurable cancer after symptoms started appearing unexpectedly while he was on the London Underground. The 31-year-old, who is 6ft ...

If we could cut the tax bills for 80 percent of the homeowners living in Great Barrington, and cut them by 20 percent for most of Housatonic village, yet we decide not to do it, then we should be able ...

Will Wise, 31, had hung up his jersey after seven years on the court to embark on a career in recruitment. But Wise, who stands 6ft 8in, saw his life take a dramatic turn one morning before work ...