Backyard Almanac: you mean they're not called "twirling helicopter thingies"?
" Samara." That's what they're called: samara. And of course, they're "a winged achene, a type of fruit in which a flattened wing of fibrous, papery tissue develops from the ovary wall. A samara is a simple dry fruit and indehiscent (not opening along a seam). The shape of a samara enables the wind to carry the seed farther away than regular seeds from the parent tree, and is thus a form of anemochory." And the Wikipedia entry goes on to say " A samara is sometimes called a key and is often...
9/12 Live from Studio A: Mary Bue
Since our last visit with this Minnesota native, she made the difficult decision to close her Twin Cities yoga studio in order to follow the pull of making music her full-time job. Bue assembled a new band to record her forthcoming album, The World is Your Lover . Her website describes the collection, due to be released early next year, as "power pop, piano dream waves, and layers and layers of shimmery 90’s influenced guitars." A lifelong seeker, Bue recently traveled to India, which led to...
Green Visions: "Why educate yourself when no one is listening to the educated?"
Well, some people are listening to the educated. On Friday, all across the globe, young people (and others) will walk out of their schools and workplaces to "demand an end to the age of fossil fuels." Here in Duluth, the Climate Strike Rally will include young activists like Harbor City International School's Harper Glisczinski and Will Smith, and if you're wondering if this is just an excuse to skip school, or if they think their efforts will do any good, just listen to them.
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KUMD Live from Studio A Volume 1
KUMD is pleased to announce the release of Live from Studio A Volume 1 , a collection of 16 tracks recorded in our studios over the past several years.
