US newsObituaryAlphonse 'Bois Sec' ArdoinBringing the Creole music of Louisiana to a wider audienceThe singer and accordion-player Alphonse Ardoin, nicknamed "Bois Sec" (dry wood), who has died aged 90, belonged to the leading family of African-American musicians in southwestern Louisiana. His cousin Amedé Ardoin was one of the first men to put Louisiana Creole music on record, in 1929, and several of his sons and grandsons are well-known exponents of its descendant sound, zydeco. Read More...
This land is your landPublic landsPrivate landowners present a rising threat to the millions of acres set aside for public use by blocking access to public lands
The Diamond Bar X is a postcard-perfect slice of Montana solitude. A former cattle ranch that’s been parceled up into sprawling home sites, it sits not far outside Augusta, a cowboy town beneath Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front, where the Great Plains crash into majestic snow-peaked mountains to dramatic effect. Read More...
Nate Madsen with Mariah, the giant redwood he named when he lived 130ft up in the branches to save it from the loggers. Photograph: Boris Zharkov/The GuardianNate Madsen with Mariah, the giant redwood he named when he lived 130ft up in the branches to save it from the loggers. Photograph: Boris Zharkov/The GuardianExperienceLife and styleGuests climbed up and abseiled down. I finished my degree on a laptop and watched ravens raise their young Read More...
