Linton Weeks
Linton Weeks joined NPR in the summer of 2008, as its national correspondent for Digital News. He immediately hit the campaign trail, covering the Democratic and Republican National Conventions; fact-checking the debates; and exploring the candidates, the issues and the electorate.
Weeks is originally from Tennessee, and graduated from Rhodes College in 1976. He was the founding editor of Southern Magazine in 1986. The magazine was bought — and crushed — in 1989 by Time-Warner. In 1990, he was named managing editor of The Washington Post's Sunday magazine. Four years later, he became the first director of the newspaper's website, Washingtonpost.com. From 1995 until 2008, he was a staff writer in the Style section of The Washington Post.
He currently lives in a suburb of Washington with the artist Jan Taylor Weeks. In 2009, they created The Stone and Holt Weeks Foundation to honor their beloved sons.
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During the Depression, Herbert Lee Waters filmed everyday life in the South and created "Movies of Local People." The results, now in the Duke University archives, are historically remarkable. -
Women, priests, dapperly dressed gents — no one could be trusted.
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Two centuries ago, the fallen French emperor was licking his wounds and dreaming of America.
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Contemporary logrollers believe that the historical practice provides today's athletes a good, balanced workout. And that it's as easy as, well, as falling off a log. -
In newspapers, magazines and novels, the "female husband" was a person of great interest.
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Whatever happens with the investigation of Deflategate, there is sometimes a blurry line between gaining a competitive advantage and downright cheating. -
During World War II, the Japanese aimed thousands of wind-borne explosives at North America. To this day, many have not been accounted for.
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As the sun sets on The Protojournalist storytelling project, I reflect on the question: What have I done?
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For some Native Americans, Christmas has been a time for decorated trees, Santa Claus and lots of old traditions. -
When it comes to Christmas trees — like just about everything else — America is split.
