The Real Rap Songs of the Summer

The Real Rap Songs of the Summer

Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. This week, Alphonse runs through his favorite regional rap songs of the summer.

The Bird Songs of Summer

Adirondack birders debate which species provides the ultimate soundtrack to summer By Carol MacKinnon What is the bird song that tells you summer is here? Is it the whistle of the white-throated sparrow or the haunting cry of the common loon? This week we asked Adirondack Explorer followers on social media to answer: “What bird call is the quintessential “Song of Summer”?” Readers and birding experts rapidly whittled the list down to three summe…