The space race turns 60
Everyone so assumed the US would create the first satellite that it was nationally traumatic to watch the Russian “star” glide overhead.
Columns
Kingston After Dark: Sound advice
An interview with Sound of Ceres, who will perform at BSP March 30.
Shandaken 911
A new text-alert system can reach 800 residents in 20 seconds. But most of our rural Catskills towns are sticking to the old ways. We have our own systems, official and otherwise, for making sure our neighbors are okay. Popular forms of official disaster response include “driving over to check on that old guy down the road,” “not having town email addresses,” and “it’ll be fine, people are tough around here.”
Pi Day and Universal Numbers
Pi represents the ratio between any circle’s diameter and its circumference, which is roughly 3.14. You probably know number freaks who have memorized the number to 100 decimal places. I’m one of them.
Policed academy
If my nine-year-old is going to have to walk past a cop every morning to get into her school building, I’m glad it’s Sheriff DuMond they’ll be reporting to. But my first thought was: This is not what I signed up for.
Kingston After Dark: National identities
On Monday, March 12 from 7:30-10:30 p.m., FatCat recording artists Tal National will be taking over BSP Kingston. Niger’s most popular band for over 15 years, the band earned their keep by playing their native country non-stop.
Swoosh, swoosh, splat
The most beautiful thing about the ski lift is that every single time I survive it, I am filled with renewed zest for life. Everything from here on out is gravy. I breathe a new air. I also yell “Woooooooo,” which is embarrassing, but it has to be done.
Pulled by the Moon: What’s really happening
This always confuses people, who think, “If I’m made mostly of water, and the Moon pulls untold tons of seawater, why shouldn’t the Moon personally affect me?”
Walking Woodstock: Woodstock South
San Miguel de Allende was colonized by Woodstock artists long ago.
The rocky hills of home
Coming back home was a rough landing. It took me a few tries to get it right. The ground around here is rocky and hard, and famously tough to put down roots in. Home is beloved, home is many things, but it isn’t comfortable.