Paul Brown: Collectible and suitable for framing
When I walked into Starbucks last week to meet a friend, I was delighted to see a woman poring over
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Fog and the vast dark nebulae
It’s now dark and moonless. October weather tends to be clear. It all adds up to our final optimum astronomy
Kids’ Almanac (October 16-23)
“Thinking of buying an orange flat sheet, throwing it on top of the laundry peak and going with the Great
Mark Sherman: Door dilemmas
“Be an opener of doors” — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) We hear all the time about how civility is
Take the new science knowledge survey
It’s 40 years since this weekly column began. It was a different world then, in the mid-’70s: No space probe had
Kids’ Almanac (Oct. 9-16)
“There once was a middle-aged woman that lived in a van, who had so many passwords to remember, she thought
Keeper’s Log: Due south
The tempo of cricket chirping slows as the temperature drops on autumn evenings, inducing a calm, observant mood along the
A strange total eclipse
Of nature’s greatest sky spectacles, the total lunar eclipse probably ranks sixth. It does not take one’s breath away like
Kids’ Almanac (October 2-9)
“How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.” – John Burroughs Check
Wedding vows for modern times
Have you been to any weddings lately and listened to the vows? Naturally, as you’d expect, things have changed and