To The Moon Again!

from TIME Astronauts Are Going Back to the Moon For The First Time in Half a Century by Jeffrey Kluger Humanity has changed an awful lot in the past 58 Years. The moon? Not so much. It was in 1968 that astronauts first drew near the moon, and it will be early this...

Sly Dunbar Gone

from Deadline Sly Dunbar Dies: Drummer Of Celebrated Reggae Rhythm Duo Sly & Robbie Was 73 By Greg Evans Sly Dunbar, whose drumming with bassist Robbie Shakespeare made for an all-but-unrivaled reggae rhythm section utilized by such greats as Bob Marley, Bob Dylan...

Aethelmaer’s Comet

from Popular Science Halley’s comet may need a new, medieval name Astronomers suggest the honor should go to an 11th century monk known for a disastrous flying attempt. by ANDREW PAUL The 1066 CE appearance of Halley’s comet is famously depicted in the Bayeux...

Lessons From The Dead

from RealClear Politics What the Grateful Dead Can Show a Fractured America COMMENTARY by J. Peder Zane After the last key member of the Grateful Dead, guitarist Bob Weir, died last week at the age of 78, the cascade of loving tributes published far and wide...

Celebrating Mel

from the Los Angeles Times ‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!’ chronicles the comedic genius of a living legend by Robert Lloyd Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio have made a two-part, four-hour documentary about a comedy idol, “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!,”...