Author Archives: Ann

5/27/2012-Memorial Day By Bob EnglehartMy father served in the Office of Strategic Services in World War II. The OSS was the forerunner to the CIA. When I was a kid, I’d ask the inevitable question, “What’d you do in the … Continue reading →

Rick McKee, staff cartoonist at The Augusta Chronicle.

CARRIE SMITH, SINGER IN ‘BLACK AND BLUE’ Jack Vartoogian/FrontRowPhotos Carrie Smith performing at Avery Fisher Hall in 1992. By BRUCE WEBER Published: May 26, 2012 Carrie Smith, a jazz and blues singer who brought a warm stage presence and lustrous … Continue reading →

News Observing Photo Gallery Magazine Archive Shop at Sky News © 2003 University of California Observatories / Lick Observatory. Reanimating the 1882 Transit of Venus June 8, 2004 | Travel 130 years back in time to watch Venus transit the … Continue reading →

What Fires Young Progressives’ Activism? A New Study Asks Them   In one of the first studies involving Occupy participants, the Applied Research Center gathered young activists from multiple movements in focus groups to ask, What propels you to the … Continue reading →

  An Open Letter to the Good People of Iowa: Are You Crazy? by  Mark Potok  on May 23, 2012 Dear Iowa, I used to think you were a pretty straight-ahead place, what with all that flat land and healthy … Continue reading →

You see them coming in your rear view mirror. You can be having a wonderful and peaceful day, and here they come, getting so close to you that they have crawled into your underwear. We all know them as the tailgaters. … Continue reading →

DONNA SUMMMER, QUEEN OF DISCO WHO TRANSCENDED THE ERA John McConnico/Associated Press Donna Summer performed in Norway in 2009. More Photos » By JON PARELES Published: May 17, 2012 Donna Summer, the multimillion-selling singer and songwriter whose hits captured both the … Continue reading →

News Observing Photo Gallery Magazine Archive Shop at Sky Solar Eclipse Coverage Michael Gill May 20th’s Annular Eclipse of the Sun May 7, 2012 | If you live in the western United States, you’ll have a “ringside” seat for the … Continue reading →

The Real Lesson of North Carolina’s Amendment 1 Pundits are obsessing over what black voters think about same-sex marriage. Kenyon Farrow says that’s the wrong question. Strong, new coalitions are growing around a far broader social justice fight for all … Continue reading →