Sep 13 It's Friday the 13th Creative commons photo via flickr user colemama.* "National Geographic" has an overview of the superstition's historical and biblical roots, and the impact the day has on the economy. Irrational fear of the date leads to people… Continue reading
Sep 13 What we're watching A woman demands the death sentence for four men convicted of the fatal gang rape of a student on a New Delhi bus. Photo by Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images. Have your coffee ready? Here are some stories we're keeping… Continue reading
Sep 12 This day in history, JFK gives 'Moon' speech .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } "We go to the Moon,… Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch How an Innovation by 9/11's First Victim Kept the Web Afloat Amid Catastrophe How an Innovation by 9/11's First Victim Kept the Web Afloat Amid Catastrophy… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch What Happens to Traditional TV When Technology Creates New Ways to Watch? What Happens to Traditional TV When Technology Creates New Ways to Watch?… Continue watching
Sep 12 A word from the Poet Laureate "My own journey in becoming a poet began with memory -- with the need to record and hold on to what was being lost" Thursday on PBS NewsHour, Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey and the NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown launch "Where… Continue reading
Sep 12 Where Poetry Lives: Sharing Moments and Verse When Memory Fades By Molly Finnegan PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown, right, and U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, center right, launch the series “Where Poetry Lives.” Their first stop: Brooklyn. Photo by Anne Davenport/NewsHour “A short walk in the park, a sax, a lot of poetry:… Continue reading
Sep 12 A new set of records to beat "Guinness World Records," the world's leading authority on record-breaking feats, released the 2014 edition of its popular book today. This latest installment features more than 3,000 new and updated achievements, including unusual accomplishments such as the fastest person… Continue reading
Sep 12 Maine man attempts first trans-Atlantic cluster-balloon flight Photo by Flickr user omnibus/Creative Commons Jonathan Trappe, 39, took off from Caribou, Maine early this morning on a planned 2500-mile non-traditional flight across the ocean to Europe, according to Britain's Daily Telegraph. He will be… Continue reading
Sep 12 #TWITTER tweets plans to go public We've confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO. This Tweet does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale.— Twitter (@twitter) September 12, 2013… Continue reading