Dec 26 Commentary: A Tech To-Do List for Washington in 2013 Rob Pegoraro tries to make sense of computers, consumer electronics, telecom services, the Internet, software and other things that beep or blink through reporting, reviewing and analysis -- from 1999 to 2011 as the Washington Post's tech columnist, now… Continue reading
Dec 25 2012 Year in Review: The Year of You It used to be that major institutions were the only arbiters of Year in Reviews. Whether it was broadcast networks or international newspapers of record, a small group of people assembled what they thought were the most momentous occasions of… Continue reading
Dec 24 From Sunken Ship to Olympic Victory, View Top World Moments of 2012 By Larisa Epatko The year 2012 in international news held moments of terror when a cruise ship capsized off the coast of Italy and moments of joy in London's Olympic Games. The year saw changes in leadership by those exasperated by belt-tightening measures,… Continue reading
Dec 21 Test Your 2012 Slang Skills While the Oxford English Dictionary may be the "last word on words for over a century," the definitive record for slang and vernacular is the popular online lexicon, UrbanDictionary.com. The website began 13 years ago, and has continued… Continue reading
Dec 21 2012 Year in Review: Very Best of the Shields and Brooks Doubleheader By Hari Sreenivasan For loyal fans of the Doubleheader, this is the big enchilada. Each week this year we've talked to NewsHour regulars Mark Shields and David Brooks about the sport of politics and the politics of sports. We've conducted these chats far… Continue reading
Dec 21 2012’s Wild Weather Passes 2011 Billion-Dollar Disaster Record By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Aerial view of the damage from Superstorm Sandy over the Atlantic Coast in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 31. Sandy was one of 11 billion-dollar disasters to hit the U.S. this year. Pool Photo by Doug Mills via Reuters. Frankenstorm… Continue reading
Dec 20 The Year 2012, Framed By Tom LeGro Everyday this year we shared with you a photograph of a culture-related event or scene from somewhere in the world that caught our eye. From a cape made from a spider's silk in London to a 400-year-old bonfire festival in… Continue reading