By Lambert Strether of Corrente. More politics shortly. Got wrapped around the axle with the WHO announcement (see Health). –lambert UPDATE All done! Politics “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?” –James Madison, Federalist 51 “They had one weapon left and both knew it: treachery.” –Frank Herbert, Dune…
The music industry already took a big hit from the initial spread of the coronavirus, and with the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declaring the COVID-19 a pandemic, even more artists and organizers were pushed to either cancel or postpone tours, festivals and events. The increasing list of scrapped engagements include the likes of Coachella…
CLOSE Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says that rescuers are searching for two missing boaters – the daughter and grandson of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend – after their canoe was found in Chesapeake Bay. (April 3) AP DomesticShortly after it emerged late Friday that Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, and McKean’s 8-year-old son, Gideon…
Hooking Up debuts in theaters and on-demand on March 20th. We sat down with the director to learn how he broke into Hollywood. Nico Raineau was just a kid from Mystic, Connecticut, with a dream of working in film and television when he moved to California. All he had was a few script ideas, a…
In 1958, writer Rachel Carson began her exhaustive research on the effects of widespread pesticide use for her next book, Silent Spring. Over the next four years, she built up an airtight case showing how the world’s most powerful chemical companies were harming animals, plants, and people. Her effort was also a race against time,…
April 1, 2020, 9:59 a.m.“We love our city and these are our neighbors. It’s a difficult time and if we can make a difference, we will.” Like a lot of people during this coronavirus pandemic, I’ve been feeling a little useless. While I am afforded the luxury of writing this story in good health from…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It’s more than 10 months until Christmas, but as the global coronavirus pandemic takes hold in the United States, Margaret Haskell put out a call on her community Facebook group in New Jersey for people to hang their outdoor holiday lights back up. Marisa Macner Migdal, 35, leads her daughters Cecelia,…
I love The Dig. While I definitely played it in 1995, I’ve almost no memories of that. But the last time I played it in 2011, I rediscovered a LucasArts adventure that felt like something truly special, something unique in their oeuvre, and something that hit the sweet spot of the science fiction I most…
PETE BUTTIGIEG’S DECISION to abandon his presidential run has opened up a new phase in the contest, in which the remaining candidates that are not named JOE BIDEN and BERNIE SANDERS are going to be under tremendous pressure to end their campaigns. THE CALLS TO DROP OUT ARE NOT FAIR, you’re gonna hear people say…
By Boston University March 5, 2020 Comments Azer Bestavros, associate provost, at the site of Boston University’s new Center for Computing and Data Sciences, which is expected to open in 2022. Credit: Jackie Ricciardi In December 1977, when Azer Bestavros was a 16-year-old junior in a Lasallian French school in Alexandria, Egypt, he asked for…
