SATURDAY NEWS:
* Two organizations fighting against science education in public schools.
* Speaking of: surprising no one, rich Republicans are the worst climate change deniers.
* The spying scandal in Europe makes clear where they depend on the US.
* Some scary findings in the report on the Bundy standoff.
* Good read: why pop music is slightly ( Read more... )

"To say that 1974 was a year of change and challenge for David Bowie and his fans is an understatement as extreme as the lurid outfits he'd worn as his just-abandoned alter ego, Ziggy Stardust. The incubator for the evolution was Bowie's U.S. tour that year, which began in Montreal on June 14 - 40 years ago this weekend."

THURSDAY SIX:
* "The justices that people convicted of minor domestic violence offenses are barred under federal law from possessing a gun, even though some states do not require proof of physical force for conviction on domestic violence charges."
* Ten lies about poverty set straight.
* The philosophical heart of the Hobby Lobby case ( Read more... )

FAST FIVE:
* Yes, many school 'reformers' are just working to eliminate public schools.
* This graph of rainfall in Boulder is staggering.
* The pro-gun lobby that you don't hear about.
* Putting the new Metro map to scale.
* Ooh. Twenty years at the Black Cat.

SATURDAY NEWS:
* Paul Krugman on Obamacare and Republican economic blackmail.
* Ta-Nehisi Coates on racism and 'the talk.'
* John Hodgman takes on Ayn Rand.
* Eight works you may not know about, from anime's greatest directors.
* Oooh. New book on the Smiths and Joy Division.

How the 9:30 Club looked in the 1940s.

* Yes, it was the warmest year on record for the lower 48 states.
* The discovery of the Higgs and other small steps in science.
* The year in Lego.
* Twelve months of pop.
* Global dance tracks of 2012.
* The Longform best arts and culture stories of 2012.
* Twelve lessons from 2012 for the entertainment industry* Fifty wonderful things from the ( Read more... )

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THURSDAY NEWS:
* Doing the math on how each candidate can reach the electoral college magic number.
* The ugly intersection of our prison state and our economic woes.
* Another way to talk about 'energy independence' for America.
* The logistical issues with bombing Iran to halt their nuclear program.
* Quietly, Mogadishu starts to rebuild.
* "If ( Read more... )

"Panorama Productions - a Washington-based music promotion company whose weekly Club Glow parties have helped popularize electronic dance music in the District - has leased the hulking nightclub on Queens Chapel Road NE known as D.C. Star. With a new sound system and a new name, Echostage will open Sept. 22 with performances from Sander Van Doorn ( Read more... )