I find myself feeling very ashamed of administrators at the University of North Carolina, an institution that grew close to my heart during a few years spent living in Chapel Hill ( Read more... )

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  The first annular solar eclipse of the 21st century that will be visible from the United States happens this Sunday, May 20--and there are 154 national parks in its path.
  


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  Coming soon to a living room near you: the transparent TV.
  


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  Just be careful if you decide to buy your new transparent HDTV at Wal-Mart. You might get bitten by a snake.
  


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  While NASA ( Read more... )

A few good articles from The Nation:

In "Sex and the GOP", Betsy Reed surveys the assorted right-wing, anti-woman, corporate stooge females running in various campaigns across the country--people like Christine O'Donnell, Nikki Haley, Linda McMahon, Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman, and of course our old dear friend Sarah Palin ( Read more... )