
Some moon-related books
I was too young to remember much of the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. My main memory Continue reading
I was too young to remember much of the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. My main memory Continue reading
In 1879 Captain George W. DeLong took the USS Jeannette and its crew of thirty-two to try to find the Continue reading
Like most readers, I have a large stack of books in my to-be-read pile. Some have sat there for an Continue reading
Happy Yuri’s Night! It’s the fifty-sixth anniversary of Yuri Gagarin making history as the first man to travel into space Continue reading
Happy Trieste Day! It’s the fifty-seventh anniversary of the Bathyscaphe Trieste’s descent to the bottom of the Marianas Trench. At Continue reading
Every day in the calendar has been claimed several times over for various religious or historical reasons, to say nothing Continue reading
I’ve tried, but I just can’t enjoy Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw. My main problem’s with the excessively Continue reading
It’s a common lament that childhood is increasingly fleeting, that all too soon children become aware of the sexualized world. Continue reading