NASA Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, First Astronaut to Perform an Untethered...
Bruce McCandless II (Capt, USN, Ret.), NASA astronaut and veteran of two space shuttle missions, passed away yesterday at the age of 80.McCandless cam from a line of highly distinguished naval...
View ArticleJohn Young, Moonwalker, First Shuttle CDR, Longest Serving Astronaut, Fastest...
Captain John Young (USN Ret.) passed away yesterday at the age of 87.Young may not have been as famous as Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, or John Glenn, but it’s unlikely any astronaut will ever match the...
View ArticleA Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the Uninitiated: Phase Two
A little less than three years ago, I published a guide to the first six films in what is now called Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, leading up to the epic team up film “The...
View ArticleA Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the Uninitiated: Phase Three
I've already recounted and waxed philosophical about Phase One and Phase Two of the MCU, so here’s Phase Three (most of it, anyway).At the time I’m writing this, we’re just two days away from the...
View ArticleThis Week Marks 30 Years Since The GOP Ticket Won With Women
The 1988 presidential election in which Republican George H.W. Bush defeated Democrat Michael Dukakis was historically significant for many reasons. It was the first time in 152 years that a sitting...
View ArticleA Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the Uninitiated: Phase Three...
First, let me assure you that this article features no spoilers for Avengers: Endgame. I can’t make that promise for any of the twenty-one films that preceded it, however.A year ago, I chronicled the...
View ArticleRemembering the OTHER Apollo Missions That Paved the Way For 11 and Built On...
Very few people could name all 24 astronauts who flew to the moon on an Apollo mission, let alone the five Apollo astronauts whose missions didn’t even take them that far, but Apollo 11 was not some...
View ArticleThirty Years Ago Today, Star Trek's Most Memorable Cliffhanger Aired
Having weathered two turbulent seasons, with a fairly high turnover among writers and producers, Star Trek: The Next Generation would go through its third season with some more changes. Yet in those...
View ArticleFrom Russell to Ossoff and Warnock: The Changing Face of the Georgia...
We’re just days away from learning the outcome of the two Georgia US senate races; two seats that weren’t viewed as competitive or attainable to Democrats just a couple of years ago, anymore than the...
View ArticleAn Anniversary Worth Noting
With a string of Democratic victories yesterday, including the amendment in Ohio, I wanted to note a bit of a milestone taking place today.As of November 8, it has been thirty-five years since a...
View ArticleWe lost two Apollo astronauts this past month
With everything that past going on at home and abroad, this news didn’t seem to get much attention, but in the past few weeks, the small, elite group of human beings who not only flew to the moon, but...
View Article30 Years Ago Today, One of the best Batman Films Was Released in...
Besides being Humphrey Bogart’s birthday, the 25th of December is also significant as it was the release date in 1993 for an often-overlooked installment in the history of the Caped Crusader’s...
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