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WEBInfinite Cosmos: Visions From the JW Space Telescope. Out today from National Geographic is Infinite Cosmos, a gorgeous-looking book by Ethan Siegel (intro by Brian Greene).It’s about the history of the JWST, humanity’s biggest ever space telescope, a machine that allows us to peer deeper & clearer into the universe than ever before, and some of the amazing results obtained through its use.
The Surprising Ages of the Founding Fathers on July 4, 1776
WEBAug 13, 2013 · Some more ages, just for reference: Thomas Jefferson, 33. John Adams, 40. Paul Revere, 41. George Washington, 44. Samuel Adams, 53. The oldest prominent participant in the Revolution, by a wide margin, was Benjamin Franklin, who was 70 years old on July 4, 1776. Franklin was a full two generations …
Honor and Respect: how to address President Obama and Donald …
WEBJan 23, 2017 · In his book Honor & Respect, he covers the “correct written and oral forms of address for everyone from local officials to foreign heads of state”. For The President of the United States, the proper forms of address are: Letter salutation: Dear Mr. President: Complimentary close: Most respectfully,
Ta-Nehisi Coates & Jon Stewart: Understanding the Humiliation of …
WEBOct 3, 2024 · Best-selling author Ta-Nehisi Coates sits down with Jon Stewart to talk about his latest book, “The Message,” and reconciling past and present vestiges of oppression. They discuss his visits to Senegal, South Carolina, and The West Bank, how past atrocities like slavery and the holocaust can create a zero-sum game of control, the need for ...
The NBA Court Database - kottke.org
WEBApr 13, 2018 · The NBA Court Database. Flickr user kodrinsky has compiled a massive collection of more than 1100 illustrations of NBA courts dating back to the 50s, an online museum of basketball hardwood. The collection contains floors for every NBA team with additions documenting even small changes in arena names, team logos, free-throw lane layouts, paint schemes, sponsors, and even wood patterns.
How the Cretaceous Coastline of North America Affects US …
WEBOct 20, 2016 · That’s a portion of the 2012 US Presidential election map of the southern states broken down by county: blue ones went Barack Obama’s way and counties in red voted for Mitt Romney. But let’s go back to the Cretaceous Period, which lasted from 145 million years ago to 65 million years ago. Back then, the coastline of what is now North ...
The reading level of Presidential speeches - kottke.org
WEBOct 10, 2014 · The reading level of Presidential speeches. Using the Flesch-Kincaid readability test, Vocativ analyzed more than 600 speeches from all the American Presidents for ease of comprehension. What they found was a trend toward simpler language as speeches needed to appeal to a wider range of people, not just super-educated white men.. I think President Obama, no more or less than President Bush ...
Love Stamps? Love Stamps! - kottke.org
WEBFeb 15, 2024 · Love Stamps? Love Stamps! A day late, but there’s room for love every day here at kottke.org: from the Portland Stamp Company, a history of LOVE stamps issued by the US Postal Service from 1973 to the present. There are some heavy hitters amongst the designers of these stamps, including Robert Indiana, Sister Corita Kent, …
James Webb Telescope’s Incredibly Deep View of the Universe
WEBFeb 6, 2023 · The European Space Agency has released a gobsmacking deep field image of thousands of galaxies taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. A crowded field of galaxies throngs this Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, along with bright stars crowned with Webb’s …
Listen to a Performance of Some New Mozart Music
WEBSep 25, 2024 · A previously unknown piece of music composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart when he was probably in his early teens has been uncovered at a library in Germany. The piece dates to the mid to late 1760s and consists of seven miniature movements for a string trio lasting about 12 minutes, the Leipzig municipal libraries said in a statement on Thursday.