Happy almost weekend! You survived last weekend! You survived apocalyptic rains this morning! Well done! What can we do this weekend to forget all the woes? Tonight, how about something fun, silly and very online? Wrong Answers Only with LabX is a fun online game show hosted by the National Academy of Sciences and it […]
Every day brings new sorrows, but let’s only think about them in passing this weekend. Ironically, this weekend will be kicked off by the somber “In America” flag display by artist Suzanne Firstenberg, taking over the National Mall, at the foot of the Washington Monument. The display is bound by 15th and 17th Streets and […]
It’s hard to type September 10 without thinking of the somber anniversary we as Americans will observe tomorrow: twenty years since 9/11. Life changed radically in one horrifying day that simultaneously moved too fast and also as if in slow motion. I’ll be asking folks to share their stories tomorrow on our social media channels, […]
It’s not that I’m biased because it’s almost my birthday, but early September is a magical time of year. There is a cooler breeze in the air, Labor day is coming, the children are back in school* and mosquitoes will soon die. What’s not to love? Now, let’s find you something fun to do! The […]
Hey, it’s almost the weekend. These last days before the start of school have that weird electric energy of making sure supplies are procured and schedules are lined up and vaccines are administered and… oh that’s right, there is no COVID vaccine for kids 12 and under and some parents are in an understandable panic. […]