Coretta Scott King

David Brinkley died last night due to complications from a fall at his home in Houston. Brinkley was one of my favorite journalists, with the ability to spin a yarn about mundane and amusing events that made them as  [more...]

Well, that’s misleading, because of course there are new things to report elsewhere — a tornado alert back home in DC leading to evacuation of the Mall just hours before the fireworks; the release of Alan  [more...]

It’s the end of the year, and all those lists are starting to crop up — you know, the ones that count down the best of the year. I started to read one about the top 50 gadgets of the last 50 years, and  [more...]