Karl Bodmer. "Mandan Village," from Prince Maximilian of Wied's Travels to the Interior of North America, 1843-1844. The Newberry Library, Chicago. This view of a Mandan village was executed in 1833, a generation after Lewis and Clark visited the upper Missouri River, but it captures a scene...
The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis is an oil painting by John Trumbull. The painting was completed in 1820, and hangs in the rotunda of the United States Capitol inWashington, D. C. The painting depicts the surrender of British Major General Charles, Earl Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia on...
According to the New York Times, the latest scandal to hit the ever-competitive world of horse racing is a drug called dermomorphin. This drug is obtained from the skin of the Phyllomedusa sauvagei, commonly known as the waxy monkey tree frog. The effects are said to numb pain and make racehorses...
U.S. Navy has issued a Lockheed Martin-led industry team a $715 million contract modification to add funding for construction of two Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) – the third and fourth in a 10-ship contract awarded in December 2010. The contract modification is for construction ofLittle ...
26 June 2012 DAMASCUS - The Syrian Air Defence System has shot down a Turkish Air Force Jet violating its Airspace . Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdessi says that the recent downing of a Turkish military aircraft was a defensive act. In a press conference held on Monday, Makdessi...
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei (C) holds up his phone on speaker as he and journalists listen to the verdict of his court hearing at the courtyard of his studio in Beijing. John Batchelor Show Wednesday 905P Eastern Time (605P Pacific Time): Arthur Waldron, Lauder Professor of...
Tuesday 905P Eastern Time: Gretchen Morgenson, NYT, in re: What's preventing local govts from refinancing Tuesday 920P Eastern Time: Hannah Seligson, NYT, in re: Women running start-ups Tuesday 935P Eastern Time: Juliette Kayyem, Boston Globe, in re: suicides in the armed services Tuesday 950P...
Monday 905P Eastern Time (605P Pacific Time): .David Drucker. in re: This close to an election, Washington is self-paralyzing: neither Republicans nor Democrats want to do much each for the other. WOrldwide economic doldrus: US politicos seem to think they can't do much t help the world. ...
Sunday 905P Eastern Time: Gene Markson, in re: Small biz for Obamacare Sunday 920P Eastern Time: Marian Wang, ProPublica, in re: Student loans, and owing money for a deceased student's loan Sunday 935P Eastern Time: Michael Vlahos, author, in re: What does the call of duty in modern...
Saturday 905P Eastern Time: Darwin's Devices: What Evolving Robots Can Teach Us About the History of Life and the Future of Technology by John Long; 1 of 2 Saturday 920P Eastern Time: Darwin's Devices: What Evolving Robots Can Teach Us About the History of Life and the Future of Technology by...