Monthly Archive: January 2018

Roger Federer smiles, sitting on a (tasteful) wood locker room bench, hugging a big silver cup on a pedestal

Is Roger Federer the Most Graceful Athlete of Our Time?

  He’s not letting go ????@rogerfederer #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/GzuMKotSmi — #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 28, 2018   Could Roger Federer be the most graceful and gracious athlete of our time? Of all time? …..

Fitty with Susan Sarandon

50 Cent is a Bitcoin Multi-Millionaire

Forget the Winklevoss twins and their bitcoin billions — 50 Cent has a better bitcoin story. Via The Guardian: So what’s the big deal? You see, 50 Cent isn’t just …..

Photo of Martin Luther King, Jr. looking calmly straight at the camera with one hand oratorically upraised

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Vision of Love Still Matters

[Editor’s note: The following guest post was originally published by our friends at The Conversation.] By Joshua F.J. Inwood, Penn State University 2017 was a year of increased conflict in the United …..

Two astronauts in flight suits, looking a little sweaty, smile and chat with blue skies behind them

John Young is the First Big Death of 2018

John Young, the “astronaut’s astronaut” who flew on six different NASA missions over 18 years, has died at age 87. Complications from pneumonia was the cause of death. With apologies to …..