Nah Right (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rosenberg hits up the One Step Beyond event at the American Museum of Natural History. Previously: One Step Beyond with Talib Kweli, Buckshot & Pete Rock on Vimby (Video)
Gossip Thug - GossipThug.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rosenberg hits up the One Step Beyond event at the American Museum of Natural History. Previously: One Step Beyond with Talib Kweli, Buckshot & Pete Rock on Vimby (Video)
Overheard in New York (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Little white boy to frustrated black nanny who is trying to hail a cab : My daddy always gets a taxi! --Houston & Broadway Overheard by: Dan Little boy : This place is like a dead zoo. --American Museum of Natural History Four-year-old boy : Yo, this sofa is mad comfy! --Used Furniture Store, Staten Island Four-year-old boy : That's enough, I'm calling Interpol! --A Train Overheard by: Swarles Little...
The Orlando Business Journal (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Action Products International Inc. has announced it has teamed up with the American Museum of Natural History to launch a series of children's educational toys and kits under the OLogy brand, an educational component of the of the museum's Web site.
Market Wire - Retail: Consumer Interest (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
ORLANDO, FL (MARKET WIRE) Action Products (NASDAQ: APII) launches a series of children's educational toys and kits under the OLogy brand, an educational component of the American Museum of Natural History's web site of the same name. OLogy focuses on authentic, educational experiences while appealing to a child's sense of fun, exploration and wonder. The brand is targeted at children aged pre-kindergarten...
Material Interest (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Five things worth knowing today - Hippie-stravaganza Hair opens today in New York's Central Park. We know what you're wondering, and the answer is yes, there will be nudity. - Cocktail experts discuss the history of the Mint Julep at...
PBS (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
A century after falling out of favor among doctors, medicinal leeches are back in hospitals, sucking away on patients' wounds.
Cryptomundo.com (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
The claim that nothing written about in Bernard Heuvelmans' famed book has ever been verified is often repeated by opponents of cryptozoology, however it is false. Here are four reasons why. Images.
Handmade Sterling Jewelry (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Ruby is the birthstone for July and the 15th and 40th wedding anniversary stone. Historically, the ruby is associated with royalty, love and vividness, passion and power. Thirteenth century medical literature from India tells us that a ruby could cure digestive disorders. In the Bible, only wisdom and a virtuous woman are more valuable [...]
PR Leap - Recent News Releases (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
New York Marriott East Side hotel is offering a chance to explore the American Museum of Natural History with a family package including tickets to the museum and stay in their Manhattan hotel.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Pro Bono Humanum Award recognizes exemplary partnership benefiting reproductive health of more than 8 million women NEW YORK, July 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Population Council and Sheldon Segal, distinguished scientist at the organization, will receive the Prix Galien USA 2008 Pro Bono Humanum Award () for spearheading a preeminent coalition between academic, private, philanthropic and...
Evolution News & Views (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
So was Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) secretly a fundamentalist Christian, a mad man, or just plain ignorant? The great novelist (Lolita, Pale Fire, Pnin) was, in his own telling, a "furious" critic of Darwinian theory. He based the judgment not on religion, to which biographer Brian Boyd writes that he was "profoundly indifferent," but on decades of his scientific study of butterflies, including at...
Travel Weekly Blog (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Every year, groups of New Yorkers take to the streets to capture the sunset aligning perfectly with the east-west lines on the city's grid. This year Manhattanhenge hit on May 29/30 and again on July 11/12 - I've dug up...
The Big Picture (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Those of you in Manhattan today should check out "Manhattanhenge" at 8:23pm: Wikipedia: Manhattanhenge (sometimes referred to as Manhattan Solstice) is a semi-annual occurrence in which the setting sun aligns with the east-west streets of Manhattan's main street grid. The term is derived from Stonehenge, at which the sun aligns with the stones on the solstices. It was coined in 2002 by Neil deGrasse...
Metal Lungies (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
VIMBY - One Step Beyond: Talib Kweli Talib Kweli performing with Pete Rock and Buckshot at the The American Museum of Natural History, thanks to Tunji.
