From Wired: On April 12, space advocates will mark the fourth annual Yuri’s Night, a global celebration of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s 108-minute orbit around the Earth in 1961. The founders hope that a show of global unity toward a common goal, space exploration, will move the planet away from current military preoccupations to something more constructive.
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,62977,00.html

I remember it as if it were yesterday…everyone I knew was elated and frightened all at the same time.

From The Detroit News: Marc Fisher, entertainment writer for the Washington Post, suggests what might be in store for us down-the-road once Bob Edwards is shuffled out of the anchor chair.
http://www.detnews.com/2004/screens/0404/10/screens-118334.htm

I’m going to write a piece about Kernis’ useless webchat last Monday once I calm down about it.