I have long believed that any American general or senior diplomat who wants to work in Iraq should have to pass a test. It would be a very simple test. It would consist of only one question: "Do you ...

When it comes to driving, “short” has two possible meanings: a) distance and b) time. Indeed, the shortest distance between Point A and Point B might be not be the shortest distance in terms of time ...

The shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line. Let’s call these points A and B. Let A and B represent two vantage points from which to illustrate some of the current absurdities we’re ...

The Messenger spacecraft is finally in orbit round the planet Mercury. Messenger was launched in August 2004 and returned almost to Earth a year later. It then passed by Venus twice and circled ...

Your location in this Universe isn't just described by spatial coordinates (where), but also by a time coordinate (when). It is impossible to move from one spatial location to another without also ...

PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE. By Steve Martin. With Mark Nelson, Tim Hopper, Harry Groener, Carl Don, Rondi Reed, Susan Floyd, John Christopher Jones, Peter Jacobson and Gabriel Macht. Set by Scott ...