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Winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize | Graywolf Press
Leaving Orbit: Notes from the Last Days of American Spaceflight by Margaret Lazarus Dean has been chosen as the newest winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize. Graywolf will publish the book in early 2015.
YOU GUYS I WON SOMETHING.
[Insert Space Here]: Potential Episodes for the 1960s Cocoa Beach Show
Because of the announcement of a potential TV show focusing on a group of journalists in 1960s Cocoa Beach, I thought we should come up with our own episode ideas.
For my examples, I’m going to say that the show stars a photographer working for a popular magazine, a man that we’ll call “Ralph.”
Where is the moon?
Apollo 10 audio transcript
Oh my god this made my life complete.
The many handsome faces of Gus, 1961.
How much does it please me that his spacesuit is a lot like the ones the Mercury astronauts wore? Answer: IMMENSELY.
(Source: justbeenjustin)
Every time I think I’m blonde enough, I see a photo of Marilyn Monroe and think, oh, not quite yet.
![Ten thousand years from now: search for “fin-de-siecle America,” pull up this image.
for-all-mankind:
thedailywhat:
Space Shuttle Photo of the Day: In case you missed it this weekend, space shuttle Endeavour took a stroll through the streets of Los Angeles.
[nerdcore]
Going out like a boss.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbwjnmhx7L1qzpwi0o1_500.jpg)
Ten thousand years from now: search for “fin-de-siecle America,” pull up this image.
Space Shuttle Photo of the Day: In case you missed it this weekend, space shuttle Endeavour took a stroll through the streets of Los Angeles.
[nerdcore]
Going out like a boss.
Bina Shah's '93 (@binashah) Piece in the Independent on Malala Yusufzai Shooting
The countrywide reaction to Malala’s shooting has been one of uniform, widespread horror and disgust at the Taliban and their methods. Just two days after Imran Khan’s anti-drone march, they have shown how they intend to repay the favor - by eliminating an icon of peace, education, and girls’ and women’s empowerment. They have said that they targeted her because she was a “Western-minded” secular girl who criticized them and that if Malala survives, they will target her again. She will almost certainly have to leave Swat, if not the country, for her own safety - a huge disgrace for the Pakistani government, who cannot provide security for any of its citizens.
