Each year, critic Linda Holmes looks back on the year and compiles a list of the things that brought her joy.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

I listened to warnings about the new 'Superman' movie from my friends at Fox News and others in the conservative fear-o-sphere. And still, I went.

Alt: a woman in a green uniform with a star trek logo on her chest

Early on I decided that riding the NASA ‘corporate’ jet was not a real advantage.  NASA had acquired a number of used Gulfstream II corporate jets to be converted to Shuttle Training Aircraft.  Sup…