Nova's "Earth From Space"

A 2 hour-program on information gathered from satellites about the global atmosphere. If you've got the time, give it a go:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/earth-from-space.html

The Lone Ranger movie

Well, we're really more interested in what's going on with Johnny Depp as Tonto. Here's an interesting review of the movie from Slate.com (there are spoilers, but she warns you).

4th of July songs from The Nation

http://www.thenation.com/blog/168719/top-ten-july-4th-songs

Not enough Americans are aware that much of what we consider our patriotic culture, especially our iconic music, was created by artists and writers of decidedly left-wing sympathies, as Peter Drier and Richard Flacks have documented.

Three years ago, I posted a list of what I called the Top Twelve Most Patriotic Songs Ever. I’ve rethought those selections, consulted with various experts and now can present my heavily revised and highly debatable list of Top Ten July 4th Songs.
Peter Rothberg