Category: Editorials

  • Natural Selections wants your art!

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    Whether you can’t stop drawing while waiting for the bus, or taking a walk around the city; if photography is your passion, or if you’re more of a painter, this is your chance to share your art. Beginning in 2016, Natural Selections will publish a picture of the art we receive every month. To take…

  • The History of the Thanksgiving Holiday in America.

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    By Aileen Marshall The weather has turned pleasantly crisp recently. It turns our thoughts to sweaters, leaves turning colors, apples and pumpkins. Along that line comes the Thanksgiving holiday. Most Americans today think of it as a day to have a turkey dinner with family, along with pumpkin pie and watching the parade and football.…

  • Halloween in New York

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    By Aileen Marshall It’s that time of year again, goblins and ghouls abound, the real and the fictional. If you are too old to go trick or treating, what is there to do? Luckily, you live in New York, where there are always options for something to do. The most iconic New York Halloween celebration…

  • Kykuit, The Rockefeller Family Estate – For a Very Special Day Trip

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    By Susan Russo The 3,000-acre estate of four generations of the Rockefeller family is nestled in the lovely area of Pocantico Hills, New York. The name of the estate, Kykuit, means “lookout” in Dutch, an apt name, since the vistas over the Hudson River are magnificent. John D. Rockefeller had the six-story mansion built in…

  • For Your Consideration – Ones to Watch, Vol. 2 Edition

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    By Jim Keller I usually wait until after the Telluride and Toronto International Film festivals to discuss the second of the three-part Ones to Watch series, but I’ll be in Hawaii honeymooning for half of September, so I moved it up. I admit I’m at a bit of a disadvantage without the critics’ feedback from…

  • For Your Consideration – Ones to Watch, Vol. 1 Edition

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    By Jim Keller This month we begin our four-part series that will take us all the way up to Oscar nominations in January 2016 by discussing the leading ladies of the Best Actress race. While it was slim pickings for last year’s crop, this year’s appears to feature some strong, bona fide leads out of…

  • Where have all the bees gone?

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    By Aileen Marshall Perhaps you’ve heard in the news about the mystery of the disappearing bees. It seems no one knows exactly why, but we do know that it’s serious. While bees may be an annoyance that can mar your outdoor activities, they are very important for pollinating crops. Some estimates say the drop in…

  • For Your Consideration – Crystal Ball Edition

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    By Jim Keller The early part of the Oscar race is a moving target. There are a few awards stops along the way: Sundance, SXSW, and Cannes, to name a few, but by and large spitballing what may come down the slippery slope of the Oscar pike is tricky. For one, a lot of the…

  • The Union Forever!

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    Dedicated to the memory of Bruce Voeller  By George Barany, Michael Hanko, and Paul Luftig This puzzle is modified and updated from versions that went on-line in the run-up to the 2012 Presidential election. We dedicate the puzzle to the memory of Bruce Voeller (1934-1994), a Rockefeller alum (1961) who later served on the Rockefeller…

  • Ten Years of Natural Selections

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    By Daniel Briskin Continuing on with our salute to the tenth anniversary of Natural Selections, here is a comic republished from 2004.

  • Ten Years of Natural Selections

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    By Daniel Briskin Continuing on with our salute to the tenth anniversary of Natural Selections, here is a comic republished from 2004. This month, the Natural Selections Editorial Board bids farewell to Daniel Briskin. We would like to thank him for his dedication and for helping Natural Selections to become what it is today. Danny…

  • Scientists Decide: No interesting stories in Science

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    By John Borghi On March 16, 1926, Robert H. Goddard launched the first ever liquid-fueled rocket in Auburn, Massachusetts. Though this test did little to silence the mocking editorials and harsh criticisms that had followed Goddard since his 1920 proposal that liquid-fueled rockets would eventually reach beyond Earth’s atmosphere, it was a major breakthrough in…