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October 17, 2008 / Columnists

Drawing On Science For Kids

WHY WE SEE

Commentary By Stephen S. Yaeger

Plants and animals have developed many ways to use light energy for their survival. The EMS is composed of wavelengths of energy from low radio waves to high gamma waves. Light is a very small part of the Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS). More...

From the Editor's Desk

A Look Back Four Years Could Be A Look Into Our Future

By Howard Schwach

This column was originally published in The Wave's June 24, 2005 edition. Now that the question of mayoral control of our public schools is once again up for debate, More...

Historical Views of the Rockaways

The Most Modern Telephone Building, Rockaway Beach, 1908

From The Rockaway Museum Commentary by Emil Lucev, Curator Dedicated To The Memory Of Leon S. Locke

During the late 1880s the main telephone switchboard from upper Queens to the peninsula was located in the Wynn Building, on the southwest corner of Central Avenue and Cornaga Avenue in Far Rockaway. More...

MovieScope

'A Secret' - Hiding From The Holocaust

By Robert Snyder

Claude Miller's brilliant film, "A Secret," deals headon with a sensitive issue often hidden about the Holocaust: European Jews, who concealed their religious and ethnic identity to evade the Nazis. More...

School Scope

Randi, Bloomie and Term Limits

Commentary By Norman Scott

Personally, I have always been opposed to term limits, as has this union. I am also, as are so many people, very concerned about the economy, and I am grateful the mayor is willing to step up. More...

Smith Speaks From Albany

What Should College Students Watch Out For? The Answer is One Word: Plastic

Commentary From The Desk Of Senator Malcolm Smith Minority Leader New York State Senate

October is a time when college freshmen have finally settled into their studies, high school seniors begin anticipating early admission to the college of their choice, and high school juniors start lining up campus visits as they get serious about More...

The Progressive

Reflections

Commentary By John Paul Culotta

On September 19, I attended a political discussion on progressive politics in Europe and the United States. One of the participants in the discussion was Walter Veltroni, the leader of the Democratic Party in Italy. More...

Beachcomber

One of New York City's great institutions is coming back to town. The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is back at Pier 86 and will reopen to the public on November 8 at 10 a.m. More...

Broad Channel Bits

Commentary By Liz Guarino

Halloween seems to be the most important day in October! For one thing, Americans spend a lot of money for Halloween—costumes for evergrowing kids, candy and decorations can rack up a good total for a lot of folks. More...

From The Artists Studio

A Hidden Turnip And A 'Rapt' Mummy - Opening Reception And Halloween

Commmentary by Susan Hartenstein

Bats, cats, conspiratorial turnips. A world of Frankenstein and Tiny Dancers. An odd fish, dueling elephants and donkeys. A bow, or should I say bow-wow, to Van Gogh. A poet's Henny Youngman. And a beleaguered wife's wildest fantasy. More...