Marco Polo

It's fair to say that Dan Long has seen more of the universe than anyone but God. Month after month, year after year, Long has sat in a windowless room atop a windy mountain peak, watching the heavens scroll by on 12 monitors connected to the Apache...

FILMS " Righteous Kill," 2008 "Ratatouille," 2007 "Romeo and Juliet," 1996 "Tommy Boy," 1995 "Presumed Innocent," 1990 "Best Seller," 1987 "The Belly of the Architect," 1987 "Legal Eagles," 1986 "F/X," 1986 "Silverado," 1985 "Cocoon," 1985...

As the F or G train transitions to the elevated tracks after leaving the Carroll Street station, the first thing many straphangers notice are the unusually expansive gardens sprawling out in front of the surrounding brownstones. Fenced in by iron gates,...

A yearlong investigation by the state attorney general's office has concluded that the governor's chief of staff, M. Lisa Moody, used state time and equipment to aid the governor's 2006 election campaign — a violation of good ethical practice if not...

For the most part, it's all quiet on the public TV front this fall. There are no huge multipart productions, or (necessarily) can't-miss draws that'll make viewers forget about commercial TV. Instead, there's a bounty of one-offs - many dance- and music-...

An investigative report by the state attorney general has concluded that Gov. M. Jodi Rell's chief of staff, M. Lisa Moody, used "state time and equipment" to provide an official state address list to Rell's 2006 election campaign for use in fund-...

The attorney general has concluded that Gov. M. Jodi Rell's chief of staff, M. Lisa Moody, used "state time and equipment" to provide an official state address list to Rell's 2006 election campaign for use in fundraising activities. Moody "may have...

Wet and wild weekend A selection of L.A. pool parties this holiday weekend. Make sure beforehand that events are not sold out or restricted. Early arrival is strongly encouraged. Wet at the Custom Hotel Saturday: DJs Mark Farina, Jason Bentley,...

TODAY Power boat race The Port Deposit Chamber of Commerce will hold a "Ragin' on the River" power boat races on the Susquehanna River in Port Deposit. Gates open at 10 a.m. at Marina Park. Races include several classes of hydroplanes and Jersey Skiffs,...

Hollister House and the Garden Conservancy will co-sponsor a garden study weekend at Hollister House, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road in Washington, Conn., Sept. 5, 6 and 7. For information and registration, go to www.hollisterhousegarden.org or www....

IN 1973, an expatriate American novelist possessed of great ambitions, pretty good reviews and slender means set out from London's Victoria Station to circumnavigate the great Eurasian land mass, mostly by train. Two years later, he published an account...

DALLAS—The secret to successful hosting is something other than the special ingredient in your grandmother's marinara sauce: It's the white plate. Classic, clean and simple, "white dinnerware offers a blank canvas for the artistry of food...