Few phrases from modern popular-culture resonate as well as this line from 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises: “A hero can be anyone, even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat on a young boy’s shoulders to let him know that the world hadn’t ended.” In the film, it was climactic…
The 2016 drama Hidden Figures really opened a lot of American eyes to a side of history that for a long time remained untold, that women — specifically, Black women — were behind some of the historic technological achievements of the previous century. This particular film (based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly) tells…
Every month, AY About You outlines the night sky in these easily digestible guides. And stargazing in February is another one for the books. This month features local astrophotography from Arkansan Tony Milligan. You can find more of his spectacular photos on his website, Captured in Time. Moon Phases Third Quarter: Feb. 4 New Moon: Feb.…
The name and face of Donna Terrell has become one of the most recognizable in all of Arkansas media, her stature stretching far beyond the FOX16 viewing range to all four corners of the state. But, despite the ease and grace with which she carries herself, her arrival to this mountaintop did not come easily.…
Every month, AY About You outlines the night sky in these easily digestible guides. And stargazing in January is another one for the books. This month features local astrophotography from Arkansan Tony Milligan. You can find more of his spectacular photos on his website, Captured in Time. Moon Phases Third Quarter: Jan. 6 New…
by Dustin Jayroe In a year plagued by social isolation, pain and suffering, perspective and silver linings are hard to come by. But up above, when the days fade away, the heavens are always there to remedy our souls — if we can find them. James Bruce McMath has not always been enchanted…
Just as the winds and the rivers shape our ever-changing landscape, Hayden Nix’s life has been molded by the weather. But it wasn’t a fairy tale that led this small-town Arkansas boy down the meteorological pathway — at least not at first. Today, Nix is a self-described “weather nerd,” but as a child, his barometric…
As we limp into a new year, most of us will fall back on our tried-and-true annual resolutions. But this year, setting a goal to lose a little weight might be even more popular than usual. It would be easy to say that a lot of us committed two of the seven deadly sins…
On Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, the state collectively watched with bated breath as history unfolded before our eyes. After nearly a dozen long, arduous, pandemic-ridden months, the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were administered to a handful of frontline health care workers at the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). Poetic symmetry readily apparent, it…
The annual Geminid Meteor Shower has arrived, producing up to nearly 120 meteors per hour at its peak. It’s not often that we are gifted with a month full of as much astronomical wonder as this one, but I suppose it is perfectly paired with the gift-giving month of December and as the cap-off…
