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As Venus Transits The Face Of The Sun, Here's How To Safely Watch

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Safety over style: In 2006, a Palestinian man and boy were careful to protect their eyes while watching a partial eclipse of the sun. The same cautions are in order for Venus' transit of the sun on Tuesday.

By Mark Memmott

Originally published on Mon June 4, 2012 1:53 pm

DO NOT STARE AT THE SUN.

Is that clear enough?

As we looked this morning for good guides about how to safely watch on Tuesday as Venus passes across the face of the sun, there was no escaping the stern warnings about what NOT to do.

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Mon June 4, 2012

Kept From Playing Piano, Vanessa Perez Pushes Through To Success

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Pianist Vanessa Perez performs at NPR in Washington, D.C.

By Fred Child

Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 3:50 pm

There are stories both famous and infamous of children pushed into performing careers by their parents (Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, Judy Garland ... the list goes on and on). But Vanessa Perez has become a fine young pianist despite her mother's best efforts to keep her away from the performing arts.

8:58 am

Mon June 4, 2012

'Push Girls': A Fresh Take On Women Riding On '26-Inch Rims'

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Angela Rockwood has a photography shoot as she tries to get back into modeling on Sundance's Push Girls.

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Mia, Tiphany, Auti, and (with her back to the camera) Angela are the four women featured in Sundance's new Push Girls.

By Linda Holmes

Let's say this first: Popular television is bad at lots of things, and one of them is representations of people with disabilities. Even where they're present – Artie on Glee, or Walter, Jr. on Breaking Bad – they tend to be in isolation. When there's more than one person in a wheelchair, for instance, like when Jason Street was in rehab on Friday Night Lights, the story is usually about the disability itself.

8:03 am

Mon June 4, 2012

Kelly Hogan: Tiny Desk Concert

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By Stephen Thompson

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The reliable backup singer who seizes the spotlight is the stuff of entertainment-industry fairy tales, but Kelly Hogan hasn't actually had to labor in obscurity.

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