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• Southern Cross stargazer

  Brilliant Venus glows lower in the northwest and sets by nightfall. Capella guides Auriga, Charioteer, lower in the northwest. The Big Dipper hangs in the north. Its “bowl” faces Polaris, North Star. The Little Dipper (visible far from city lights) appears to have its handle attached to Polaris. Fading Mars lies next to Leo, Lion, stalking the western sky. The dim Beehive star cluster follows the Gemini Twins, Castor and Pollux, into the northwest. Arcturus, Herdsman, sparkles in the east. Corvus, Crow, flies ahead of Spica and silver Saturn in the south. Omega Centauri, famous cluster of a million stars, shimmers low in the south, directly below Corvus. Libra drifts higher in the southeast. Mid-evening, huge Scorpius crawls above the southeastern horizon. Ruddy Antares (red heart) beats in the Scorpion’s torso. Hercules leads Vega, in Lyra the Harp, and the vast Summer Triangle higher in the northeast. The Summer Milky Way (River of Stars) lies along the eastern horizon.
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  Memorial Day

  How to display the American flag

  If you plan to let your patriotic colors fly this Memorial Day, do right by Old Glory and display it with dignity — which is to say, not on your stars-and-stripes bikini.
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  Mama Sass

  Have you flashed your ovaries today?

  I’ve always wanted to belong to a gang. The closest I ever got was back when I had a banana-seat bike with playing cards fastened to the spokes by clothespins. I rode around with a bunch of neighborhood kids, and we may have frightened a few squirrels.

• Saving money

  Some items should always be purchased with a coupon

  I believe in clipping coupons for most products, but here are seven items no one should ever buy without a coupon:

• Baggage Check

  ’Tween daughter discovers naughty photos of Mom and Dad

  Ah, boudoir photos packed away in a closet. How downright Victorian. Someday soon, kids will be unearthing their parents’ spring break photos online.
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  A Fork on the Road

  Upper East Side cafe offers light Italian fare with Miami touches

  A stylish but cozy Italian spot has opened on the Upper East Side. The food is light and flavorful with Miami touches in dishes like quinoa with black beans, mango and mozzarella and chunky tuna tartare with local avocado and blackberry coulis.
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  Wine

  How to track down the wine you want

  You’re in a restaurant or at a friend’s house, and you’re served a wine — say, the opulent 2009 Charles Krug “Generations” Cabernet Sauvignon — that’s simply to-die-for.
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  Cook’s Corner

  Lovely new cookbook echoes Sunday-dinner theme

  Regular readers will know that bringing back pass-the-potatoes Sunday family dinners has been my goal this year, inspired by the gatherings on the CBS show Blue Bloods, in which Tom Selleck’s brood of New York Irish cops gather in the family home weekly for Sunday dinner. My children are far-flung – one in Los Angeles, one in Boston — but we have managed a Sunday family dinner four times in the past year. On other Sundays I reach out to friends to fill the empty seats.
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  Dinner in minutes

  Sauce lends barbecue flavor to burgers without heating grill

  Juicy burgers are an American favorite. Barbecue sauce mixed in with the meat gives a barbecue flavor without having to heat up the grill. It also helps make these lower-fat burgers moist.

• Horoscopes

  If today is your birthday: This is the time to repay kindnesses and to keep the scales of justice balanced in your favor. During the next four to six weeks, opportunity may knock and a seemingly unimportant offer could lead to long term happiness and prosperity or your business expertise could be used to implement your fondest plans. In the coming month, everyone looks at you through rose-colored glasses - so make your own opportunities by asking for a raise, asking for favors or seeking a new job. Since you are a bit wiser than usual, you may add vision and intelligence to making decisions about some key areas of your life. Plan ahead and avoid making financial decisions or business or job changes in August.
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  Home decor

  Nautical trends are all the rage this season

  With so many home mortgages underwater, perhaps it’s little wonder that interior designers have found inspiration in the murky depths of the sea. Let’s call it turning a negative into a positive.

• Condo Line

  Who’s responsible for fixing flood damage?

  I publish this question to point out imprudent decisions that people will make to try to save money. The members voted not to have insurance coverage; however the condominium is still responsible for drywall repairs. Now the members must pay from the general funds.
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  Plant Clinic

  What’s chewing holes in leaves?

  The leaf damage could be caused by snails, slugs or caterpillars. Usually you can find caterpillars during the day if you look carefully. You can spray with a B.t. product (Thuricide or Dipel) to control caterpillars if the plants are not in your butterfly garden.
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  Fiction

  About a boy

  With daring humor and compassion, John Irving examines the shifting tides of sexuality.
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  Fiction

  Calypso country bands together

  A Carnival King watches a Caribbean nation come into being.
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  What are you reading now?

  “I just reread Homer’s The Iliad because of my book, which really sort of resurrected the Trojan War in my mind. I’ve read parts of it in Greek in my college days, and I wanted to reread it. It is the most stunning description of war ever, with so much relevance to our lives to day, and it’s absolutely beautiful poetry. I love it.”
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  Nonfiction

  Why we love the same old, same old

  Reporter examines the ingrained allure of routine.

• Southern Cross stargazer

  In evening twilight, brilliant Venus glows in the northwest and sets by 11 p.m. Betelgeuse, left shoulder star of Orion, twinkles near the western horizon. Capella guides Auriga, Charioteer, toward the northwestern horizon. Procyon, Little Dog, lies in the west. Silver Saturn follows Spica into the south. Both are in Virgo, Springmaiden. Corvus, Crow flies ahead of them. Dim Omega Centauri, a globular cluster of millions of stars, shimmers below Corvus. The stars of Libra drift across the southeast. Bright Arcturus, Herdsman, sparkles in the east. Overhead ruddy Mars lies beside westbound Leo, Lion. The delicate Beehive Star Cluster follows the Gemini Twins into the northwest. The Big Dipper hangs in the north, its `bowl’ faces Polaris, North Star. The Little Dipper’s handle appears to be attached to Polaris. By 10:30 p.m., Vega brings the vast Summer Triangle higher in the northeast Huge Scorpius crawls above the southeastern horizon. Antares (red heart) beats in the Scorpion’s torso.
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  DANCING

  Arthur Murray’s dancing legacy turns 100

  One hundred years ago, Arthur Murray began dancing, and now his legacy lives on from the corporate headquarters in Coral Gables and around the world.
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  Aventura man tackles Keys ultra-marathon to raise epilepsy awareness

  In the past six years, Aventura’s Glenn Fenster has made six solo bicycle trips across the country to raise awareness of epilepsy. This year, he skipped a seventh epic pedaling journey to watch his son, Nyle, graduate from high school.

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