In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth, including a form of igneous rock called granite, a mass composed mostly of silica and aluminum that makes up a large part of the continental crust, and comes in all the colors of the rainbow and signifies majesty and serenity. On the kajillionth day, or thereabouts, we mined that granite and we made countertops. Read full article > >

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Granite: Why every homeowner wants a piece of the rock

It was hard as a teenager for Tommy Femia to come out as gay; now, as he performs “Over the Rainbow” in drag, his family cheers him on.

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Judy Garland Impersonator Tommy Femia of Brooklyn

Did the Rainbow Warrior write the rulebook for direct action?

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Green wave

Back in 2006, when Rainbow had been named best children’s TV show, Roy Skelton spoke to Radio 5 live Drive

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AUDIO: Voice of Zippy and George dies

Actor and singer Roy Skelton, best known for voicing puppets George and Zippy in the popular children’s programme Rainbow, dies aged 79.

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Voice of Rainbow’s Zippy and George dies

The flagship of environmental group Greenpeace, the Rainbow Warrior II, is in Hong Kong on its farewell tour to Asia.

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Rainbow Warrior’s farewell tour

Austin Jennings is the manager of So Addictive Lounge , a Herndon bar and grill, where he’s learned that it’s a lot of work, this business of going fully gay.

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Rainbow flag aloft, nightclub is Fairfax County’s first gay bar