Hooray! Particular hoorays for Nate Silver, who is possibly a witch. Hee.




With Halloween and elections now behind us, we return to the wacky Wednesday festivals routine. Not wacky, but definitely festive and educational, is the celebration of American Indian Heritage Month by the National Museum of the American Indian.



Slightly wackier: it’s Pirates Week! Arrrr!



In ten days, Woofstock will conquer Canada. (Warning: music starts up when you go to this site. It’s pretty awesome, though.)



In Phoenix, a parade which bills itself as “The World's Only Parading Arts Fair” will illuminate the streets this weekend.



And finally, if you’re in none of those places, consider registering for NASA’s “Spot the Station” alerts, which will tell you when the International Space Station is passing directly over your head!