Looking Ahead

May 10

Elementary-school teachers in Ontario, Canada, voted to authorize a strike beginning today if the government and the teachers union cannot solve an ongoing labor dispute. The teachers have been working without a contract since the beginning of the school year.

May 15

Motorists should be on the lookout when bicyclists from across the nation participate in National Bike to Work Day. The League of American Bicyclists and local biking clubs support and promote the event.

May 15

Mad Max is back even if Mel Gibson isn’t. English actor Tom Hardy will reprise the role of Mad Max in the postapocalyptic series when Mad Max: Fury Road debuts to a worldwide audience.

May 17

Yale University will host Vice President Joe Biden for its commencement exercises today. Biden’s speech will come as many are wondering whether the two-time presidential candidate will challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Biden has said he will decide by late summer, but he has already visited three early primary states this year.

May 20

CBS late night veteran David Letterman will retire after recording one last installment of the Late Show today. Letterman debuted on late night television in 1982 on NBC. The 68-year-old known for his acerbic wit and Top 10 lists will give way to former Comedy Central star Stephen Colbert who will officially take over the show in September. (See “Late night laughs” in this issue.)