ART Herman Melville In placid hours well-pleased we dream Of many a brave unbodied scheme. But form to lend, pulsed + more
ART Herman Melville In placid hours well-pleased we dream Of many a brave unbodied scheme. But form to lend, pulsed + more
Benjamin Robert Haydon, in his diary entry for January 14, 1825, offers up some advice for the aspiring artist: “The + more
You’ve heard talk of the multiverse, right? The idea is that the astronomically low odds of a universe like ours + more
“Today, one of the world’s largest collections of Nazi propaganda sits in a climate-controlled warehouse at Fort Belvoir, in northern + more
Is the McRib—that heavenly handful of sticky, porky goodness—just an arbitrage strategy on the part of McDonald’s? That certainly explains + more
“One of the paradoxes of research, writes Dr. Thomas Fink, “is that, time and again, the most far-reaching discoveries are + more
Happy 2021, y’all! Things have piled up a bit during our absence, so we’ll just start the new year by + more
Since we’ll be taking a couple of weeks off from posting, here are some links to keep you occupied: “[E]very + more
There’s an interesting feature on Tom Voigt, founder and publisher of ZodiacKiller.com, in the December issue of Portland Monthly. As + more
From the journal of James Boswell, December 15, 1762: The enemies of the people of England who would have them + more
“The faces of observers and SES staff members reflected relief and delight as the fireball and subsequent smoke cloud developed.” + more
Ken Layne is a weird dude. And I say this as a guy who subscribes to Layne’s delightful periodical and + more
Ever wanted to brush up on your Hittite? Listen to someone recite Beowulf in the original Old English? Get knee-deep + more
“Everything they said to each other, how they interacted, was nothing but a dance. It was hilarious to watch two + more