“Anthropomorphic pumpkins, mirror divination, and space-traveling witches”: a collection of vintage Halloween cards. In addition to my annual plea to + more
“Anthropomorphic pumpkins, mirror divination, and space-traveling witches”: a collection of vintage Halloween cards. In addition to my annual plea to + more
If you’re looking to watch a scary movie on Halloween but are unsure where to start, there’s no shortage of + more
This suffix, applied to nuclear physics, modern biology, and early AI—and even a certain carnival ride—was “a totem of high + more
Entering the 17th and final race of the 1997 FIA Formula One World Championship, held October 26 at Jerez, Spain, + more
“A smart person who is given a five-hour job by their boss at four o’clock in the afternoon will get + more
Based on this interactive map from the good folks at candystore.com, Utah is a terrible place to spend your childhood. + more
I saw Blade Runner in 1982 at the Liberty Theater in Lewiston, Idaho. (Apparently, there weren’t that many of us + more
Back in 2001 when I was writing music criticism for the Local Planet, my editor gave me a copy of + more
“The initial thought behind Baileys Irish Cream took about 30 seconds,” writes David Gluckman in the Irish Times. “In another 45 + more
“Fears are growing in Sweden over packs of radioactive wild boar moving north, ravaging forests and farmland.” We should probably + more
Because it’s Thursday—which means we’re mere hours from Friday—and because the boss is out of town, we’ve decided that a + more
The function of music, says Wadada Leo Smith, is “to transform that [observer’s] life in just an instant, so that + more
Cooking with Nikolai Gogol: “Delicious beyond description!…Pies you couldn’t imagine in your wildest dreams: they melt in your mouth! And + more
So much has been written about the wisdom of Theodor Geisel’s words, crafted for the delight of kids but, at + more
“A good person is great; but an awesome person—they’re on another level. I’m all for tasty sandwiches; but I’d rather have an awesome one. + more