It took Homo sapiens 200,000 years, but we’ve finally perfected breakfast: a cup of Cravens coffee and a still-warm flatliner + more
It took Homo sapiens 200,000 years, but we’ve finally perfected breakfast: a cup of Cravens coffee and a still-warm flatliner + more
This is the most beautifully designed site I have ever seen. A fitting tribute to the 2,983 men, women, and + more
Tucked away in New Canaan, Connecticut, is architect Philip Johnson’s famous Glass House (1949). It and several other buildings—including the + more
In 1995 I arranged for renowned painter and World War II poster artist Bernard Perlin to visit Spokane. His arrival coincided + more
Today’s roundup of odds and ends (mostly “odds”) comes entirely from Fortean Times—the world’s foremost authority on “strange phenomena and + more
Yesterday was John Cage’s 100th birthday. Not that one; this one. One of my favorite pieces of his is the 1947 + more
Archaeologists found a 2,500-year-old brain in the UK. It has “the consistency of tofu,” and “none of the distinctive smell + more
So I was walking in San Francisco’s Chinatown a couple of weeks ago, and came across this guy camped out + more
Today’s Oxford English Dictionary Word of the Day is “boofy.” It’s Australian slang, apparently. Usually of a man or boy: + more
What would happen if everyone on earth stood as close to each other as they could and jumped, everyone landing + more
…here’s a gallery of “mosaic sculptures” of musicians—using actual CDs of the musicians themselves. Mind = blown.
Jonah Goldberg surmises that “at least 99 percent of the things we know are things other people figured out first.” + more
Just last week we brought your attention to an unfortunate misspelling. But thanks to our enormous reach and influence, few + more
The 200-lb. cast aluminum 2.4-liter V8 that powers the Red Bull RB08 is capable of going from 0 to 100 + more