I’m…I’m just gonna reproduce this paragraph in its entirety: When Einstein died, in 1955, his brain was removed during an + more
I’m…I’m just gonna reproduce this paragraph in its entirety: When Einstein died, in 1955, his brain was removed during an + more
“I don’t think we can separate the art from the artist,” writes the inimitable Nick Cave, “nor should we need + more
If you would have told me that today I would sit, mesmerized, for more than six and a half minutes + more
“Reading a book requires, by today’s dismal standards, an enormous investment of time and attention,” writes Austin Kleon, “and the + more
Ben Dreyfuss just launched a newsletter called Good Faith, “where every Monday and Friday you can read new posts about + more
Remember Prince’s guitar solo during the performance of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” at the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall + more
Behold! The unlikely story of Taylor California Cellars, “Coca-Cola’s forgotten foray into the wine industry.” I was just a kid + more
This, from a Twitter user named Jared, apparently took the social media platform by storm a year ago—but because I’m + more
From the Royal Collection Trust: “From an early age, [Maria Sibylla Merian] was fascinated by insects and their life cycles, + more
Over at Wired, Andy Greenberg explains “how one couple built a device to fix McDonald’s notoriously broken soft-serve machines—and how + more
Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House: “a magnificent catastrophe.” Thelonious Monk’s 25 Tips for Musicians: “You’ve got to dig it + more
Wilf Davies has lived in Wales’ Teifi valley for all of his 72 years. He’s never been married (“it’s not + more
Andrew Blum on fusion: “On the evening of March 18, 1987…three thousand [physicists] crammed into the Hilton ballroom for the + more
Now that there appears to be some light at the end of the tunnel—the CDC’s COVID Data Tracker actually brings + more
I’m not the kind of person who stresses out about his age. Not much I can do about it, I + more