“No crystal hunters are as daring as Chamonix’s cristalliers, who complete technical alpine climbs to extremely hard-to-get places so they + more
“No crystal hunters are as daring as Chamonix’s cristalliers, who complete technical alpine climbs to extremely hard-to-get places so they + more
The answer to the question posed by the title of this piece is No. Full stop. You don’t have a + more
I loved, loved, loved this movie when I first saw it at the old Orchard Tri Cinemas in Lewiston, Idaho. + more
Following up on Tuesday’s post, which included some tasty cicada recipes for the whole family, the U.S. Food & Drug + more
An interactive timeline of the history of ice, courtesy of the International Packaged Ice Association? Don’t mind if I do. + more
Does an orchestra conductor matter? Consider the New York Philharmonic. After Bernstein left in 1973, writes Norman Lebrecht, “Pierre Boulez + 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