Although I prefer Garamond, Times New Roman is the font of choice for the rest of the world. Did you know that this classic font has a shady past? Stanley…
The West Memphis Three is shorthand for Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, and Jason Baldwin, three men who were convicted of the 1993 murder of three young boys in West Memphis,…
Physicists have figured out a way to stop coffee rings from forming, which is a bigger deal than you might expect. Stealing cars via text message. I expect this will…
Happy Saturday everyone! The splint is off, the coffee is hot, the English Premier League is streaming on my second screen, and I’m starting a new job on Monday. Look…
Our managing editor, Isaac Fitzgerald, has published his second dispatch documenting LA-based comic and Rumpus contributor Kyle Kinane‘s Great Mistakes Tour. Update: You can find Isaac’s first dispatch here.
Way to predict an underwater volcano, scientists! Maybe Coco Chanel was a Nazi (maybe a lot of things). Ancient Egyptians understood the importance of good hair. Here are your wonderful…
“Men and women use language differently because they negotiate their worlds differently. Across dozens and dozens of studies, women tend to talk more about other human beings. Men, on the…
August 26th is National Youth Literacy Day and what better way to celebrate than indulging in some youthful writing exercises? And furthermore, getting published? 826 National is inviting you to…
“Today children of any age can be called to give evidence as their competence depends upon their understanding not their age.” But that has not always been the case; before…
When Pluto’s planet status was woefully taken away, it wasn’t just you who felt betrayed by science and destabilized by NASA. There are plenty of third graders out there who…
Goodbye Borders. The fraught corporation is emptying its stores across the country, finishing up the initial liquidation process that began earlier this year. Read how the disconnect between workers and…