Tribute • 5 min read • by David Carr
The Wrestler: Remembering the fights that Philip Seymour Hoffman won

History • 23 min read • by James Simpson
The Canine Heroes of the Imperial Japanese Army: How three dead dogs helped sell the war to the Japanese public

Technology • 6 min read • by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee
Baxter and the Second Machine Age: A revolution in mental power

Gender • 48 min read • by Dani Colman
The Problem with False Feminism: Or why ‘Frozen’ left me cold

Architecture • 4 min read • by Ethan Siegel
How Did the Bicycle Cross the Highway?: The world’s first suspended traffic circle… for bicycles!

Memoir • 12 min read • by Irina Reyn
The Case of the Stolen Breast Pump: Can tracking down a missing purse transform someone into a mother?

Futurism • 4 min read • by Scott Smith
Seeing As a Service: Forget augmented reality—what about diminished reality?

Race • 1 min read • by Keith Knight:
For All the Thugs and Thug-Lovers Out There: Finally, a comic strip for you!

Demography • 35 min read • by Alan Weisman
What Started the Biggest Population Boom in History?: How Iran’s explosive expansion warns us about our overpopulated future—and shows us how to fix it

Parenting • 5 min read • by Emily Franklin
Results of Your Child’s Neuropsych Evaluation: What your child’s testing says about you

Sports • 7 min read • by Emily Franklin
The More the Medal-er: Figure Skaters Team Up: A new team event gives Olympic figure skaters the chance to strut (more of) their stuff