The Shocking True Tale Of The Mad Genius Who Invented Sea-Monkeys

by Evan Hughes

Fun With Maps: Seven Peculiar U.S. Borders

Is Colorado a perfect rectangle? The borders are defined by strict latitude and longitude lines, so by all accounts it should be; but thanks to a surveyor error back in 1879, it isn’t. The kink in the western side of America’s Otherwise Squariest Landmass…

Translating César Aira: A Q. & A. with Rosalie Knecht

by Alicia Kennedy

Seen And Heard At A New Jersey Beach Club This Past Weekend

1) A thick-chested man in tight striped Polo shirt and a woman in tennis whites are walking towards the pool. “They say that money can’t buy happiness,” the man says. “Well, I say, ‘I’m gonna try to find out!’” The woman swats…

NYC’s ‘Saved’ Libraries Experience Deja Vu

by Olivia LaVecchia

Human Forms, Repent! Stop Killing Wolves And Leave Those Caribou Alone

‘Continuity 2’: Our Favorite Time-Waster Grows Up

Gays Without Upcoming Weddings Now *Third*-Class Citizens

Tom Petty Tells Michele Bachmann To Quit Jammin’ Him