The Connie Converse Double Album That Never Got Crowd-Funded

by L.V. Anderson

Our Holiday Gift Guide for Extremely Rich People

Christmas is nearly upon us. Are you prepared? Let us help with this guide to gifting for every occasion. All of the gifts here are certified by us as things that people actually would truly like to receive this holiday season. (Hint, hint.)

Pictures Of You From Space (With Bonus Quiz!)

Do you ever wonder how many pictures there are with you in the background? Like…

Higgs and the Certainty of Physicists

by Ann Finkbeiner

Woman Waxed

“Meet Sophia Pinto: the 21st century’s standard-issue, all-American perfect 10. The 5-foot-5 Minnesota native — a sly, funny, 22-year-old natural blonde who spends every summer bikini-clad on the shores of Lake Minnetonka — works out five days a week. Her slim waist and megawatt smile hearken back to the…

Crumpets Are Kind Of Terrifying When You Think About It

Blackwater and the “Military Aged Males” of Iraq

Family Dresses Funny

You could view this report as the heartwarming tale of a family brought together by its tradition of dressing up in comical holiday outfits, yearly proof that despite the passage of time and the differences that come between us as we grow and change, Christmas stills retain the magic of our…

New Magnetic Fields Album, With Synths. Synths!

“After putting out their ‘synth-free trilogy,’ The Magnetic Fields are returning to their signature mix of synth and acoustic sounds. Merritt notes about the new album that ‘instead of using a synthesizer as a melodic instrument, much of the time…

Bear Is All, “Oh, Hey, Yeah, I See You There”