Futuristic inventions from the 1950s that failed (and why) The 1950s were America’s most optimistic decade. The war was won, the economy was booming, and the atom had been split, which meant, in the popular […]
The Most Surprising Celebrity Voice Actors in Beloved Cartoons For serious actors, it’s all about range. That’s why the lead of your favorite thriller movie might just also be the voice of a beloved cartoon […]
Air pollution cuts short the lives of more than 8 million people every year. It kills more people than smoking or an unhealthy diet. Plus, many sources of air pollution are also driving climate change. […]
On May 30, 1806, long before he became the seventh President of the United States, Andrew Jackson stood on a dueling field in Logan County, Kentucky. Across from him was a man known as one […]
In Photos: Where To Discover Real Dinosaur Fossils In Canada Followers of this blog will know that I love wildlife. I’m obsessed with safaris, pointing my camera at birds and animals, and generally being out […]
Photos That Capture the True ’70s Life The 1970s were a decade of change, style, and everyday life. These are some photos that reveal what life looked like during the 70s. Wedding Puerto Rican […]
The most controversial songs of the 2000s: Do you agree? The 2000s produced a specific kind of controversy that earlier decades could not have generated. Post-9/11 political tension, combined with internet-accelerated outrage, created a media […]
Obsolete technologies from the ’90s we secretly wish would make a comeback The 1990s produced a specific category of technology that was simultaneously frustrating and deeply satisfying in ways that nothing in the current landscape […]
Revving Up The 1960s and ‘70s were the golden era for muscle cars, an iconic breed of automobiles designed for raw power and speed, as well as their classic look. Born from the competition between […]
Leipzig, Germany’s most legendary restaurants Leipzig has always been a city where greatness lingers, in its concert halls and museums, its churches, and, as it turns out, at its restaurant tables. Long before it became […]