May 18, 2018 0 The Weekender, May 18, 2018 1) “All hail the mighty balloon lobby ” (The Outside, 9 minutes, April 2018). In New Jersey, the [...]
May 16, 2018 0 The Solution to an Unanswerable Question “If a tree falls in the forest,” the question begins, “and no one is around to hear it, [...]
May 15, 2018 0 The Problem with Chinese GPS If you’re in a foreign country and try to read a map, you may find it difficult — unless your host [...]
May 14, 2018 0 The Beer That Had to Unprotect Itself If you’re drinking champagne, by law, it came from Champagne region of France. Historically, that’s been [...]
May 11, 2018 0 The Weekender, May 11, 2018 1) “The Incarcerated Women Who Fight California’s Wildfires” (New York Times, 19 minutes, [...]
May 8, 2018 0 The Surprising Story Behind the Sound of Sneezes We all sneeze. It’s often beyond our control — a “semi-autonomous, convulsive expulsion of [...]
May 7, 2018 0 I Can’t Believe It’s All Butter That — that is butter. But you knew that already. If you’re living in the United States and are [...]
May 4, 2018 0 The Weekender, May 4, 2018 1) “The Great High School Impostor” (GQ, 28 minutes, April 2018). This is one of the best [...]
May 3, 2018 0 Why Dippin’ Dots Never Became the Ice Cream of the Future Dippin’ Dots, pictured above, are a form ice cream which was invented in 1988 by an Illinois guy named [...]
May 2, 2018 0 Why the Runners’ Up Prizes Aren’t in Jeopardy Pictured above are three contestants on the TV game show, Jeopardy!. If you’re not familiar with the [...]