Articles by Dan Lewis

Binkies. Pacis. Nu-nus and bo-bos, nookies and nummies, and in some regions, dummies. Baby pacifiers go by [...]

If you’re a four-year-old in the United Kingdom, you probably know who Peppa Pig, above, is. The [...]

World War II claimed the lives of tens of millions over the better part of a decade; some estimate that as [...]

In 1990, a real estate investor named David Brillembourg led the financing for a 45-story skyscraper in [...]

Here’s a trick: next time you find yourself unable to focus, come back to this email. Don’t read [...]

On July 26, 1945, the United States, China, and Great Britain issued the Potsdam Declaration to Japan, in [...]

Many countries take soccer seriously, often treating the pastime as something bordering religion. Brazil is [...]

You’ve probably heard that fiber is an important part of a healthy diet, and, if not, you’ve almost [...]

On August 12, 1898, the guns of Spanish and American battleships fell silent. The two sides, warring in the [...]

Sometime in 2007, the U.S. and global economies took a turn for the worse. Called “the Great Recession” [...]