Articles by Dan Lewis

The second half of the 20th century was marked by the Cold War, a struggle between the United States (and its [...]

In recent months, “planking,” an Internet-fueled fad, has travelled the globe. Planking is the [...]

Papua New Guinea occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, in Oceana.  It has a population of [...]

Aspirin is a bit of a miracle drug. It can be used to treat fever, pain, arthritis, and headaches. It can [...]

The Nares Strait is the channel of water that separates Greenland from the northernmost Canadian island, [...]

In Pulp Fiction, Jules — the character played by Samuel L. Jackson — explains to Vincent (John [...]

The Indian state of Goa sits on India’s western shore.  It is the smallest of the nation’s 28 [...]

Henrietta Lacks, pictured above, died on October 4, 1951, from cervical cancer which had metastasized [...]

In the 1988 movie Coming to America, Eddie Murphy plays the role of Akeem, the crown prince of a made-up [...]

On August 21, 1911, the Mona Lisa — Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece — was stolen off the [...]