Books
Germans un-Kampf-ortable With Reissue of Hitler’s Tome
Starting in 2015, Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf will once again be available to German readers
Have You Ever Wondered How the Internet Works?
Andrew Blum, author of the new book "Tubes," spent two years exploring the physical constructions around the world that enable the Internet to exist
Wearing Wool, All Summer Long
Layered, corseted summer garments kept women proper and fashionable, if not cool
Movie Mash-ups That Beat Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
Mixing movie genres, from Abbott and Costello to SCTV
A Serious Look at Funny Faces
A history of caricatures exposes the inside jokes
A Taste of Edible Feces
Ambergris, the subject of a new book, "is aromatic—both woody and floral. The smell reminds me of leaf litter on a forest floor."
The Peas that Smelled the Leaky Pipe
In 1901, a 17-year-old Russian discovered the gas that tells fruits to ripen
Passion in the Poconos
Home of the heart-shaped tub, the Pennsylvania mountains once rivaled Niagara Falls as a honeymoon destination
Books on How To Get Pickled
Curious about the middle ground between fresh and rotten? These four books tell you how to preserve the fleeting tastes of spring
Mark Kurlansky on the Cultural Importance of Salt
Salt, it may be useful to know, cures a zombie
The Great Books and Movies to Read and Watch Before Visiting India
A list of some of the best books and films about the subcontinent to take in before you go
Clarence Birdseye, the Man Behind Modern Frozen Food
I spoke with author Mark Kurlansky about the quirky inventor who changed the way we eat
Danger and Romance from HBO’s “Hemingway & Gellhorn”
A new made-for-television movie airing May 28 recounts the stormy love affair between the writer and the war correspondent
The Definition of Home
Be it ever so humble, it's more than just a place. It’s also an idea—one where the heart is
From the Joshua Tree to The Slaughtered Lamb: Destinations of Story and Song
Should you go to Cephalonia, bring a copy of the Odyssey—perhaps the truest guidebook to this Greek island
The Secret Lives of Medieval Books
A new method reveals which pages of ancient religious texts were most frequently used—and which prayers perpetually put readers to sleep
Dinosaurs vs. Aliens
You know it had to happen eventually: Dinosaurs chomp aliens in forthcoming graphic novel
Colonel Curmudgeon and KFC’s Mascot Problem
Colonel Sanders thought the quality of his chicken had "slipped mightily" and the whole culture of fast food appeared to disgust him
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