Celebrations
Fifty Years After Sylvia Plath’s Death, Critics Are Just Starting to Understand Her Life
Cultural fascination with the author and poet continues to burn brightly despite - or perhaps because of - Plath's premature departure from this world
February 11, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Searching for the Russian Loch Ness Monster in a Frozen Siberian Lake
In a record-breaking dive, the head of the Russian Geographical Society sunk to the bottom of Lake Labynkyr in Siberia, one of the coldest lakes in the world
February 04, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Grand Central Terminal Turns 100
The iconic New York building, which celebrates its 100th birthday this weekend, has a storied past
February 01, 2013 |
By Marina Koren
Prince Charles Rides the London Tube for First Time in 33 Years
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall graced the plebeians subway commuters with their presence to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the London tube's creation
January 30, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
The First Canned Beer Went on Sale 78 Years Ago Today
If you've ever drank beer out of a can, you can thank Gottfried Krueger Brewery. They were the first ones, 78 years ago today, to put the tasty beverage in a can and offer it up to consumers
January 24, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Dungeons & Dragons Is So Classic It Now Has Its Own Digital Archive
Guides and books from the past 40 years of Dungeons and Dragons are to be preserved online
January 23, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
How to Properly Celebrate a Hobbit Birthday
Today is J.R.R. Tolkien's birthday, and in his honor here's how to throw the best Hobbit Birthday ever
January 03, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Rasputin Was Murdered Today in 1916
It's still a mystery who exactly orchestrated and carried out the deed
December 17, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
These Two Kids Are Turning 12 at 12:12 on 12/12/12
One plans to eat Krispy Kreme donuts arranged in the shape of a 12, because "donuts are awesome"
December 12, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
On This Day in 1901, the First Nobel Prizes Were Awarded
One-hundred and eleven years ago today the first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, for physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace
December 10, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
It’s Been 40 Years Since Anyone Rode a Rocket to the Moon
Apollo 17 took off forty years ago today
December 07, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
They Celebrate American Thanksgiving in the Netherlands
From 1609 to 1620, many of the Pilgrims who came to America lived in the Netherlands
November 21, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Happy Birthday Rodin, Sculptor And Breaker of Women’s Hearts
Rodin's contribution to society lives on in his artistic works, but he wrecked a few lives in his time
November 12, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Celebrating Carl Sagan’s Birthday With the Best Tributes Around
Throughout his years as both a scientist and a science communicator, Sagan brought the Cosmos to the people in his characteristic, quirky style. His charisma has created tons of spinoffs and inspired artists and musicians all over the world
November 09, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Happy Birthday to the Father of the Modern Vampire
If Bram Stoker were alive today, he'd be 165—pretty young for a vampire
November 08, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Nobel Economists Looked at Finding The Best Deals When You Can’t Use Money
Two Americans explain how to best bring groups together
October 15, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Sounding Smart with SmartNews: Your Cheat Sheet to the Nobels
Here, in Twitter-sized bites, are descriptions of the work that won the Nobel this week
October 12, 2012 |
By Sarah Laskow
Bafflement Over the European Union’s Peace Prize Win
The European Union received the Nobel Peace Prize this morning, much to the dismay of many Europeans and Tweeters
October 12, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
China’s ‘Provocative and Vulgar’ Mo Yan Wins Nobel in Literature
Chinese author Mo Yan took this year's Nobel Prize in Literature for his "hallucinatory realism"
October 11, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Everyone Believed Cell Receptors Existed, But Chemistry Nobelists Figured Out That They Actually Did
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for work that helped to figure out the functioning of cellular receptors
October 10, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
