Would you eat this bacon sundae?

Why Are We So Crazy for Bacon?

“Everything’s better with bacon” is the ruling philosophy of the decade. But are we taking it too far?

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But What About Quantum Leap?

American physicist Richard Feynman gives up the secret of quantum mechanics

Author Charles Dickens is best known for his memorable cast of characters, including Ebenezer Scrooge, David Copperfield and Oliver Twist, shown here.

The Essentials: Charles Dickens

What are the must-read books written by and about the famed British author?

terra cibus no. 4: fortune cookie

A Closer Look at What You Eat

A photographer uses a scanning electron microscope to zoom in on everyday foods—and makes art

Thin Mints

When Did the Girl Scouts Start Selling Cookies?

What are your favorite varieties, and what do they say about you? And did you sell the cookies as a kid?

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How the Ubermensch Got Into Harvard

Friedrich Nietzsche philosophizes on where luck and skill come into play

(L-R) Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway, Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan and Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchanan in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' drama "The Great Gatsby," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Coming Attractions for 2012: The Great Gatsby in 3D!!

Films both new and old that we look forward to in the coming year

Tasting Shackleton’s Whisky

The replication of a historic whisky might reflect merely our fascination with artificial artifacts—-but the whisky yielded a surprise

Luncheon of the Boating Party (1881) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

How to Plan a Party Based on Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party

I’m putting on my event planner hat to offer up the following ideas for a party inspired by an Impressionist painting

A biologist with a salmon tracking device

What Does Home Smell Like?

Salmon’s powerful, ingrained sense of smell allows them to return to the exact stream of their birth for spawning.

Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah in Joyful Noise

Seeing a New South in Joyful Noise and Undefeated

Two new films show how far we’ve come since The Birth of a Nation and In the Heat of the Night

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Julia Child’s Kitchen Closes This Weekend

January 8 will be your last chance to see Julia Child’s kitchen for a while, so hurry by the American History Museum

Churros can be both delicious and dangerous.

Law and Order: Four Food Crimes

After stealing $1,500 worth of cooking oil from a Burger King, two men were apprehended siphoning off oil from a Golden Corral

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in James Cameron's Titanic.

Seeing Double Part 2: When Studios Collide

Why business enemies sometimes become partners

Lisa's post on why other countries don't use ice cubes was the most-read post on Food and Think in 2011

Food and Think’s Greatest Hits of 2011

A look at the most popular posts among our readers from the past year

In 2007, cartoonist Kate Beaton, pictured on the right in a self-portrait, launched her webcomic "Hark! A Vagrant," which features spoofs on historical and literary characters.

Finding the Humor in History

The irreverent take on the giants of literature, science and politics could only have come from the brain of cartoonist Kate Beaton

The La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles is the only active urban paleontological excavation site in the United States.

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Evolution World Tour: La Brea Tar Pits, California

Just a short drive from the mansions of Beverly Hills lies a site where paleontologists have found over three million fossils

The Burgess Shale, a crumbling slope in Canada's Rocky Mountains, has provided our first good look at the rich variety of organisms that once flourished in the region.

Evolution World Tour: Burgess Shale, British Columbia, Canada

Located in the Canadian Rockies, the fossil-rich dig site provides clues to scientists investigating how animal life began

Graceland, Elvis Presley’s home in Memphis, has been kept largely as it was when he lived there, from 1957 until his death in 1977. Dining room mirrors reflect a stairway to the private quarters.

Annie Leibovitz’s American Pilgrimage

In a new book and exhibition, the esteemed photographer pursues a passion for history and lets us see familiar icons in a fresh light

Surveys say that nearly 73 percent of all Americans enter their houses via the garage—each of them staring straight ahead to avoid seeing the stuff piled up where the cars are supposed to go.

The Hoarding Instinct

Dispatches From My War on Stuff

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