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Five Years Ago, This Island Nation Lost an Entire Day
On this day in 2011, Samoa switched sides of the international date line for the second time, losing December 30 in the process. Here’s why
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2016 Got You Down? Trash All Your Woes on Good Riddance Day
Inspired by a Latin American tradition, Good Riddance Day is one way to say goodbye to this year’s bad memories
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New York City’s Long-Awaited Second Avenue Subway Is Packed With Public Art
The city’s four newest subway stations are covered in colorful mosaics
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You Can Hear Hagia Sophia’s Sublime Acoustics Without a Trip to Istanbul
Stanford scientists have digitally created the building’s unique sound, taking listeners back to the Middle Ages
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Snow Falls in the Sahara for the First Time Since 1979
A cold snap in the Algerian city of Ain Sefra led to a snowfall that covered the area’s distinctive orange dunes
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New Yorkers’ Post-Election Post-its Will Be Preserved
Subway Therapy captured a city’s outpouring of emotion. Now, the notes New Yorkers left behind will be archived
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A Huge Bronze Hippo in a Tutu Is Coming to Lincoln Center
Her name is Hippo Ballerina, and she’s sure to make theatergoers do a double-take
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A Brief History of Children Sent Through the Mail
In the early days of the parcel post, some parents took advantage of the mail in unexpected ways
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The Strange Story of the Westinghouse Atom Smasher
The giant bulb was an important part of early American nuclear history. Now it’s part of a miniature railroad
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Morbid Anatomy Museum Closes Its Doors
But the museum that delights in the dead will have an afterlife
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Each Christmas, Iceland’s Yule Cat Takes Fashion Policing to the Extreme
The Jólakötturinn will make you thankful for those Christmas socks
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Pope’s New Nativity Scene Raises Awareness of Worldwide Refugee Crisis
It’s a lavish display complete with a plea for racial tolerance
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The World’s First Motel Was a Luxury Establishment, Not a Dive
The first motel was supposed to turn into a chain, but it was quickly overtaken by cheaper competitors.
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People at the 1904 World’s Fair Paid Half the Price of Admission for a Box of Cotton Candy
Celebrating cotton candy’s sugary, innovative goodness
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Paris Is Selling Old Love Locks to Raise Money For Refugees
Putting clipped locks to good use
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Hawaii Faces Down Nearly Three Feet of Snow
And more of the white stuff is on its way to the Big Island’s tallest peaks
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These Photos Bring the Women’s Movement to Life
Catching the Wave dramatizes the large and small moments of second-wave feminism
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Ambitious New Public Art Project Will Turn the Thames Into an Illuminated Canvas
When Illuminated River launches in 2018, it will be the biggest such project ever undertaken
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Escape With a Virtual Ride on the World’s Steepest Train
Things are looking up (down, right and left) thanks to a 360-degree video captures a stunning Norwegian fjord
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Dallas Proposes the Country’s Largest Urban Park
A 10,000-acre Nature District could turn the Trinity River into the city’s centerpiece
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