The Incredible Disappearing Evangelist
Aimee Semple McPherson was an American phenomenon even before she went missing for five weeks in 1926.
Women Appear on Less Than Five Percent of Sports Illustrated Covers
A recent analysis of 11 years of SI covers shows that if you take out the swimsuit issue, women appear just 4.9 percent of the time
Mary Thom, Feminist, Historian and Editor, Dies in Motorcycle Crash at 68
Mary Thom, feminist editor, writer and behind-the-scenes activist, died earlier this week in a motorcycle accident in Yonkers
How the Ford Motor Company Won a Battle and Lost Ground
Corporate violence against union organizers might have gone unrecorded—if it not for an enterprising news photographer
What Are You Thinking About?
One researcher recorded the fascinating inner monologues of random people walking, sitting or standing in New York City
Athletes and Movie Stars Really Do Live Harder, Die Younger
Famous athletes and other performers are more likely to die young than their famous business, political, or academic counterparts.
Agony and Ecstasy at the Masters Tournament
It would take a miracle to beat Craig Wood in 1935. Gene Sarazen provided one
Get Your Own Offshore Tax Haven, a Step-by-Step Guide
From $8 to $32 trillion dollars are buried in tax havens worldwide. Here’s how it works
The Science of Internet Virality: Awe and Joy All the Way Down
Cats and babies and corgis? Or something more.
The Twisted Reasons People Poison Pets
Journalist Deborah Blum found a few culprits that cropped up again and again
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Soviet Sniper
Pavlichenko was a Soviet sniper credited with 309 kills—and an advocate for women’s rights. On a U.S. tour in 1942, she found a friend in the first lady
Trolls Are Ruining Science Journalism
Negative comments, regardless of their merit, could sway readers’ perceptions
Sorry, Malcolm Gladwell: NYC’s Drop in Crime Not Due to Broken Window Theory
We have no idea why crime dropped, but it had nothing to do with broken windows or police strategy
This Computer Program Uses Old Headlines to Predict the Future
By analyzing old news, this artificial intelligence program can predict the future
Readers Who Bought Lance Armstrong’s Book Want Their Money Back
Lance Armstrong’s doping confession has cost him his Tour de France medals, sponsors and his charity. But now, readers who bought his books, want their money back too
Stop Judging Jack Lew’s ‘Ridiculous’ Signature
Above, you can see signature of Jacob J. Lew, reportedly the top candidate to be the country’s new Treasury secretary. This scribble—a slinky? a bit of fuzz? a doodle of a caterpillar?—may be printed on every single new dollar bill. The signature is causing no shortage of judgment from media outlets like The New York Times […]
The Candor and Lies of Nazi Officer Albert Speer
The minister of armaments was happy to tell his captors about the war machine he had built. But it was a different story when he was asked about the Holocaust
For the First Time Ever, The New York Times Is Making More Money From Subscribers Than From Ads
Good news for journalists, editors and newspapers: the New York Times paywall seems to be working
The Pope’s Tweets Are Official Church Doctrine
The pope is officially Tweeting now, under the handle @pontifex, and his Tweets are officially “part of the church’s magisterium.” Which means that anything he Tweets is the teaching authority of the Catholic Church
The Early History of Faking War on Film
Early filmmakers faced a dilemma: how to capture the drama of war without getting themselves killed in the process. Their solution: fake the footage
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