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What We Love This Week, Volume LIII

Hilarious Portraits Brought To You By Wind Who says that all photography has to be “about” something? Utilizing high-speed wind, his good sense of humor and his subjects’ open-mindedness, photographer Jonathan Robert Willis has crafted a series of photos that are flat-out hilarious. Willis aptly dubbed the series “Wind”, and...

By Savannah Cox • Feb 21, 2014

What We Love This Week, Volume LIII

Hilarious Portraits Brought To You By Wind Who says that all photography has to be “about” something? Utilizing high-speed wind, his good sense of humor and his subjects’ open-mindedness, photographer Jonathan Robert Willis has crafted a series of photos that are flat-out hilarious. Willis aptly dubbed the series “Wind”, and...

By Savannah Cox • February 21, 2014

The World’s First Kodak Moments

Kodak moments were born toward the end of the 19th century, ushering in an age of populist art and memory via snapshots.

By Erin Kelly • Feb 15, 2014

The World’s First Kodak Moments

Kodak moments were born toward the end of the 19th century, ushering in an age of populist art and memory via snapshots.

By Erin Kelly • February 15, 2014

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s 7 Greatest Movie Roles

The world mourned this Sunday when the media reported that actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment. Although police have yet to release the autopsy report, due to the circumstances in which he was found, Hoffman is thought to have died from a fatal...

By Kiri Picone • Feb 5, 2014

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s 7 Greatest Movie Roles

The world mourned this Sunday when the media reported that actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment. Although police have yet to release the autopsy report, due to the circumstances in which he was found, Hoffman is thought to have died from a fatal...

By Kiri Picone • February 5, 2014

The 5 Most Fascinating Facts From Today I Found Out

Learn about how the United States planned to nuke the moon and why all carrots used to be purple with these five fascinating facts from Today I Found Out!

By All That's Interesting • Jan 28, 2014

The 5 Most Fascinating Facts From Today I Found Out

Learn about how the United States planned to nuke the moon and why all carrots used to be purple with these five fascinating facts from Today I Found Out!

By All That's Interesting • January 28, 2014

100 Interesting Facts About The World To Blow Your Mind

Learn more about the amazing world with these interesting facts about life that are guaranteed to tantalize your mind.

By Alexander Baldwin • Jan 27, 2014

100 Interesting Facts About The World To Blow Your Mind

Learn more about the amazing world with these interesting facts about life that are guaranteed to tantalize your mind.

By Alexander Baldwin • January 27, 2014

History’s Most Ridiculous Cigarette Ads

By now, it’s pretty clear that paying to inhale carcinogens on a regular basis is not a decision made with much consideration for our lungs, wallets and loved ones. Anti-smoking ads are everywhere. But over the last century and before we knew the many dangers of smoking cigarettes, puffing on...

By All That's Interesting • Jan 20, 2014

History’s Most Ridiculous Cigarette Ads

By now, it’s pretty clear that paying to inhale carcinogens on a regular basis is not a decision made with much consideration for our lungs, wallets and loved ones. Anti-smoking ads are everywhere. But over the last century and before we knew the many dangers of smoking cigarettes, puffing on...

By All That's Interesting • January 20, 2014

The 7 Craziest Dictators In History

Hitler takes the title for most deranged dictator, but these guys are fine examples of the craziest dictators the world has seen.

By Savannah Cox • Jan 14, 2014

The 7 Craziest Dictators In History

Hitler takes the title for most deranged dictator, but these guys are fine examples of the craziest dictators the world has seen.

By Savannah Cox • January 14, 2014

7 Unknown Women Scientists Who Changed Your Understanding Of Reality

How many female scientists can you name that aren’t Marie Curie? Even today, the stigma about women in science persists, but each of the women in this list have directly contributed to the lexicon of modern life. Unknown Women Scientists: Ada King, Countess of Lovelace The only legitimate child of...

By Savannah Cox • Jan 12, 2014

7 Unknown Women Scientists Who Changed Your Understanding Of Reality

How many female scientists can you name that aren’t Marie Curie? Even today, the stigma about women in science persists, but each of the women in this list have directly contributed to the lexicon of modern life. Unknown Women Scientists: Ada King, Countess of Lovelace The only legitimate child of...

By Savannah Cox • January 12, 2014

Googie Architecture, An Art Form Worth Saving

While architects have largely abandoned Googie Architecture, its optimism toward the future is a vision well worth saving.

By Savannah Cox • Jan 3, 2014

Googie Architecture, An Art Form Worth Saving

While architects have largely abandoned Googie Architecture, its optimism toward the future is a vision well worth saving.

By Savannah Cox • January 3, 2014

Five Fascinating Lost Civilizations

Lost Civilizations: The Nabataeans Straight out of an Indiana Jones movie, the ancient Nabatean Treasury of Al-Khazneh played host to the final scene of “The Last Crusade” and it’s easy to see why. The mysterious people who occupied Jordan in the sixth century BC are responsible for carving one of...

By Katie Serena • Dec 31, 2013

Five Fascinating Lost Civilizations

Lost Civilizations: The Nabataeans Straight out of an Indiana Jones movie, the ancient Nabatean Treasury of Al-Khazneh played host to the final scene of “The Last Crusade” and it’s easy to see why. The mysterious people who occupied Jordan in the sixth century BC are responsible for carving one of...

By Katie Serena • December 31, 2013

Five Incredibly Influential Former Slaves

Much has been said and written about Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave,” the film adaption of an 1853 autobiography by Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. and sold into slavery in 1841. A realistic depiction of the brutality of slavery, the film has...

By All That's Interesting • Dec 24, 2013

Five Incredibly Influential Former Slaves

Much has been said and written about Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave,” the film adaption of an 1853 autobiography by Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. and sold into slavery in 1841. A realistic depiction of the brutality of slavery, the film has...

By All That's Interesting • December 24, 2013

Five Low-Tech Christmas Toys To Make Parents Long For The Past

While very few baubles blinked or buzzed under the tree when Dr. Seuss introduced the world to the noise-hating Grinch in 1957, Seuss’s vision of a loud, cacophonous and automated future of the toy industry was rather prophetic. In the 1950s and 60s, toys and games were still very low-tech...

By All That's Interesting • Dec 14, 2013

Five Low-Tech Christmas Toys To Make Parents Long For The Past

While very few baubles blinked or buzzed under the tree when Dr. Seuss introduced the world to the noise-hating Grinch in 1957, Seuss’s vision of a loud, cacophonous and automated future of the toy industry was rather prophetic. In the 1950s and 60s, toys and games were still very low-tech...

By All That's Interesting • December 14, 2013