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Video Of The Day: 36 Years Ago Today, “Rapper’s Delight” Took Hip Hop Off The Streets And Into The Billboard Top 40

"Rapper's Delight" changed the face of American music culture when it became the first hip hop song to breach the Billboard Top 40.

By Nickolaus Hines • Jan 5, 2016

Video Of The Day: 36 Years Ago Today, “Rapper’s Delight” Took Hip Hop Off The Streets And Into The Billboard Top 40

"Rapper's Delight" changed the face of American music culture when it became the first hip hop song to breach the Billboard Top 40.

By Nickolaus Hines • January 5, 2016

The Five Biggest Killing Fields In America

What makes an area the perfect place to dispose of a body? Find out as we explore the most notorious killing fields in the United States.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 5, 2016

The Five Biggest Killing Fields In America

What makes an area the perfect place to dispose of a body? Find out as we explore the most notorious killing fields in the United States.

By All That's Interesting • January 5, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Dec. 13 – 19

2015’s Most Astounding Volcanic Eruptions Around The World About 50 of the world’s 1,500 or so active volcanoes erupt each year. While 2015 may not have seen more eruptions than usual, many of those eruptions sure seemed especially astonishing. In August, Hawaii’s Mount Kilauea erupted while a 3.8 magnitude earthquake...

By All That's Interesting • Dec 18, 2015

What We Loved This Week, Dec. 13 – 19

2015’s Most Astounding Volcanic Eruptions Around The World About 50 of the world’s 1,500 or so active volcanoes erupt each year. While 2015 may not have seen more eruptions than usual, many of those eruptions sure seemed especially astonishing. In August, Hawaii’s Mount Kilauea erupted while a 3.8 magnitude earthquake...

By All That's Interesting • December 18, 2015

Civil Rights And Sit Ins: How A Young Bernie Sanders Was Shaped By Grassroots Politics

Bernie Sanders' early political career was molded by economic uncertainty and social upheaval—situations that are all too familiar to most voters today.

By Abby Norman • Nov 14, 2015

Civil Rights And Sit Ins: How A Young Bernie Sanders Was Shaped By Grassroots Politics

Bernie Sanders' early political career was molded by economic uncertainty and social upheaval—situations that are all too familiar to most voters today.

By Abby Norman • November 14, 2015

Behind The Scenes At New York’s Scariest Haunted House

What goes on in a haunted house before the lights go down? ATI went behind the scenes at New York's most famous haunted attraction to find out.

By All That's Interesting • Nov 4, 2015

Behind The Scenes At New York’s Scariest Haunted House

What goes on in a haunted house before the lights go down? ATI went behind the scenes at New York's most famous haunted attraction to find out.

By All That's Interesting • November 4, 2015

Photo Proof That Sleaziness In Times Square Isn’t Actually New

While New York City mayor Bill De Blasio has recently presented the topless Times Square performers as supposed threats to the “family friendly” space, the truth is that the hyper-packed commercial intersection has been a hotbed for sin for decades — and Maggie Hopp has the photos to prove it....

By Erin Kelly • Oct 29, 2015

Photo Proof That Sleaziness In Times Square Isn’t Actually New

While New York City mayor Bill De Blasio has recently presented the topless Times Square performers as supposed threats to the “family friendly” space, the truth is that the hyper-packed commercial intersection has been a hotbed for sin for decades — and Maggie Hopp has the photos to prove it....

By Erin Kelly • October 29, 2015

Inside The Lowline Lab, The Prototype For The World’s First Underground Park

The Lowline Lab, a prototype for the larger Lowline underground park, is now open to the public in New York City.

By Nickolaus Hines • Oct 20, 2015

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Inside The Lowline Lab, The Prototype For The World’s First Underground Park

The Lowline Lab, a prototype for the larger Lowline underground park, is now open to the public in New York City.

By Nickolaus Hines • October 20, 2015

The Story Behind Keith Haring’s Original ‘Crack Is Wack’ Mural

Discover the story behind street artist Keith Haring's iconic "Crack Is Wack" mural in New York City.

By Savannah Cox • Oct 15, 2015

The Story Behind Keith Haring’s Original ‘Crack Is Wack’ Mural

Discover the story behind street artist Keith Haring's iconic "Crack Is Wack" mural in New York City.

By Savannah Cox • October 15, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXLIII

The World’s Most Majestically Terrifying Skywalks In 2007, a 70-foot-long pedestrian bridge was built out over the edge of the Grand Canyon. The glass beneath tourists’ feet was all that separated them from the Colorado river and the canyon floor, 720 feet below. This would, naturally, scare some, and, just...

By John Kuroski • Oct 9, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXLIII

The World’s Most Majestically Terrifying Skywalks In 2007, a 70-foot-long pedestrian bridge was built out over the edge of the Grand Canyon. The glass beneath tourists’ feet was all that separated them from the Colorado river and the canyon floor, 720 feet below. This would, naturally, scare some, and, just...

By John Kuroski • October 9, 2015

Relive The Decadence Of Studio 54 With These Vintage Photos

Prolonged war and a stagnant economy gave way to a massive national hangover in the 1970s. But at Studio 54, the party was just getting started. Described by some as Sodom and Gomorrah with a disco beat, New York City’s delightfully depraved nightclub opened its doors in 1977. It took...

By Erin Kelly • Aug 6, 2015

Relive The Decadence Of Studio 54 With These Vintage Photos

Prolonged war and a stagnant economy gave way to a massive national hangover in the 1970s. But at Studio 54, the party was just getting started. Described by some as Sodom and Gomorrah with a disco beat, New York City’s delightfully depraved nightclub opened its doors in 1977. It took...

By Erin Kelly • August 6, 2015