Cool Finds
Competitive Book Collecting Is a Thing
Young bibliophiles duke it out in the National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest
Tesla vs. Edison Is a Video Game That Will Literally Shock You
Fight the 'War of the Currents'
An AI-Written Novella Almost Won a Literary Prize
A short novel co-written by humans and AI passed the first round of a Japanese literary contest
The London Underground Has Its Own Mosquito Subspecies
Take a bite out of this strange evolutionary example
Johnny Rotten's Graffiti Made These Buildings Historic Landmarks
The Sex Pistols’ home and recording studio are now protected as a cultural heritage sites
This Could Be the World’s Most Colorful Library
Harvard’s Forbes Pigment Collection preserves some of history’s most precious colors—and helps conserve the world’s greatest art
The Strange Career of “Mack the Knife”
As old Macheath is inducted into the National Recording Registry, here's a look back at his long musical life
An Oregon Port Is Using Inflatable Air Dancers to Scare Off Pesky Sea Lions
The car dealership staple is now a marine mammal scarecrow
A Saturated Snapshot of This Year’s Holi Celebrations
Revelers are already soaking in shades of the spring festival
This Polish Museum Exhibit Was Completely Curated By Kids
“Anything Goes” took six months and 69 children to create
This News Website Is a Lakota-Speaker’s “Dream”
Woihanble.com could help preserve a threatened language
Roald Dahl’s Iconic Illustrator Inspired This New Font
Quentin Blake’s handwriting has elements of spontaneity and joy
Two New Flower Species Were Discovered Online
These naturalists didn’t know one another—but that didn’t keep them from discovering two new magnolias together
That One Time Eleanor Roosevelt Was a DJ
In 1957, the first lady spun records for a cause
How Malaria Gave Us Mauve
Tropical diseases and coal tar have a lot to do with brightly-colored clothing
Flesh-Toned Ballet Shoes Will Soon Be Available for People of Color
At long last, there are options for non-white dancers
Researchers Seek Silly Sherlocks to Dig up Victorian-Era Jokes
Joke detectives are using the British Library to uncover what made Victorians chuckle
Geometric Shapes Inspire New, Stretchy Materials
Intricate designs drawn from Islamic art could help make materials that stretch in new ways
MAD Magazine’s Iconic Alfred E. Neuman Turns 60 This Year
The impish mascot has had a long, colorful life
CERN Seeks International Artists For Full-Time Residency
The European Center for Nuclear Research is calling for art submissions for its annual award
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