There’ll be five new(ish) sports at the 2028 L.A. Olympics. What the heck are they?

We keep finding more cross-species hybrids – and the reasons why are only sometimes horrible

Reality competitions are taking a dark, inhuman turn… and we’re not sure that’s okay

The U.S. election season as a reflection on time and space.

The Beatles got us thinking about Batman. Just go with it.

A rundown of recent coin heists

The future of building materials may look a lot like the past

A super-scientific ranking of the most haunted states of the union

Of all people, Drake catches beef with (checks notes) the Pet Shop Boys.

How the history of cider parallels the history of … everything else.

Looking back on six years of Black horror renaissance

Twenty years after Concorde, SSTs could soon take flight once more

A (maybe literally) heart-stopping voyage into beer/cheese amalgams

Untangling the sordid web that is ShowBiz Pizza vs. Chuck E. Cheese

Jane Eyre has been inspiring everybody for 166 years and counting

With return of “Parsonage Garden,” the Netherlands are 29-for-29 on recovering stolen Van Goghs.

Our furry cousins are shining, sniffing, and shtupping in recent animal-world news

Tracing the plot of Mean Girls through three Oct. 3s (just go with it)

The blank space in ‘traditional’ trivia knowledge – and why we shouldn’t shake it off

The jittery life and trailblazing death of Honoré de Balzac

A loud, shrill history of the referee whistle

A: We are Devo!

Carmen Sandiego flew far enough to go 69% of the way to the dang moon

… and that’s saying something.

By the time the 1800s were inching towards their final years, it was pretty good to be Eugen Sandow. The Prussian-born wrestler, bodybuilder and all-around strongman had been a breakout…

Ancient Greece’s “first marathon” was more impressive than you’ve heard

(Sorry, this post is mostly about the poison-dart umbrella)

A nice hard look at a deeply goofy tradition

The Canadian hockey star who took the Cold War to the ice

Wait, what the hell is seersucker?

Sportsballers are hereby advised to stay away from Aubrey D. Graham

Eric Andre has been torturing celebs for more than a decade

Fifty years on, Secretariat is still a draw

The weird life and weird times of a weird radio legend

Einstein and Chaplin were basically besties, and not just in our extensive fanfic series.

Or, how Andy Warhol learned to stop worrying and love the personal computer.

That time Christopher Columbus thought manatees were mermaids

‘Wednesday’ capped a big year for ’80s alt-rock

Your average story about Vincent van Gogh, Andy Warhol, and Lil Nas X.

No, not the Neil Diamond thing. The Mexican Pizza thing.

If Thomas Pettigrew invites you to a party, it’s okay to pass.

Headline writer can’t think of anything snarky to say about egalitarian crayons

Why Marcel Marceau is the only mime you’ve heard of (if not from)

How Play-Doh narrowly avoided going the way of the chimney sweep

The man in the back didn’t even say “Everyone attack”

‘Hitchhiker’s Guide’ creator was the O.G. Apple power user

Gerda Taro gave her life capturing indelible images of war.

David Bowie took the long way to David Bowie

When April the giraffe was the internet’s main character

The almost-tragedy of Big Bird’s demise.

Jim Henson’s banjo love still resonates

The turducken of coffins is an enduring mystery.

Maybe just pay your taxes, guys

Paddington stans unite against Marmite

… or at least the crispy rectangle.

How Peppa Pig got banned Down Under

How Billie Jean King’s friendship with Elton John gave us a bangin’ tennis anthem