Cover Story:
All the Presidents' Secrets
By Jennifer Drapkin
Teddy Roosevelt's White House dojo, Thomas Jefferson's smuggling operation, Lyndon Johnson's vehicle of terror, and the ladies, oh, the ladies. mental_floss wiretaps its way to the greatest Oval Office expose to ever hit newsstands.
Features:
7 Entourages that Changed the World
By Lou Harry and Todd Tobias
Who ever said hanging around with your buddies all day was a waste of time? Get on the bus with Jesus & Co., the Chicago Seven, The Merry Pranksters, and more, to see why a leader is only as good as his posse.
Masterpiece #100: Machiavelli's The Prince
By Elizabeth Lunday
Bored and unemployed, Niccolo Machiavelli needed to impress the only people hiring-the sinister Medici family. So, he wrote a book tailored just to their tastes, The Prince.
Auto Focus: Everything You Need to Know About the Car You'll be Driving in 2020
By John Brandon
As John Brandon discovers, when enough engineers wish upon a car, dreammobiles can come true.
scatter_brained:
Crunching the Numbers
By Hank Green, Lou Harry, Ian Lendler, & Todd Tobias
This time, we're making Scatterbrained count! Gallagher's evil twin + great women in science + the ex-husbands of Zsa Zsa Gabor = 10 of the most enlightening pages you'll ever read.
right_brain:
Masterpiece #101: Goya's "The Third of May"
By Jeff Fleischer
left_brain:
Mad Scientist: Yoshiro Nakamatsu
By Maggie Koerth-Baker
The mind of Dr. Nakamatsu has given birth to more than 3,000 creations, and his sanity has the stretch marks to prove it. Meet the genius behind CDs, DVDs, and ... the soy sauce dispenser?
Extreme Cuisine: 5 Foods People Die For
By christa weil
spinning_the globe:
50-Cent Tour:
Bulgaria
By Mark Juddery
Peter Deunov: How One Man Saved Bulgaria's Jews
By Mark Juddery
During WWII, a Christian mystic named Peter Deunov conjured up a plan that rescued 50,000 Jews from Hitler. Was it a miracle, or just good people skills? You decide.
The Roma's Long Road to Equality
By Eric Furman
plus_the usual departments:
[know-it-all]
The Letter 'P'
By A.J. Jacobs
[the_dead guy interview]
Frank Lloyd Wright
With Michael A. Stusser
[the_quiz]
By Kara Kovalchik and Sandy Wood
Six Degrees of Ken Jennings:
Homer and Homer Simpson
By Ken Jennings