For Mar-Apr 2008: The Future of Sex
Masterpieces (p.25)
Art guru Andrea Fernandes plucks the juiciest stories about history's greatest art works.
Pablo Picasso's "First Communion"
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Salvador Dali's "The Persistence of Memory"
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Titian's "Portrait of Isabella of Portugal"
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William Hogarth's "An Election Entertainment"
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3 Extreme Ways to Go Green (p.28)
5 Ways to Get Closer to Your Garbage
You don't have to just throw it out any more! Chris Higgins has 5 tips on how to embrace, reduce and even profit off of your garbage. More.
4 Strange Moments in Greenpeace History
Greenpeace has routinely been in the media spotlight, and often seeks out media coverage to promote its cause. Here are a few funny (and a few confusing) moments in Greenpeace history. More.
No Politics allowed (p.30)
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Coney Island: America's Greatest Playground (p.35)
Coney Island Freaks of Yesterday and Today
Human oddities who worked in circuses and other traveling shows enjoyed the relative stability and permanence of Coney Island. Here are 10 of the most popular.
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The Story of the First Roller Coaster
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8 Weird Theme Parks We'd Really Like to Visit
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The Genius of Eddie Bernays (p.40)
5 Totally Bizarre Shoe Partnerships
Believe it or not, Kool-Aid is teaming up with Reebok to create scented sneakers. Here are 5 companies that are definitely thinking outside of the shoebox.
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Should lawyers be allowed to advertise?
Some of the worst advertisements we could find about the legal profession, all just a click away!
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The Future of Sex (p.46)
The Sex Lives of Smart People
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Math explains the Beer Goggles Effect
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The Quiz (p.68)
If you love the mental_floss magazine quiz, be sure to check out the Daily Lunch Quizzes, served hot here.
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The Dead Guy Interview (p.70)
Edward R. Murrow (and 12 Other Celebrity Quakers)
Aside from William Penn and Betsy Ross, we didn't really know that many famous Quakers. So we looked 'em up. Here's what we found.
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Watch Dead Guy Interview author Michael Stusser give Sigmund Freud the Third Degree.
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