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Chris Higgins|
Maybe it’s a good working relationship that keeps these directors and actors coming back for more. Maybe it’s romance. Or perhaps it’s because when the two collaborate, the box office explodes. The list of frequent collaborators is a long one; here are ju
Bryan Dugan|
High heels, though a staple of nearly every woman’s closet these days, aren’t exactly the most reasonably designed footwear. We wobble and slip and turn our ankles on every uneven stone, but refuse to trade them in for more sensible flats and sneakers. Wh
Caisey Robertson|
Americans will consume some 1.25 billion chicken wings on Super Bowl Sunday. Our food expert tears into the meaty history.
Alton Brown|
For as long as there have been brothers, brothers have been battling each other. In honor of the Harbowl, here's our incomplete guide to sibling rivalries.
Alex French|
For humans, sudden gyrations of the head and neck—whether they’re from car accidents, rollercoaster rides, or chiropracty gone awry—can tear blood vessel linings in the neck, leading to clots that can cause stroke. Not so in owls, which can quickly rotate
Erin McCarthy|
On March 14, 1930, 11-year-old Venetia Burney and her family were eating breakfast at their home in Oxford, England, discussing the biggest news of the day: The discovery of a new planet. As they talked about what the new planet's moniker should be, Venet
Daven Hiskey|
Here are the keys to becoming a master reviler, courtesy of a Chinese scholar in the early 20th century.
Arika Okrent|
Bill DeMain|
Chris Higgins|
With a new SimCity coming soon, let's look back at the Sim franchise.
Rob Lammle|
Sean Hutchinson|
Bryan Dugan|
Chris Higgins|
Mark Mancini|
Want to give a new car company some instant gravitas? Pick an old name and bolt it to a shiny new car.
Kristen Hall-Geisler|
Benjamin Franklin was many things: printer, inventor, postmaster, turkey-zapper, constitution-signer, and connoisseur of fart jokes. The founding father fancied flatus. So much, actually, that in 1781 he penned an essay dedicated to the thunder down under
Lucas Reilly|
Chris Higgins|
In Dr. Edie Widder’s opinion, there’s no animal more appropriate for science fiction than the real life giant squid. “You couldn’t ask for a better alien,” she says. “An animal with multiple arms and two long tentacles, the most enormous eyes, three heart
Erin McCarthy|
By Prohibition’s end, temperance types had found a new target: pinball. Their crusade got a boost when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
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