The Secret Recipe for Cronuts

The secret's out: Dominique Ansel, creator of the (in)famous cronut, has released an official at-home recipe for the coveted pastry. But be warned: with a three-day prep time, it might actually take less effort to wait in line for one.

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It takes about $300,000 to raise a child, but according to "satirical scholar" Matt J. Michel, if that child is Calvin of Calvin & Hobbes, the cost of his catastrophes is going to be much, much higher.

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Norway's new banknotes combine historical imagery with modern artistry, making other countries' currency look downright boring.

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Fourteen years after his first photo essay, a National Geographic photographer returned to Svanetia in the Georgian Republic to find the same people and scenes he’d shot before, different but the same.

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From hamburgers to armchairs, humans have launched some pretty weird stuff into Earth’s stratosphere. 

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The Lindy Hop goes toe-to-toe with hip-hop in possibly the coolest crossover dance battle ever. Who knew you could swing to Tupac and break it down to jazz?

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17-year-old Pakistani education advocate Malala Yousafzai is the first teenager to be honored with the Nobel Peace Prize, which she shares this year with India's Kailash Satyarthi.

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French novelist Patrick Modiano is the latest recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature, but he's a relative unknown outside his home country. For the uninitiated, here's a primer.