

Eden Gordon
Joined: Jan 28, 2026
Eden Gordon is a writer and editor whose work has been published in Slate, BuzzFeed, Atlas Obscura, POPSUGAR, and Success Magazine. She's also a singer-songwriter and avid traveler, and she particularly loves to write about unique travel destinations, arts and culture, and unanswered or unanswerable questions.




The lyrics of Freddy Cannon's "Tallahassee Lassie" come from a poem by the late '50s rock star's mother.
Affordability, location, and other logistics led amusement parks and cemeteries to overlap frequently in the 19th century.
Parton has praised books by John Steinbeck, Alexandre Dumas, and Lee Smith over the years.
From fire foxes to dancing spirits, cultures around the world have many different myths, legends, beliefs, and superstitions about the aurora borealis, or the northern lights.
July's full moon is called the Buck Moon, and it is sometimes said to be an ideal time for recommitting to your dreams with fresh focus and energy.
"Wichita Lineman" is an ode to love in the face of desolation, and apparently it resonated strongly for Bob Dylan.
From a tribute written by Bob Dylan to "Shutup Springsteen," these seven songs about Bruce Springsteen all pay tribute to the Boss in a wildly different variety of ways.
You'll come away from this quiz knowing a bunch of new iconic jokes. But what makes them funny? The three reigning theories of humor could explain that.
Every '90s video store had that unique blend of carpet, VHS tape plastic, and popcorn.
Here's what was really on the menu during the era that the 'Odyssey' takes place, from heavily diluted wine to honey, figs, and cheese.
Ernest Hemingway may have been inspired by Cuban fisherman and his own struggles and passion for fishing when he wrote 'The Old Man and the Sea.'
Are you an Odysseus, a Telemachus, or a Circe? Find out which character in Homer's 'Odyssey' best fits your personality with this quiz.