Tim Brinkhof

Joined: Jul 19, 2023

Tim Brinkhof is a Dutch journalist based in the U.S. who has written about art and history for Vox, Vulture, Esquire, Big Think, and more.

Remote Mt. Shuksen in Washington’s North Cascades National Park is the one of the least-visited locales in the system.

It's big and black and white and all over the place.

The Alien Act was enacted by John Adams’s Federalist administration in preparation for a war that didn’t actually happen.

Three of the four acts expired shortly after they were signed into law in the late 1700s. One remains active—and it’s been at the center of constitutional debates ever since.

If you’re the victim of a hit-and-run—in any state—be sure to document the damage.

No one wants to be the victim in a hit-and-run car accident. Here’s where that kind of crash is most likely to happen—and the two states where every driver avoided that outcome.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Spring House is designed in his atypical "hemicycle" style and resembles a ship.

The 1954 fixer-upper, the only private home designed by the iconic architect in Florida, is built in his atypical “hemicycle” style—and can be yours for a cool couple million.

These odd architectural features are remnants of a time when people had to pay if they wanted to look outside.

More than half of all land managed by the National Park Service is in one state. How does your state measure up?

The popular nursery rhyme may have emerged in the 14th century—and it didn’t have anything to do with bathing.

In a galaxy far, far, far away, astronomers have found the oldest black hole in the universe, thought to have formed less than 500 million years after the Big Bang.

A fallout shelter sign left over from the Cold War still visible in Brooklyn, New York.

Tens of thousands of fallout shelter signs, with three yellow triangles in a black circle, are visible on building façades today. They serve as grim reminders of the hottest flashes of the Cold War. So why are they still around?

Trekking poles help you keep your balance on uneven terrain.

They’re not just for folks attempting the Appalachian Trail. Here’s how trekking poles can improve any hiker’s performance and fitness.

Who put the ‘patent’ in ‘patent leather’?

The coating protected items like boots and carriage parts from wear and tear—and looked luxurious while doing so. But who invented patent leather? And does that person actually hold a patent for it?