David Bowie’s 100 Favorite Books Offer a Peek Inside the Artist’s Mind
David Bowie will always be remembered as a seminal figure in the worlds of music, fashion, and film. But he was also a voracious reader who often read a book a day.
David Bowie will always be remembered as a seminal figure in the worlds of music, fashion, and film. But he was also a voracious reader who often read a book a day.
Kids of the late 1980s and ‘90s loved their Koosh balls. They were easy to catch, easy to throw, and didn't hurt nearly as much as traditional balls when you got hit by one.
Is it a man, a woman, a toad, or a rabbit?
2. Unlike its cephalopod relative the octopus, the nautilus has a poor memory.
Most of us think of lotteries—with their cornucopia of scratch tickets and nine-figure jackpots—as creations of modern America. But they've been around for centuries, and have served as a popular method for raising funds for various causes and public work
George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez proved a formidable pair for Steven Soderbergh and Elmore Leonard.
Toilet paper, the traffic signal, and the dentist chair were all invented in New York State.
Thanks to some hard-working scholars, Harry Potter, Winnie the Pooh, and Bilbo Baggins are now getting kids hooked on the language of Virgil.
How many conversations proceed blithely along before the participants realize they’re talking about two different people with sound-alike names?
Viewers loved ‘Upstairs, Downstairs.’ Alistair Cooke hated ‘Poldark.’
The 1994 romantic comedy launched the career of Hugh Grant, who was originally considered "too handsome" for the role.
The legendary comedy troupe’s elaborate period piece succeeded in offending just about everyone.
Kick off your Sunday shoes.
The hit animated series will reach its natural conclusion on February 15.
The country only recently reopened to travelers, and there’s plenty to see and do before mass tourism hits.
The popular premium cable network was originally on the air for just nine hours a day and was once hacked by an irate satellite dish dealer.
There are a number of well-known fossil beds within a few hours' drive of a some of the country's largest cities. Here are just a few of them.
Over the centuries, an English parlor game gradually transformed into a global sport.
Put your knitting and crocheting skills to work for those in need.
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These custom designs are guaranteed to make bedtime way more exciting.
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The beloved documentarian and naturalist is pro-Björk and anti-space travel, and he won’t tell you his favorite fossil.