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Einstein: Not curious about UFOs.

By July 1952, UFOs were a hot topic—and Reverend Louis A. Gardner wanted to know Albert Einstein’s thoughts. Did flying saucers come from space? Or were they military technology?

Erin McCarthy
Quokkas are famously adorable.

You’ve seen photos of quokkas. But what are they? How do you pronounce their name? And are they really that happy-go-lucky?

Kate Horowitz


President Theodore Roosevelt by John Singer Sargent

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better."

Erin McCarthy