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Our Favorite Reads

A White Star Line postcard promoting two new steamships: <em>Olympic</em> and <em>Titanic</em>.

Titanic's Legacy: Our Favorite Reads

The world's fastest glacier, Chartreuse jelly, and other stories connected to the doomed ocean liner.

Michelle Cassidy April 11, 2025

Marm Mandelbaum, who ran her own school for criminals, is among one of many women making history in all the wrong ways.

Women’s Wrongs: Our Favorite Reads

You can champion women’s rights and still revel in the tales of their most infamous wrongs.

Roxanne Hoorn February 21, 2025

Peacock spiders love to show off their colorful butts.

Animal Courtships: Our Favorite Reads

Fish with bumping bass, disco-dancing spiders, and other extreme ways animals attract a mate.

Roxanne Hoorn February 14, 2025

A 16th-century anatomical lecture in London.

Questionable Cure-Alls: Our Favorite Reads

Powdered hair, bile beans, and other old remedies you probably shouldn’t try.

Roxanne Hoorn February 7, 2025

Celebrating snakes living and dead, from festivals to shrines.

Snake Stories: Our Favorite Reads

Slither into the Lunar New Year with serpent-centered rescues, escapes, and celebrations.

Roxanne Hoorn January 31, 2025

So many shareable moments, from historical sandwiches to stories from the beyond.

As Seen on TikTok: Our Favorite Reads

Scary pies, twisted tree ladies, and other unlikely viral stories.

Roxanne Hoorn January 24, 2025

“The poster craze in candidateville,” an 1896 political cartoon by C.J. Taylor.

Presidential Pageantry: Our Favorite Reads

American presidents spare no expense when it comes to making an impression.

Roxanne Hoorn January 17, 2025

From skis and boats to wind-driven sleds and teams of dogs, there's a lot of ways to travel the Antarctic.

Antarctic Explorations: Our Favorite Reads

From “windsleds” to sled dogs.

Roxanne Hoorn January 10, 2025

From Māori ancestors to Antarctic researchers, we explore stories of coming home.

Coming Home: Our Favorite Reads

Return trips, long treks, and smells that remind us of our roots.

Roxanne Hoorn January 3, 2025

Årsgång is the Swedish tradition of a solitary, night-time walk in the forest is just one of many spooky folk stories surrounding the New Year.

Spooky Winter Holiday Lore: Our Favorite Reads

From Christmas goblins to a New Year’s ghost-horse, these creepy tales are sure to keep you in the holiday spirit.

Roxanne Hoorn December 27, 2024

Around the world, people ward off evil Christmas creatures, from witches to kid-eating cats.

Christmas Monsters: Our Favorite Reads

These creatures of lore are definitely on the naughty list.

Roxanne Hoorn December 20, 2024