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Horton, IBM 360, and Walden, in a publicity shot.
politics

The Computer That Ran for School President

In 1975, the Pro-Apathy Party had an IBM 360 at the top of its ticket.
Sarah Laskow July 18, 2017
art

The Story of the 'Portofess,' the Prank Confessional Booth at the 1992 Democratic Convention

Artist Joey Skaggs fooled everyone and pedaled off.
Sarah Laskow July 14, 2017
Orangery.
Washington, D.C.

Dumbarton Oaks

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.
Gaddafi Canal
Gourma Rharous, Mali

Gaddafi Canal

Muammar Gaddafi's well-intentioned investment in his favorite city turned out to be a nightmare.
A dolphin leaps out of the Chesapeake Bay.
dolphins

The Mysterious Dolphins of the Potomac

Almost nothing is known about the hundreds of bottlenoses who spend their summers near D.C.—but a group of researchers is trying to change that.
Cara Giaimo June 20, 2017
Columbus, Ohio

Arnold Schwarzenegger Statue

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.
Rochester, New York

1872 Monument

A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B. Anthony voted illegally.
Notice the Congressional license plate in the windsheild
Arlington, Virginia

VIP Congressional Parking Lot at Reagan National Airport

Right next to departures—how convenient!
Mural
Marinaleda, Spain

Marinaleda

A micro-communist utopia in Spain with no police, no mortgages and full employment.
The Rhode Island State House.
hidden

Found: A Hidden Vault Door Beneath the Rhode Island State House

No one knows how long it's been since anyone looked inside.
Sarah Laskow May 23, 2017
Kashpirovsky's at work.
politics

A Psychic Healer Tried to Hypnotize Soviets to Distract From the Fall of Communism

Pay no attention to the man behind the Iron Curtain.
Sarah Laskow May 23, 2017
politics

An Australian Baby Just Became the First to Breastfeed in Parliament

Nursing a child in the chambers has only been legal since last year.
Cara Giaimo May 10, 2017
A young JFK.
politics

Found: A 1937 Recording of JFK as a Harvard Student

It’s the earliest known recording of him.
Sarah Laskow May 10, 2017
An Artfinksters toilet on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
art

The Battle of the Golden Toilets

When art collectives feud, we all win.
Sarah Laskow May 9, 2017
art

Found: Hidden Golden Toilets With a Political Message

Some puckish politico has placed them across Indiana.
Sarah Laskow May 3, 2017
From the side
Moscow, Russia

Independent Republic of California Embassy in Moscow

The California secessionist movement has its own foreign embassy, in Russia of all places.
Keppel's Column, named after Admiral Augustus Keppel.
Rotherham, England

Keppel's Column

An oddly shaped tower built to mark the acquittal of Admiral Keppel in a controversial 1770s case.
New Hampshire historical marker for the Republic of Indian Stream
Pittsburg, New Hampshire

Republic of Indian Stream

An unrecognized nation-state created in the 1820s to avoid taxes.