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How a 'Bug Whisperer' Helps Haters Learn to Love Insects

“The fear and hatred of insects is just the fear of the unknown,” says Aaron Rodriques.

Lizzie Philip November 14, 2018

Video • AO Docs

Meet a Bug Whisperer and His Traveling Insect Zoo

Fireside in his classic pose.

The Marvelous Manholes of Massachusetts

An afternoon with Daniel Fireside, one of the Boston area's most dedicated drainspotters.

Cara Giaimo August 28, 2018

Video • AO Docs

At Home With an Extraordinary Collection of Pop-Up Books

Mark Cline.

roadside attractions

Inside the World of Virginia’s Roadside Attraction King

For more than 30 years, Mark Cline has been keeping the state weird.

Eric J. Wallace April 1, 2018

A sampling of issues of "PURRRRR! The Newsletter for Cat Lovers."

Digging Through the Archives of 'PURRRRR!,' the Premier Cat Newsletter of the 1980s

Before the internet, people got their feline fix in analog form.

Cara Giaimo October 17, 2017

In Search of the Elusive Pink-Headed Duck

After years of trying, one man thinks he will finally find a bird long thought to be extinct.

Sarah Laskow June 1, 2017