The Hedge Fund and the Despot



How Robert Mugabe raised money from Wall Street to violently crush his opposition.

8 Rejection Letters Publishers Sent To Famous Authors



Sent by publishers to some of the most notable authors of the last 100 years.

Thursday, 17 September 2015

The Receding Waters Of Central Asia



Climate change could transform other parts of Central Asia into desert lands

How Europe Spends its Money



The Dutch splurge most on recreation, while Greeks spend the least.

It’s OK to Be a Luddite.



Mocking people who fear technology’s dehumanizing creep is easy. Here’s why they have a point.

The Bioethics Dilemma



The trouble with putting too much weight in a bioethicist's opinion.

Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Algorithmic search for a girlfriend



He built a bot to browse and search for him. He accidentally left it running one night.

Why You Secretly Hate Cool Bars



Bars are at the core of the social scene and go hand in hand with youth culture. 

Anthony Bourdain's World Domination



The luckiest chef turned writer turned professional wanderer on the planet.


Breaking Ground



China may soon be the world’s biggest producer of wine.

Monday, 14 September 2015

Well-aimed and Powerful



The death of the shuttle, the moon hoax conspiracy theory, and why one man deserved to be punched in the damn mouth by Buzz Aldrin.

Sex and Suffering



The Tragic Life of the Courtesan in Japan's Floating World.

Sunday, 13 September 2015

Why There Will Never Be Another Einstein



Einstein is the most famous and beloved scientist of all time.

A 17th-Century Woman Artist’s Butterfly Journey



In June 1699, Maria Sibylla Merian departed on a cargo ship for South America

What the Case Against Stephen Harper Is Really About



Ranging from the true but trivial to the overwrought verging on hysterical.