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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Power of Playing the Preppy Card

This independent candidate for president has a secret weapon up his rolled-up shirt sleeves.

Not Your Grandparents’ Mahjong Table

On a drizzly Saturday afternoon, hundreds of mahjong enthusiasts gathered in Downtown Brooklyn to play the 19th-century Chinese game of…

Supernova or Coronavirus: Can You Tell the Difference?

A scientist finds beauty in the “visual synonyms” that exist in images seen through microscopes and telescopes.

How the Cockroach Took Over the World

A genetic analysis of the German cockroach explained its rise in southern Asia millenniums ago, and how it eventually turned…

Is There an Alternative to the Little Black Dress?

Plenty of other garments can be used as the basis for simple, chic looks for a variety of occasions, our…

This Scientist Has an Antidote to Our Climate Delusions

I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2018 report on global warming…

Judge John Hodgman on if We Should Trust Bookitty

James writes: My partner, Allie, refuses to accept the possibility that our cat, Bookitty, ate two of our pet guppies.…

63 Years Later, First Black Man Trained as Astronaut Goes to Space

Edward Dwight was among the first pilots that the United States was training to send to space in 1961, but…

When Did Teen Boys Get a Nose for $300 Cologne?

On a recent trip to Sephora, 11-year-old Lincoln Rivera asked his mom for a $125 atomizer of Yves Saint Laurent…

Live, Laugh, Love (but Evil)

Mera Caulfield was watching television a couple of months ago when the screen suddenly erupted with characters doing their best…

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