Nation Apr 02 Man walks 2,660-mile trail, takes selfie every mile to prove it Over the course of five months, Andy Davidhazy hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,660-mile walk that began in Mexico and snaked up the West Coast. He took a selfie at every mile, and by the time he reached his…
Arts Apr 01 Devote a slab of your day to our Pet Rock live stream The concept for the easy, cheap pet sprung out of bar conversation with friends. But the product was an overnight success, selling 1.5 million rocks over a period of months for $3.95 apiece.
Arts Mar 25 HarperCollins reveals the cover of Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ On Wednesday, Publisher HarperCollins released the cover of Harper Lee's second novel, "Go Set a Watchman," slated for release this summer.
World Mar 25 Photos: Nigerians worried about safety, vote-rigging in upcoming elections Nigeria will hold presidential elections on Saturday, and some Nigerians have expressed fear over continued bloodshed by the Islamist militant group known as Boko Haram, corruption that has come to define Nigerian politics, and basic human issues such as electricity…
World Mar 24 What we know about the Germanwings plane crash in the French Alps A Germanwings Airbus A320 plane carrying 144 passengers and six crew members crashed Tuesday in the French Alps, the airline confirmed today.
Science Mar 06 Timeline: Dawn spacecraft glides into orbit of dwarf planet Ceres After spending nearly eight years floating through deep space, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft finally reached its destination Friday, a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt called Ceres.
Arts Mar 06 7 films by Albert Maysles everyone should watch Documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles died Thursday night after a 60-year long career that deeply affected the conversations around nonfiction filmmaking, conversations about truth, accuracy, bias and exploitation. Here are clips from seven films that define his unflinching style.
Arts Mar 05 An artist’s field guide to nature’s overlooked wonders The ecosystem of a rotting log can be just as detailed and alive as that of a volcano, at least according to the delicate hand-drawn illustrations of the natural world by Julia Rothman in her new book “Nature Anatomy: The…
Science Mar 04 Short circuit halts NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover for days NASA’s Curiosity rover will take a break from gathering samples of the dusty Martian landscape, while engineers determine whether a short circuit damaged the robot’s arm, the space agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory said Tuesday.
Arts Feb 24 In her unromantic memoir, Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon leaves her breakups behind After their final show in Brazil in 2011, Sonic Youth was no more. And so was the 27-year marriage between the band's co-founders, Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore.