The Evolution of an Accidental Meme, along with a lesson in social justice. (via Metafilter)
Why Simone Biles is the best gymnast in the world.
Lizzie Borden: Why a 19th-Century Axe Murder Still Fascinates Us.
12 Facts About Born on the Fourth of July.
The Life of the Olympic Alternates.
10 Monsters That Deserve Movies. Along with pitches to start your creative juices flowing.
Personality-Filled Portraits of Prize-Winning Rabbits and Their Owners. Photographer Katya Rezvaya was charmed by members of the American Rabbit Breeders Association.
“These people are among us but not of us.” The story of the lynching of 11 Italian immigrants in 1891.
Why the Chinese military is still haunted by this 19th-century 'humiliation.’ The British Empire wasn’t above using the drug trade to extend its power.
"Lizzie Borden took an axe. Gave her mother 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done. She gave her father 41."
ReplyDeleteI still remember that song from childhood.