Handcrafting Giant Lanterns in China
(via Great Big Story) The courtyard behind Bai Junping’s workshop is packed with lanterns, rows and rows of red and
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Month: January 2020
7 Sweet Valentine’s Day Traditions From Around the World
(via Mental Floss) In the United States, Valentine’s Day means cards, flowers, and hard-to-snag dinner reservations. As the Western holiday
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10 Timely Facts About Leap Years
(via Mental Floss) Quick question: What are the chances a given person will be born on February 29, a.k.a. a
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Pure Magic: The Oral History of Prince’s Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show
(via The Ringer) As the heavens opened up and rain poured down, the Purple One ran through a handful of
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10 Facts About The Beatles’s 1969 Rooftop Concert
(via Mental Floss) On January 30, 1969, at lunch time, The Beatles appeared on the rooftop of their record label’s
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10 Incredible Real Life Castaway Tales
(via Listverse) For years books, movies and television shows have entertained us with interesting fictional accounts of castaways and deserted
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12 Bizarre Moments From Oscar Award Ceremonies Past
(via Mental Floss) The unforgettable 2017 snafu where La La Land was erroneously awarded Moonlight‘s Best Picture Oscar might very
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Why Trees Are the Most Reliable Historians of Early America
(via Atlas Obscura) Dendrochronology doesn’t just work on forests. It works on buildings too.
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Why Prince Would Not Sound Like Prince Without Minneapolis
(via Smithsonian) A human geographer explains how the city’s unique sonic culture nurtured and inspired the musical genius
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7 Tasty Facts About Tater Tots
(via Mental Floss) Whether you associate them with your school cafeteria, your childhood home, or your local dive bar, tater
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Remembering the ‘Kiwi Queen’ Who Revolutionized American Produce Aisles
(via Atlas Obscura) Dr. Frieda Rappaport Caplan defied gender norms to take Americans from peas and potatoes to kumquats and
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The (Fine) Art History of Paint by Numbers
(via Great Big Story) Who knew that your favorite elementary school pastime had such noble origins? In the 16th century,
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