In October 1943 the second world war was in full swing and the tide was turning against the Axis powers, though there was no ...

During World War Two, a pair of physicists went to great lengths to keep their Nobel Prize medals out of the hands of the Nazis. Here’s the absolutely wild story.

How can such a simple mixture—matzo meal, eggs, water, and fat—yield such vastly different results?

Russian President Vladimir Putin is working the phones inside the Kremlin to prevent the Iranian regime’s collapse, fearing it could be the latest domino to fall in his already underwhelming ...

President Donald Trump spoke to the rich and powerful at Davos, addressing topics ranging from Greenland to the stock market ...

Seven iconic toys 90s kids grew upwith that were actually subtle (and not-so-subtle) propagandacreated to sell movies, TV ...

Ahead of the 2026 Academy Awards, we're looking back at some of the most egregious snubs, including ‘Psycho,' ‘Taxi Driver,' ...

Residents and students across OC walked out in protest of ICE raids on the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s ...

You’re flipping through a packed thrift rack and something stops you: a perfect little mod shift, or a “maybe 40s?” rayon ...

Writers often try to gild their tawdry times or dignify their flawed leaders with lofty literary analogies — notably, America as the New Jerusalem; Lincoln as Moses leading his people through the ...

Fledgling universities funded by kings and other leaders hired professors for their chemistry departments. Organic chemistry became a recognized discipline. These developments established an entirely ...

I ran across a German saying recently that deeply resonated with me, and it seemed particularly apropos in terms of what is happening in our country today. The quote goes like this: “If there’s a ...