11 Great Thinkers' Brilliant Study Tips for Finals Week
College students can try out these strategies used by some of history's greatest minds.
College students can try out these strategies used by some of history's greatest minds.
"The idea that you do something 20 years ago, and everybody still remembers it—not just remembers it fondly, but passionately, and cares about it—I just love it," says Clarissa creator Mitchell Kriegman.
Cartoons, comics, and newspaper comic strips might seem like an unusual source of new words and phrases, but here are the stories behind 10 times when precisely that happened.
'Smith' is an Old English name that was given to those who worked with metal. It's probably related to a word that meant "to strike." Where does your last name come from?
Handcrafted products can offer higher quality and more attention to detail – but they can give buyers some surprising side benefits as well.
From the obvious to the controversial to the mysterious, here are 11 places in the U.S. over which taking a plane just won’t fly.
While her older sister Beezus calls her a “pest,” Ramona’s imaginative and lively nature is why readers still love her all these years later.
Green anacondas can weigh more than 200 pounds, making them the world's heaviest snakes. Get wrapped up in more facts about these big beasts.
John Green talks Harry Potter.
Newspapers work quickly, and mistakes can slip through the cracks—sometimes leading to epic corrections like the 15 listed below. To keep up with more typos and corrections (amusing or otherwise) bookmark Poynter’s Regret the Error.
Who killed Hae Min Lee?
Living out of your car on a long trip can be a challenge, but with a few hacks and a couple of emergency tricks up your sleeve, you’ll be a bona fide road warrior.
Whether it's Joe Schmo, Fred Nurk, or Vasya Pupkin, every country needs a way to talk about just “some guy.”
Batman v. Commissioner, Terrible v. Terrible, Schmuck v. United States, and eight more real court cases.
While puns may make you groan and have even been called the “lowest and most groveling form of wit,” a good one is a thing of beauty that’s worth celebrating.
Here's a brief history of One World Trade Center—also known as—Freedom Tower, as told by the photos documenting its planning, construction, and grand opening.
'A Nightmare on Elm Street,' Wes Craven's 1984 horror classic that introduced Freddy Krueger to the world, was partly based on a true story.
Here are a few things that you can buy to show your feline pride—and spoil that special kitten in your life.
Yuki-onna, Kuchisake-onna, and Hashihime are just a few of the fearsome figures from Japanese folklore that you don’t want to mess with.