Sometimes bric-a-brac has meaning: An interview with Joshua Glenn, co-editor of Taking Things Seriously: 75 Objects With Unexpected Significance. Weirdonomics and Quirkology: A look at how the curious science of the oddities of everyday life yields new insights. A look at how daylight savings time disrupts humans' natural circadian rhythm, but we experience more darkness than necessary: We should turn the clocks forward, not back. From LA Weekly, an internet love mystery: The Life and Death of Jesse James. From Cracked, a look at the 5 creepiest urban legends (that happen to be true). Historically rooted in Celtic tradition, the Americanised version of Halloween has captured the market in monstrous fashion. Is the modern celebration, then, purely a retail phenomenon? Here are 6 reasons the 70s should have killed us all. Being Juan Valdez: A "Colombian idol"-style search transformed a humble farmer into the 21st century version of TV's coffee icon. Meet the man behind the mule. From Stars & Stripes, go ahead and cuss like a sailor: It’s good for morale. Swamp Ghosts: In Papua New Guinea, a journalist investigates the controversy over a World War II bomber. From Forbes, an article on how lawyers don't make enough. Sports and music halls have a built-in fan base, but the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, filled with presidents, authors and engineers, has faded into obscurity. The Curiosity of Cats: When the musical opened on Broadway, 25 years ago, few predicted its amazing success—or what it would mean for composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.
