Paileontology

from Smithsonian Magazine The History of the Lunch Box Sadly, the metal lunch box has mostly gone the way of the overhead projector. Today’s kids often tote their lunches in soft insulated polyester versions that fit easily into backpacks, just the latest development...

Here is the head of the man who played with my honor.

from CNN Turkish woman awaits trial after beheading her alleged rapist From Talia Kayali, CNN (CNN) — A woman in Turkey is awaiting trial after beheading a man who she says raped her repeatedly for months and is the father of her unborn child. Her lawyer says...

Of Course It’s Art

from AP NY COURT WEIGHS IF LAP DANCE IS TAX-EXEMPT ART BY MICHAEL VIRTANEN / ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — No one would confuse the Nite Moves strip club with the Bolshoi Ballet, but what the lap dancers do there is art and entitled to the same tax...

50 Objects of New York

from The New York Times A History of New York in 50 Objects By SAM ROBERTS An artichoke and an elevator. A Checker taxicab and a conductor’s baton. A MetroCard and a mastodon tusk. Inspired by “A History of the World in 100 Objects,” the British Museum’s BBC radio...