‘It’s Time to Go Back to the Moon.’ Jeff Bezos Unveils Blue Origin’s Lunar Mission
(WASHINGTON) — Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos says he’s going to send a spaceship to the moon, joining a resurgence of lunar interest half a century …
‘The Word Is Camp’: What to Know About the Inspiration for This Year’s Met Gala, as Explained in 1964
The annual benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute is as high-fashion as fashion gets — but this year’s Met Gala, on Monday …
Why Harper Lee Struggled to Write Again After To Kill a Mockingbird
IDEAS Cep is the author of Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee. After graduating from Harvard with a degree in …
The U.S. Wanted to Hide Nukes in Arctic Ice Tunnels. The Plan Blew Up in Their Faces
As far as these things go, Camp Century was a pretty good cover. It was nominally designed as an underground military research station, located about …
‘The Word Is Camp’: What to Know About the Inspiration for This Year’s Met Gala, as Explained in 1964
The annual benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute is as high-fashion as fashion gets — but this year’s Met Gala, on Monday …
The U.N. Reports That 1 Million Species Could Go Extinct. It Shows How Hard It Will Be to Heal the Planet
There’s an awful lot of awful in the just-released summary of a new U.N. report on biodiversity and ecosystem. There’s the tenfold increase in plastic …
Why Auschwitz Plays Such a Central Role in Holocaust Remembrance
When the Anti-Defamation League announced on Tuesday that anti-Semitic assaults had doubled in the U.S. from 2017 to 2018, the news was shocking but, sadly, …
A Beluga Whale Is Allegedly a Russian Spy. There’s a Long History of Marine Mammals in the Military
The discovery of a beluga whale in Norwegian waters that may or may not be working for the Russian navy has captured worldwide attention. Norwegian …
49 Years After the Kent State Shootings, New Photos Are Revealed
Photography has shaped the American memory of the May 4, 1970, Kent State shootings. The image of a young woman screaming in horror as she …
‘Not Great News.’ SpaceX Confirms Its Crew Capsule Was Destroyed in Ground Testing
(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) — SpaceX finally confirmed Thursday its crew capsule was destroyed in ground testing two weeks ago and conceded that the accident is …