Technology How the introduction of the push-button in the late 19th century freaked people out Gareth Branwyn

19th century Is War and Peace worth reading? A review Mark Frauenfelder

mechanics 1890s mechanical device sounds exactly like a bird singing Andrea James

books The magnificent early age of book covers Clive Thompson

History The cabinet card fad saw 19th-century women dressing in ridiculous costumes Andrea James

Weird Bizarre extraterrestrial-like beings in 19th-century gynecological diagrams Popkin

art 19th century marine algae art Popkin

History "Frozen Charlotte" dolls provided cautionary tales to young women in the 19th century to prioritize health over fashion Jennifer Sandlin

vintage 19th century shepherds on stilts look like modern high fashion models Popkin

dictator wannabes Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for firing Jack Smith, but admits she doesn't know why (video) Carla Sinclair

david cronenberg Watch David Cronenberg's "Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection" (2023), featuring four 18th-century life-size wax anatomical models Jennifer Sandlin

History Tourist who carved initials into the Roman Colosseum says he didn't know it was old David Pescovitz

Science Monday was the hottest day on Earth ever recorded David Pescovitz

canada A beaver celebrated Canada Day by stealing a Canadian flag Jennifer Sandlin

Weird 19th-century Jack-in-the-Box not creepy at all Popkin

movies Disney just delayed a ton of upcoming movies Devin Nealy

Science The 19th century Central Park dinosaur museum was vandalized by a mad businessman, not Creationists Ruben Bolling

History What is American Exceptionalism, anyway? Elías Villoro

san francisco Beloved eccentric Emperor Norton honored with street name in San Francisco Rusty Blazenhoff