architecture White Gates, iconic mid-century home in Phoenix, facing demolition by new owner Jennifer Sandlin
slavery The Boston Public Library needs help transcribing 40,000 anti-slavery documents from the 19th century Thom Dunn
National register of historic places! Visit a historic shell-shaped Shell gas station in Winston-Salem, NC Popkin
Technology Video Game History Foundation to release scans of 1,500 vintage gaming magazines Ellsworth Toohey
archaeology This 2,500-year-old Chinese sword looks like "something from the J.R.R. Tolkien universe that has entered the actual historical record" Ellsworth Toohey
Science There's a room-sized time capsule in Georgia that will be opened 6,098 years from now Ellsworth Toohey
History In 1958, a American B-47 bomber accidentally dropped an unarmed nuclear bomb on a family farm Mark Frauenfelder
happy mutants The Doo Dah Parade is the "twisted sister of the conventional Rose Parade" Jennifer Sandlin
home "I bought an abandoned lighthouse for $71k and spent $300k making it a home" (video) David Pescovitz
rome Construction crew digs up magnificent 2,000-year-old marble head that had been reused as building material David Pescovitz