geometry Why did this famous mathematician want a 17-sided shape on his tombstone? Ellsworth Toohey

slavery As Nottoway "Plantation & Resort" burns, it's a great time to remind you that plantation weddings are wrong, period Jennifer Sandlin

curiosities You can visit Einstein's brain, Rasputin's penis, Galileo's middle finger, and other historic human curiosities Allan Rose Hill

art Stepping on graves isn't rude here: London's musical tombstone experience Popkin

politics Civil rights group sues Harvard to end legacy admissions system Rob Beschizza

Culture Enjoy this tri-lingual Indigenous podcast in Quechua, Spanish and English Elías Villoro

non-newtonian ChatGPT writes a Juice Newton song about Huey and Issac sharing a fig newton Jason Weisberger

music The ongoing legacies of The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy Elías Villoro

"Dig Where Your Stand", Swedish rallying cry for workers, translated into English for the first time Elías Villoro

History English commoners' rights come from The Charter of the Forest, not the Magna Carta Elías Villoro

books Cult of the Dead, an aptly-named book about the history of Christianity Elías Villoro

science fiction Octavia Butler's Kindred to premiere on Hulu on December 13 Elías Villoro

podcasts How We Survive podcast tackles lithium's relationship to climate change Elías Villoro

History Every day is Columbus Day for indigenous peoples Elías Villoro

cars Subreddit knows what's up with cars Elías Villoro

politics Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL Elías Villoro

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

zoos Zoos as colonialist enterprises Jennifer Sandlin

television The trailer for Paper Girls really delivers Devin Nealy

neuroscience A new scientific study tried to crack the secret of creative hot streaks Thom Dunn