Sadly, it’s not made of tiny, interlocking bricks.
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Sacha Baron Cohen’s Next Movie: The Lesbian?
After Gaddafi, the comedian’s latest inspiration is an eccentric Hong Kong tycoon who can’t handle his daughter’s sexual orientation.
The Higgs Boson Is Like…Justin Bieber? A Giraffe?
Our favorite ridiculous physics analogies of the past week.
U.S. Government Confirms: There Are No Mermaids
Sorry, Ariel, looks like you’ll never be part of our world.
The U.S. National Ocean Service (NOS) made the firm announcement that mermaids do not exist. This announcement came in response to public inquiries into the NOS’ …
7 Amazing Teenage Inventors
Wisdom may come with age, but you don’t need a college diploma for inspiration to strike; sometimes you don’t even need a driver’s license. Here’s a look at 7 teenagers who created new devices with lasting potential.
The Bodega: A Brief History of an Urban Institution
The Internet wants to know: what’s a bodega? Any New Yorker can answer that question. But first we’re going around the corner, you want anything?
A Beginner’s Guide to Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday marks the beginning of the three-day Easter celebration, and you may also hear it referred to as Holy Thursday, Sheer Thursday, or, intriguingly, Thursday of Mysteries.
The meaning is less of a mystery — it’s …
Tornado Season: How Do Meteorologists Predict Twisters?
Tornadoes cause an average of 70 fatalities every year in the U.S. And they’re incredibly tough to predict.
The Anatomy of an Avalanche
Avalanches have already claimed five lives in Washington and Montana since Sunday, as unstable weather conditions have given way to slides of snow. In Washington, two separate events claimed the lives of four people. In one case, …
A Brief History of (What You Think Is) Presidents’ Day
The first thing to know: it’s not officially called Presidents’ Day
Fashion Week: How the Season’s Hottest Colors Get Chosen
As the runways dissolve into a sea of plum, navy and green at New York Fashion Week, TIME talks to Roseanna Roberts, director of color trends at The Color Association of the United States, about how the season’s most popular …
Why Is Indiana’s ‘Right to Work’ Law Such a Big Deal?
You may have heard: Indiana governor Mitch Daniels signed “Right to Work” legislation into law on Wednesday, making his state the 23rd in the nation to adopt the collective bargaining rules, and the first in America’s Rust Belt. …