Interiors: Lobby of the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles.
Where do humans fit in this massive concrete and glass cathedral of commerce?
Sean Munger
Learning about story craft from “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.”
What can a bad movie from 27 years ago teach us about how stories and characters work?
The New York City Draft/Race Riots and “Gangs of New York” (Repost).
On July 13, 1863, the worst episode of racial violence in American history turned New York into a charnel house.
A bug-free summer and its ominous implications.
Notice fewer insects around this summer? Yeah, there's a reason for that, and it's terrifying.
Whaling in the 19th century, by the numbers: A quantitative look at maritime history.
Take a look at a genuine list of all the stuff the operators of New Bedford's whaling fleet bought in 1858 to outfit their ships.
Historic Photo: Dubai Creek in 1964, compared to today.
The mainstay of this waterway used to be pearls. Now it's oil, and high finance.
Sweltering in the Old World: The European heat wave of 2003.
A horrifying heat wave in Europe in 2003 killed as many people as the Hiroshima bomb.