The Verge Gerontocracy and the fall of nations. The graying of America's leadership goes hand in hand with a failure to care about future generations.
The lost cataclysm: The Cascadia earthquake and tsunami of 1700. An earthquake off the coast of Oregon rocked the land, caused tsunamis in Japan and then seemingly vanished from history.
Historic Painting: “Self-Portrait with Vanitas Symbols” by David Bailly, 1651. This curious Dutch painting from the 17th century is intended to remind its viewers of the transience and delicacy of life.
Thin flat plastic slabs of my childhood: Remembering CED videodiscs. Before there was VHS, BetaMax, LaserDiscs or DVDs, there were CEDs. Wait, what?