quote [ Can casting away from established society to inhabit sea-based colonies save us from the problems of modern life?or are we bound to repeat our mistakes? ]

quote [ Two women gave birth on the same day in a place called Come By Chance. They didn?t know each other, and never would. Half a century later, their children made a shocking discovery. ]

quote [ There are many real-world consequences of failing to consider that situations can often be improved by removing rather than adding. ]

quote [ This month marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Baudelaire?s birth, the French poet famous for his descriptions of the flâneur: a man of the crowd, who thrived in the metropolis? multitude. Following Baudelaire through 19th-century Paris, Matthew Beaumont discovers a parallel archetype ? the convalescent hero of modernity ? who emerges from the sickbed into city streets with a feverish curiosity. ]

quote [ A wooden fish could help linguists learn more about the writing system known as rongorongo. ]

quote [ In 1978 he was music?s next big thing. Then his album bombed, he began a long slide into obscurity, and a bizarre fraud sent him to prison. Will Dane Donohue finally get his encore? ]

quote [ These symptoms may paint a pretty dire picture of musturbation, but the good news is: it is absolutely possible to deal with it and shift our mindset towards a more realistic outlook on life. ]

quote [ The vaudeville dancer and his beguiling Parisian wife arrived in Manhattan in 1911 with secret identities in tow. They enjoyed wealth and notoriety for years?until it all came crashing down. ]

quote [ On December 11, 1968, Eric Clapton stepped onto a low stage inside Intertel (V.T.R. Services) Studio north of London to play a few tunes with John Lennon and Keith Richards; the occasion was the taping of ?The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus? for the BBC. At the time, Clapton was the most revered electric guitarist in rock, even amid the incendiary ascendancy of Jimi Hendrix. ]

quote [ ?The elites had a great run for a while but their numbers become too great. The situation becomes so extreme they start undermining social norms and [there is] a breakdown of institutions. Who gets ahead is no longer the most capable, but [the one] who is willing to play dirtier.? ]