Top Ten Fantasy Crime Novels

Fonda Lee, author of Jade City, shares a list of the top ten fantasy crime novels.

Four Reasons to Prune Your Fruit Tree for Small Size

5 reasons why we need to be skeptical of autonomous vehicles

What does the autonomous vehicle future look like to Sam Schwartz, the legendary “Gridlock Sam” transportation planner? Find out in this piece by MobilityLab.

Eating in Ireland: Gluten-Free and Vegan Options

Irish chefs (even in rural areas) are well informed when it comes to gluten allergies, and many menus mark their gluten-free options. These restaurants are all excellent options for travelers…

HBG Big News This Week: April 16-20, 2018

Author David Baldacci boosts books, literacy

How to Spend 24 Hours in Montréal

Infinitely bikeable, walkable, and packed with picturesque alleys and parks, Montréal is the kind of place where you can cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time.

Lucy Cooke’s THE TRUTH ABOUT ANIMALS reviewed in Popular Science

Did you know that the U.S. military once tried to use bats to drop bombs? Or that Adelie penguins have such wild sex lives that mortified researchers would put off…

Steven Gillon’s SEPARATE AND UNEQUAL reviewed in the Atlantic

“How did a government document that black radicals anticipated would be a whitewash end up instead denouncing ‘white racism’? This improbable turn of events animates Steven M. Gillon’s deft, incisive,…

An essay by BLOOD LETTERS author Lian Xi in the Wall Street Journal

Few in the West know of the Chinese dissident Lin Zhao, who was executed 50 years ago this month at the height of the Cultural Revolution for her fierce opposition…

Outdoor Fun in a Jar: Science Activities for Kids

Boruca Masks and the Little Devils Festival

Every year, the Boruca people in south-central Costa Rica put on elaborate carved masks and enact a centuries-old ritual representing the clash between their indigenous ancestors and the invading Spaniards.