"Darwin openly and almost scornfully repudiates the whole doctrine of Final Causes. He finds no indication of design or purpose anywhere..."

The lies most people tell on dating apps do serve a purpose.

Good Housekeeping set itself up as a source of authoritative advice, but included ads for “health” products known to be harmful.

A 1971 interview with poet Gerard Malanga.

Not too long ago, digital-only clothing might have been decried as a scam. But our "extended selves" are increasingly invested in virtual goods.

Weekly shows on local TV stations helped make the ironic viewing of bad movies into a national pastime.

Are you still reading? Editors frequently use this space to include important contextual information about a news story.

For centuries, the voice of the Greek doctor Galen, who held that blood is produced in the liver and filtered through tiny pores in the heart, went unchallenged.

Tags decentralized and democratized the organization of information. What became of "social tagging?"

Theories abound. Historian William H. Lambert considers the origin of the address and the mythology surrounding its composition.