Friday Reading

Pepsi has redesigned the shape of its 16-ounce and 20-ounce plastic bottles for the first time in 16 years. Move the arrows on the slider above back and forth to see the a before and after comparison.

If enjoy McDonald's breakfast sandwiches, this may be life-changing information: You can get a real egg—not that rubbery mystery egg-like substance—on any breakfast sandwich (including the biscuit ones) just by asking for it.

In what is becoming an annual tradition, I spent a day at elementary school last week, as part of the WATCH Dogs program. I thought I'd share some reflections. I learn something new every time I go...

Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we take a look at some people’s pretty-darned-weird behavior. And why they keep pressing the elevator “call” button.

Joe Henrich, Steven Heine and Ara Norenzayan are shaking up psychology and economics with their view of how culture shapes human thought and behavior.

On July 22, 1851, on a day when a visitor to London had any number of amusements at his disposal—from M. Gompertz’s Giant Panorama (“including a new diorama of intense interest”) at the Parthenium Rooms on St.

Three weeks ago, Adidas rolled out special basketball uniforms for Cincinnati, Kansas, Baylor, UCLA, Louisville, and Notre Dame, to be worn in the teams' conference tournaments.

Class is in session at my university this week, but I won't be there. I'll be a part of March Madness, but I'm not a basketball player.

Is he a buffoon? A genius? An exploration of the man, his brand, and his chronic bluster.

The first match of the last tournament of Anthony Robles's wrestling career began with his dropping to the mat in a tripod—two hands and a knee.

This picture is art. I can't stop looking at it.

Chrome: Sometimes you don't really need to open up a new tab when you want to check out a link, you just want to get a quick look at where a link goes.

It's not where you go, but what you do once you get there that matters.

If students can only focus for 15-minute intervals, shouldn't we devote precious class time to something more engaging?

The story of an abandoned baby, an adoption and, finally, a marriage.

The following article originally appeared in the Apocalypse Issue of Lucky Peach, a quarterly journal of food and writing. It is available online only in Slate. Subscribe to Lucky Peach here.

Vander Blue took over in the final moments to lead Marquette past an upset-minded Davidson team today in Lexington, though a brutal blunder on the Wildcats' part sealed their fate as much as the Golden Eagles' suddenly hot shooting.

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Fauja Singh ran his first marathon at age 89 and became an international sensation. Now 101, he'll run his last race in Hong Kong-- and try to find peace with a Guinness World Records slight.

Who owns our stuff? The answer used to be obvious. Now, with electronics integrated into just about everything we buy, the answer has changed. The issue goes beyond cellphone unlocking, because once we buy an object -- any object -- we should own it.