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Where are they now? <em>Baby-Sitters Club </em>edition.

Where are they now? Baby-Sitters Club edition.

In honor of the famous collective's 40th birthday, we sat down with the sitters.

By Brittany Allen | January 27, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | January 23, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | January 16, 2026

Here’s what’s making us happy <em>this</em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | January 16, 2026

How to reboot this year’s crop of public domain books for 2026.

How to reboot this year’s crop of public domain books for 2026.

By James Folta | January 15, 2026

How Humor Can Be an Effective Tool For Social Change

How Humor Can Be an Effective Tool For Social Change

Chris Duffy on Relieving the Horrors Through Laughter

By Chris Duffy | January 7, 2026

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By James Folta | December 19, 2025

Two stories about three brothers you should check out this holiday season.

By James Folta | December 18, 2025

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By James Folta | December 12, 2025

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | December 5, 2025

On this Krampus Night, revisit the scariest Christmas book of all.

On this Krampus Night, revisit the scariest Christmas book of all.

By James Folta | December 5, 2025

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | November 21, 2025

Rejected pitches for the live-action <em> Eloise. </em>

Rejected pitches for the live-action Eloise.

By Brittany Allen | November 19, 2025

What If Aliens Don’t Actually Do Science?

What If Aliens Don’t Actually Do Science?

Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner Consider the Many Forms Inquiry Can Take, In Our World and Others

By Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner | November 19, 2025

Did You Know Mapmakers Used to Make Up Fake Towns in Order to Catch Plagiarists?

Did You Know Mapmakers Used to Make Up Fake Towns in Order to Catch Plagiarists?

Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman Consider the Techniques Cartographers Use to Prevent Counterfeiting

By Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman | November 18, 2025

Helen Lederer on What It Takes to Be Funny

Helen Lederer on What It Takes to Be Funny

"Life is absurd. We are all small. We all want what we can’t get…and this is funny."

By Helen Lederer | November 14, 2025

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