mail-order magic: cheaper printing techniques and a robust postal system helped occultism to flourish in the United States at the turn of the last century—and still thrives
no contest: sentences delivered in bear-suit insurance fraud case
floating currency: the US$ index is a deceptive relic
garum: the fascinating history of fish sauce—via MetaFilter
van helsing: the curious case of Old Thiess and the benevolent werewolves of Livonia
domestics: a peek inside the world’s first servant robot mail order startup
