Bookkeeping
> 42: Consecutive hours a British sandwich shop owner spent singing Christmas songs, a new world record.
> 8: How many people it takes to perform an annual checkup on a 140-pound stingray.
Browse
> What Americans think is the best decade of life.
> Can you name the 20 objects that defined culture in 2025?
> ... and how well do you know baby boomer pop culture?
> A subjective list of the year's worst movies.
> ... and eight movies turning 50 next year.
Listen
> The economics of Christmas lights.
Watch
> Shrinking cardboard sales could signal a recession.
> Why we haven't domesticated monkeys.
> Build-A-Bear Workshop shares grew 1,150% in five years. Here's how.
Long Read
> Why the concept of zero matters, according to neuroscience.
> Welcome to Sommarøy, the village that doesn't obey the clock.
Most Clicked This Week: Power outage sets US clock back 4.8 microseconds.
Historybook: Chemist Louis Pasteur born (1822); Actress and singer Marlene Dietrich born (1901); Radio City Music Hall opens in New York City (1932); Pakistan politician Benazir Bhutto assassinated (2007); Carrie Fisher dies (2016).
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