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Cara Giaimo

former staff writer, forever fan // @cjgiaimo // caragiaimo (at) gmail (dot) com

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The Art—and Anger—of Japanese Internment Camp Silk Screeners

Inside the complex legacy of the print shop at Colorado's Camp Amache.

A Self-Assured Swedish Cat Just Came Home After 9 Years Away

Ernst's humans were very happy to see him.

This Unborn Baby's Ultrasound Is Extremely Metal

The kid is throwing a sick set of devil horns.

After a Heated Response, the City of Vancouver Is Reconsidering Its New Logo

"I can't imagine anyone getting [this logo] tattooed on their body," one designer fumed.

Making Fun of Thomas Edison

At his peak, newspapers loved to tease the inventor. They also feared him.

February 28, 2017

A Seattle Taco Truck Opened in the Middle of a Highway Traffic Jam

Stuck in an 8-hour gridlock, the Tacos El Tajin truck made the best of a bad situation.

February 28, 2017

The Mysteries of the First-Ever Map of the North Pole

Gerard Mercator's 16th-century attempt at mapping the Arctic includes such guesses as a giant whirlpool and polar pygmies.

February 27, 2017

After 40 Years, A Jeep Was Freed From Its Sandy Prison on Cape Cod

It was a little bit the worse for wear.

February 27, 2017

Are We Knitting Too Many Tiny Sweaters for Animals?

Examining the enthusiasm for interspecies knitwear.

February 27, 2017

Six Stories of Stunning Passports From Countries That No Longer Exist

Yesterday's bureaucracy is today's curiosity.

February 24, 2017

College Partiers Are Being Investigated for Forcing a Rooster to Smoke

Things got out of hand at Helshoogte Residence's annual "chicken day" celebration.

February 24, 2017

A Small-Town Spanish Mayor is Being Asked to Exorcise a Government Building

Mayor Leandro Martín's office is being flooded with calls after a council member spotted a possible ghost in the town hall.

February 23, 2017

A Newly Identified, Tightly Packed Solar System Harbors the Best-Ever Possibility For Alien Life

"Questions about 'are we alone?' are being answered as we speak," said one researcher this afternoon.

February 22, 2017

Help This Computer Program Draw the World's Freakiest Felines

This is what happens when you tell an AI bot that everything is cats.

February 22, 2017

Seeds From Syria Are Returning to the Svalbard Vault

This marks the first successful use of the "doomsday" seed vault.

February 22, 2017

fleeting wonders

Seattle's Jade Vine Is Almost as Cool as a Corpse Flower

It's the color of mint toothpaste, and will bloom through mid-March.

February 21, 2017

What We Can Learn From Pluto's Icy Heart

The celestial snowball's most stunning feature might be cold, but it sure isn't dead.

February 17, 2017

A Creek in Florida Turned Red Overnight

Residents are unhappy.

February 17, 2017

fleeting wonders

A French Roadside Diner Accidentally Got a Michelin Star

It has since been inundated by excited gourmands.

February 17, 2017

The Surprisingly Stubborn Theory That Beethoven's Heartbeat Influenced His Music

For decades, doctors have been trying to use a few sonatas to diagnose the composer with cardiac arrhythmia.

February 16, 2017

A Philly Guy Filled a Crack in the Street With Sprinkles

The crack is about eight feet long.

February 16, 2017

fleeting wonders

Murcia, Spain, Has a New Eel Staircase

Eels can use it to travel upstream.

February 15, 2017

A 17th-Century French Couple Traded Hearts Before Being Buried

Love beyond the grave.

February 14, 2017

What Animal Has the Weirdest Heart?

There's a lot of competition.

February 14, 2017