Friday, May 15, 2015

When I Got Pregnant At 40, Time Slowed Down

A decade after my second son was born I found myself unexpectedly pregnant again. Will Varner / BuzzFeed An unsettling thing about e-readers is that you can't easily sense how far along you are in a book — the feel of the object in your hands never changes; there's no tactile shift to signal that one is at the beginning, or midway, or approaching the end. And sometimes life...

Are You More Eloise Or Madeline?

Which of these mischievous children is your kindred spirit...

If The Curiosity Rover Was Explained In "Up Goer Five" Language

“Space car for the red world.” Randall Munroe’s new book, Thing Explainer, will be released on November 24. In "Up Goer Five" xkcd-author Randall Munroe explained NASA's Saturn V rocket in simple terms. In his new book, he's going to do the same for a lot more objects. Randall Munroe I had a good time drawing Up Goer Five, so I decided to draw more pictures like that and...

Exclusive: Here's The Official Trailer For "The Magicians" Series

Syfy recently announced it’s adapting Lev Grossman’s book trilogy into a television series. Here’s a first look at the show’s trailer. Viking Syfy Here's an exclusive look at the official trailer for the show: View Video › buzzfeed-video1.s3.amazonaws.com View Entire List ...

47 Books Every College Grad Needs To Read

The reading doesn’t end with class. Sarah Galo / BuzzFeed Random House georgesaundersbooks.com View Entire List ...

Would You Survive In "Game Of Thrones"?

Winter is coming. So you might think you could conquer all seven kingdoms... HBO ...But bad news, you have more enemies than you know. HBO Do you have what it takes to survive Game of Thrones? Time to find out! HBO View Entire List ...