#Spectacle

Author: Sabrina Imbler / Source: Atlas Obscura A desperate, thirsty traveler crawls among the dunes in a never-ending desert. Then something miraculous appears in the distance: the unmistakable blue of an oasis pool. You know what happens next. Of all the tropes about deserts—and there are a lot

Author: Kurt Andersen / Source: Big Think Kurt Andersen, host of Studio 360 on NPR, is a journalist and the author of the novels Hey Day, Turn of the Century, The Real Thing, and his latest non-fiction book Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History. He has written and produced

Author: Carolyn Gramling / Source: Science News July 4th fireworks have nothing on Kilauea. As the Hawaiian volcano’s latest outburst enters its third month, scientists are still watching Kilauea 24/7. Such constant monitoring not only provides danger warnings aimed at keeping those nearby safe,

Author: Jeremy Botter / Source: Bleacher Report World Wrestling Entertainment’s inaugural foray into Saudi Arabia happened Friday. It took place in Jeddah. It was called the Greatest Royal Rumble. And it was weird. It’s hard to know what to make of the event as a whole. It was the result of a