In April 2014, a 16-year-old Kylie Jenner shared an Instagram in which she holds a large crystal in the shape of a pyramid. It barely fits in the palm of her hand, and looks like it’s filled with ...

There was the book, "Adventures in the Orgasmatron" by Christopher Turner, with the questionable cover art of a woman's nude torso. There was the party celebrating the book's release, at Cabinet Event ...

I know of a simple box that can radically improve your health, a device so powerful that the FDA once banned it and condemned its inventor to prison. But luckily, and quite graciously, its design has ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a new travel blog. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. A stone building with blue trim, once used as a laboratory, now holds much of the ...

Victoria Beckham won’t leave the house without them, Adele said they helped her smash through a comeback show and Lady Gaga stripped off and hugged a giant one in her video – but why are celebs so ...