OK, I lied a bit. I said the second chapter would be more fun than the first, but it’s not more fun. It’s kind of sad, actually. This one focuses (yes, pun intended) on Joseph Nicephore Niepce. You may him as the man who took the first photograph. But back…

Dermstore sales are few and far between, but the wait for the next one is finally over. The beauty retailers much-anticipated Anniversary Sale starts today, which means you can take up to 25% off products from over 200 skincare, makeup and hair care brands with code CELEBRATE now through August…

Beast Kingdom continues to celebrate 20 years of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter with their newest collectibles. Share your wizard and witch love and get your work done in magical style with these new Wand Pens. Six wands have been revealed, capturing iconic wands from throughout the Harry Potter…

Here’s my sectional couch in its heyday. I’d like to restore some of its former glory. Brian Bennett/CNET The life of a living room sofa is hard. It must endure all kinds of threats. From pets to kids and messy adults, your couch is constantly at risk. These potential insults…

When Emily Osters first child was a baby, she would not sleep through the night. So Oster and her husband Jesse, both economics professors, read endless sleep books. They bought swaddling blankets, and a special rocking baby sleeper that played music, and learned the five S method, which involved a…

Adam Maida / The Atlantic Billie Eilish has some scary problems, she tells listeners on her new album’s first song, “Getting Older.” A stranger outside her door is acting deranged. Loneliness and burnout mount in her mind. Abuse and trauma darken her past. She murmurs about these things over a…

Welcome to a new occasional series at Jalopnik, one that I promise will get new installments with the most rigorous erraticability I can muster. This series is called Ghost Cars, and the point is to feature cars that were once fairly commonplace but are now just about extinct. Gone. Almost…

Its strange being asked to write something about yourself where you work. Ive been writing about and for myself for years now, but somehow doing it this publicly always feels like putting on shoes that are one size too big. Alas, I digress already. Unfortunately, its a habit. Ill try…

Christian Nationalism and church-state mixing are rampant in the United States, but we’re not the only ones dealing with this. For over 100 years, the Lord’s Prayer has been recited every time the Australian state of Victoria’s parliament sits. Now, this tradition might finally be scrapped. This fight for religious…

In 1913, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, created one of the most recognizable logos in the world. The symbolism of the five colored interlocking rings, representing the participating continents and the “flags of all nations” united in sporting endeavor, is simply conveyed and easily…