Norse Mythology Creatures: 27 Monsters, Beasts and Spirits of the Nine Realms, from Fenrir to the Kraken
The Norse myths are short on gods who stay home and long on things with teeth. Odin rides an eight-legged horse and keeps two wolves …
30 Inventions by Women That Changed the World: From the Dishwasher and the Windshield Wiper to Kevlar and the Ancestor of Wi-Fi
Ask for inventions by women and the first answers are usually the same three: the windshield wiper, the dishwasher and Kevlar. They are good answers, …
The Best Record Players with Speakers in 2026: All-in-One Turntables with Built-In and Bundled Speakers, from Suitcase Players to Hi-Fi Systems
A record player with speakers is the one-box answer to a question that otherwise turns into three purchases: a turntable, an amplifier with a phono …
Norse Gods and Goddesses: The 30 Deities of the Aesir and Vanir, Who They Were and What They Ruled
Ask how many Norse gods there are and the honest answer is that the sources never settle it. The two medieval Icelandic books that preserve …
The Best Heated Mattress Pads in 2026: Dual-Zone, Single-Control and Waterproof Pads for Every Bed Size
A heated mattress pad goes under your fitted sheet and warms the bed from below, which is a different thing from an electric blanket in …
The 10 Best VHS to Digital Converters in 2026: Standalone Recorders, USB Capture Devices and What You Still Need to Play the Tape
A VHS to digital converter does one narrow thing: it takes the analogue video and audio coming out of a VCR, a camcorder or an …
Nikola Tesla’s Inventions: 15 Things He Actually Built, Patented or Only Claimed, From the Induction Motor to Wardenclyffe
Ask what Nikola Tesla invented and you get two kinds of answer. One is a short list that is mostly right: the alternating-current induction motor, …
The 25 Most Famous Monuments in the World, From the Arc de Triomphe to the Washington Monument
A monument, in the strict sense, is a structure built to make people remember: a victory, a death, a founding, a catastrophe. That is a …
The 25 Most Famous Buildings in the World, From the Pyramids to the Petronas Towers
The 25 most famous buildings in the world, ancient to modern, with the year and city for each, the architect where one is known, and a photograph of every one.
The 10 Best Portable DVD Players in 2026: Large-Screen, Dual-Screen and Car Players for Kids and Travel
Ten portable DVD players worth buying in 2026: large-screen, travel, car and kids, dual-screen sets and one Blu-ray player, each checked live on Amazon.