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  • Waitress Gaynell James serves up calas cake from the kitchen at The Old Coffeepot Restaurant in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Jan. 28, 2013.
    Meet The Calas, A New Orleans Tradition That Helped Free Slaves
    A path to freedom for enslaved blacks, an engine of economic independence, a treat for Mardi Gras revelers. Once you know the fascinating history of this Creole rice fritter, beignets will seem boring by comparison.
  • Are More Eccentric Artists Perceived As Better Artists?
    A study finds part of the reason people love Lady Gaga and Vincent Van Gogh is that these are very eccentric artists, and people have strong, unconscious stereotypes that eccentric artists are better.
  • An access road is constructed in a peatland forest being cleared for a palm oil plantation on Indonesia's Sumatra island in 2013.
    How Tracing The Oil In Your Pop-Tarts May Help Save Rain Forests
    A Kellogg shareholder helped nudge the company to buy palm oil that's fully traceable to its source. The hope is that more transparency in the industry will prevent environmental and labor abuses.
  • The largest tax break in the federal code doesn't appear on the forms the average person fills out each year.
    The Huge (And Rarely Discussed) Health Insurance Tax Break
    Most people don't realize that they don't pay taxes on the value of health benefits from their job. If employer-provided health insurance was taxed in the same way as wages, the federal government could gain $250 billion a year. But it would mean higher taxes for many people.
  • Some of the money spent on annual mammograms might do more good if it went toward risk-based screening, a doctor says.
    Are We Paying $8 Billion Too Much For Mammograms?
    Billions of dollars are spent each year on mammograms to screen for breast cancer. If American women are screened less frequently, the cost savings might be used to better tailor the care for women at an increased risk of cancer.
  • In the 1800s, fountain pens were the height of writing technology, allowing writers to pen words continuously without stopping for an ink dip.
    No Room For Erasers, As Technology Deletes Pen Businesses
    As mobile devices dominate our work and personal lives, people are buying fewer pens, especially high-end ones. That's doomed many mom-and-pop pen shops, but a few are still holding on, relying on those who treat pens like jewelry.
  • After The Storm: Commerce Returns To Damaged Philippines City
    A bustling market has sprung up across several blocks of downtown Tacloban two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan destroyed much of the city. Most of the goods were looted in the frenzy that followed the storm. One man is even offering haircuts, making more money now than before Haiyan struck.
  • Movement To Repeal Switchblade Bans Sharpens Its Point
    Gun-rights advocates have enjoyed recent victories, and made it easier to buy and carry firearms in many states. A campaign has sprung up to ease restrictions on a different weapon: switchblades.
  • Andres Cuartas got help from an agent last March when he signed up for health insurance at a Miami mall. In the last year, the percentage of women who are uninsured has dropped more than the percentage of uninsured men.
    Health Law's Big Tent Still Leaves Some People Out
    About 10 million more people in the U.S. now have health insurance than did this time last year. But some immigrants, low-income adults and others are still falling through the gaps.
  • Chinese E-Commerce Giant To Offer U.S. IPO
    Alibaba is the largest online and mobile commerce site in the world, controlling a huge portion of the Chinese market. It has filed papers in the U.S. for what could be the biggest IPO ever.
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