Maria Teresa Hart

Growing up, one writer saw the beloved character as a mascot for the Latin American immigrant experience. Sixty years after Paddington’s debut book was published, his story still feels relevant.

Invented centuries ago in France, the bidet has never taken off in the States. That might be changing.

For a century, the device has promised more than dry hair. An Object Lesson.

Decades before the outcry against the Ghostbusters remake, a 1980s kids show tried—and failed—to subvert male-centric stories.

Over the last 60 years, on-screen superheroes have reflected America’s changing ideals for men’s physiques.