A 63-Year-Old Lifeguard
Bill Bower is the oldest tower lifeguard at Stewart Beach in Galveston, Texas. At 63, Bower is part of a growing national trend of senior citizens hired to patrol pools and beaches.
Arts & Life
The Joyful Cities Of Bodys Isek Kingelez
Using everything from soda cans to matchboxes, the Congolese artist crafted utopian dioramas, now on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
6 Books For The Beach At The End Of The World
Sometimes, you want to leave the world behind and escape into a book — but if you're in the mood for a good disaster story, we've got a selection of summer reads that are just the right kind of grim.
Evil Children And Overachieving Skeletons: Welcome To The World Of Paperback Horror
When Rosemary's Baby hit the best-seller lists in 1967, it spawned a boom in paperback horror novels. All but forgotten today, they're a wacky feast of killer crabs, evil dolls and busy skeletons.
Steve Ditko, Comic Book Artist Who Helped Create Spider-Man, Dies At Age 90
Ditko worked with both Marvel and DC Comics, helping to create iconic characters like Spider-Man and Dr. Strange.
Many Look To Buddhism For Sanctuary From An Over-Connected World
Some users are turning to Buddhism and other religions to have a more mindful experience online. By being tethered to your devices, one monk says, "you will waste your whole precious time."
Actress Marsha Hunt, 100, Has Matters Of Principle
Born in 1917, she was part of Hollywood's golden age and a survivor of its McCarthy-era blacklist — and emerged on the other side as a humanitarian activist.
'Skyscraper' Director Made A 'Love Letter' To The Classic Action Blockbusters
Rawson Marshall Thurber describes his movie's place on the summer calendar, its comic relief and getting Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to jump onto the world's tallest building while it's on fire.
A Phone Call Changes Everything In Ann Tyler's 'Clock Dance'
Tyler's new novel — her 21st — follows a woman who thinks she's at the end of the road, widowed and settled into a lonely life, when a mistaken call for help turns her world upside down.
The Secrets And Dreams Of A Leather Craftsman
When he was 11 years old, Soumana Saley had never been to school — but he knew what he wanted to do with his life.