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Phil Edwards

Phil Edwards

Former correspondent

    Latest articles by Phil Edwards

    Life
    The cult that inspired “drink the Kool-Aid” didn’t actually drink Kool-AidThe cult that inspired “drink the Kool-Aid” didn’t actually drink Kool-Aid
    Life

    The famous phrase isn’t just insensitive — it’s inaccurate.

    By Phil Edwards
    Life
    How the beauty industry convinced women to shave their legsHow the beauty industry convinced women to shave their legs
    Life

    In 1920, a woman shaving her legs was national news. This is how that changed.

    By Phil Edwards
    Books
    The 8 craziest conspiracy theories on Osama bin Laden’s bookshelfThe 8 craziest conspiracy theories on Osama bin Laden’s bookshelf
    Books

    Bin Laden’s library included everything from 9/11 truther books to tales of the Illuminati.

    By Phil Edwards
    Culture
    This was David Letterman’s first-ever Top Ten List. He’ll give his last tonight.This was David Letterman’s first-ever Top Ten List. He’ll give his last tonight.
    Culture

    “Meats” and 9 other fantastic words from David Letterman’s first Top Ten List.

    By Phil Edwards
    Culture
    We take so many photos every day that researchers can turn them into time-lapse videosWe take so many photos every day that researchers can turn them into time-lapse videos
    Culture

    Together, our tourist photos can capture the passage of time.

    By Phil Edwards
    Life
    Mitt Romney survived boxing without a scrape. Teddy Roosevelt wasn’t so lucky.Mitt Romney survived boxing without a scrape. Teddy Roosevelt wasn’t so lucky.
    Life

    Theodore Roosevelt boxed in the White House. He didn’t get off as easy as Mitt did with Evander Holyfield.

    By Phil Edwards
    The real ads of the Mad Men era: 1960-1971
    Life

    Beautiful, weird, and cool: see Mad Men era ads from the ‘60s.

    By Phil Edwards
    Culture
    Actually, Don Draper was really uncool for 1970Actually, Don Draper was really uncool for 1970
    Culture

    By the end of Mad Men, most of the world would have thought his hair was a joke.

    By Phil Edwards
    Life
    Be grateful you never used a car record playerBe grateful you never used a car record player
    Life

    Car record players will make you appreciate the technology-riddled present.

    By Phil Edwards
    Movies
    How Disney copied itself for decades, in one videoHow Disney copied itself for decades, in one video
    Movies

    This compilation uncovers the repetition in Disney classics.

    By Phil Edwards