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Lifestyle

Living in a Lustron, the '50s 'house of the future'

Living in a Lustron, the '50s 'house of the future'

In the late 1940s, a dwelling made of prefabricated steel panels called the Lustron, was hailed by promoters as the house of the future. About 19 Lustrons were built in Minnesota, including a handful in the Twin Cities.
by Chris Roberts

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The smells of summer

The smells of summer

She didn't realize how much of her life revolved around her sense of smell until that sense was gone.

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Psychologist explores pleasure in the brain

Psychologist explores pleasure in the brain

Why do we like spicy food so hot we can barely eat it? Why do we appreciate artwork more when we know it was created by a famous artist? There are many mysteries about human pleasure, and Yale professor Paul Bloom explores them in a new book.

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Dinner Party Download with Gary Shteyngart

Dinner Party Download with Gary Shteyngart

This summer, The New Yorker editors named Gary Shteyngart one of the best young fiction writers on Earth. He tells us about his new novel, his distaste for "crunch culture," and his weiner dog, on this week's edition of The Dinner Party Download.

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For whom the cell rings

For whom the cell rings

She gets along fine without a cell phone, thank you. She doesn't want one. Really. Almost certainly not.

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The giving pledge

Forty wealthy families have joined Bill Gates and Warren Buffett in a pledge to give at least half their wealth to charity. But will the money be given wisely, and will the idea of generosity spread?

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