This Day in Failure - Isabella Gardner Museum heist

On this day in 1990, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston was robbed by two men dressed as police officers, who made off with artwork worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The case remains unsolved and the artwork missing.

The Eerie Silence

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence is 50 years old next month. Yet still no sign of E.T. Theoretical physicist Paul Davies says it's time to re-think the search.

The Viking in the Wheat Field

Failure magazine interviews author Susan Dworkin about the late scientist Bent Skovmand, and her new book The Viking in the Wheat Field.

Remember Up With People?

The new Behind the Music-like documentary Smile Til It Hurts captures the essence of the ideologically-motivated singing group Up With People.

Living Off America's (Food) Waste

Filmmaker Jeremy Seifert hopes to inspire you to eat trash.

The Illusions of Entrepreneurship

"The Illusions of Entrepreneurship," by Scott A. Shane, is now out in paperback (Yale University Press).

"Fallen Giants"

"Fallen Giants," a remarkable history of Himalayan mountaineering, is now available in paperback from Yale University Press.'

Rhoda Janzen interview

Six days after her husband left her for a man he met on gay.com, Rhoda Janzen was seriously injured in a head-on motor vehicle accident. Then she went home to the Mennonite community of her youth, and started writing.

Masha Gessen interview

New Science & Technology feature published today: An interview with Masha Gessen, author of 'Perfect Rigor: A Genius + the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century' - a biography of Grigory Perelman, who in 2002 solved the Poincare Conjecture.

Ugly Christmas Sweater Party feature

Just posted a new feature about Ugly Christmas Sweater Parties on our home page. While we didn't feel it was appropriate to use the photo at right with the main article, we do hope you find it compelling enough to make you read the article.

New Jersey Nets tie NBA record

Last night the New Jersey Nets lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 106-87 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, tying the NBA record for most consecutive losses to begin a season.

'Significant' crack discovered in Bay Bridge

The bridge is likely to remain closed beyond its Tuesday morning scheduled re-opening.

At one NY hotel, it's the guests offering the spectacular views

Apparently, beautiful skyline views aren't the only visual attraction at New York's Standard Hotel.

St. Adolphe Bridge collapsing (close-up #2)

The St. Adolphe Bridge on Saturday, August 22. Photo courtesy of Tereina Neubauer.

St. Adolphe Bridge collapsing (close-up)

The St. Adolphe Bridge on Saturday, August 22. Photo courtesy of Tereina Neubauer.

St. Adolphe Bridge on the verge of collapse

The St. Adolphe Bridge. Photo courtesy of Christian Clavelle, Canadian First-Aid Training Ltd.

Truck's boom snares utility wires (photo #2)

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Photo by Failure magazine.

See another photo of the truck (from a different angle).

Truck's boom snares utility wires

This was the scene in Lenox, Massachusetts, on Friday morning when a concrete truck attempted to pass under utility lines without lowering the truck's boom. The boom became entangled in the lines and pulled them down, leaving them tangled and draped across the truck. The utility lines belong to National Grid, Verizon and Time Warner Cable. Miraculously, no one was hurt in the accident. Photo by Failure magazine.

See another photo of the truck from a different angle.

'The Teeth May Smile But The Heart Does Not Forget' in the New York Times book review

This weekend's New York Times book review features a review of The Teeth May Smile But The Heart Does Not Forget, by Andrew Rice. For additional insight into the book, read Failure magazine's interview with Rice.

'Fordlandia' in New York Times book review

Tomorrow's edition of the New York Times book review features a review of "Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City," by Greg Grandin. For additional insight into Ford's failed jungle city, read Failure magazine's interview with Grandin.