Rebecca Greenfield

Rebecca Greenfield is a staff writer for The Atlantic Wire.

Highbrow Animated GIFs Starring Supermodel Coco Rocha

Highbrow Animated GIFs Starring Supermodel Coco Rocha

New York photographer Jamie Beck has turned the GIF into a respected art form, presenting an interesting path for future use More »

'Modern Family': Cam Steals the Show (Literally)

'Modern Family': Cam Steals the Show (Literally)

After taking over Manny's school play, the dramatic uncle delivers the three best lines on this week's episode More »

7 Wonders of the World: Strange Outdoor Art Edition

7 Wonders of the World: Strange Outdoor Art Edition

The world's largest shuttlecocks, Antarctica's only sculpture garden, a South Korean sex-themed park, and more More »

Making Art With Apple's iPad

Making Art With Apple's iPad

Advertising agency Dentsu London spent hundreds of hours dragging iPads through the air and photographing them to create these eerie 3-D light paintings More »

Celebrity Invention: Paula Abdul's Microphone Stand

Celebrity Invention: Paula Abdul's Microphone Stand

American Idol's sweetest judge is really a dancer at heart, which is why she invented this apparatus to help her work the stage More »

7 Wonders of the World: Medical Oddities Edition

7 Wonders of the World: Medical Oddities Edition

The childhood home of a medical pioneer, objects removed from peoples' throats, the skull of Phineas Gage, and more More »

How IKEA Designs Stores to Trick People Into Buying More

How IKEA Designs Stores to Trick People Into Buying More

The Swedish chain is about salesmanship as much as affordable style, thanks to its confusing, maze-like layout More »

Tech Etymology: TV Clicker

Tech Etymology: TV Clicker

Of all the monikers bestowed on the remote control, clicker makes the least sense. Sure, channel-changer is a mouthful, but at least it describes the device's function. More »

Video: Classy, Retro 'X-Men: First Class' Credits Sequence

Video: Classy, Retro 'X-Men: First Class' Credits Sequence

Futuristic mutants meet retro design in this fan-created movie trailer, which recalls the good old days of Saul Bass More »

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Alec Baldwin: No More '30 Rock' After 2012

Celebrity Invention: Gallagher's Animated Slot Machine

Celebrity Invention: Gallagher's Animated Slot Machine

When he isn't busy smashing melons, the mallet-wielding comedian must spend his days gambling or playing video games More »

Eco-Cleaning Products Might Not Be so Green After All

Eco-Cleaning Products Might Not Be so Green After All

A study suggests that many—and maybe most—"green" detergents and hand washes are actually made with petroleum More »

7 Wonders of the World: Curious Castles Edition

7 Wonders of the World: Curious Castles Edition

Among this week's destinations: towers made from beer cans, a castle covered in graffiti, and the largest self-built castle in the U.S. More »

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Does Studying Abroad Make You Smarter? Turns Out It Might

Etsy and Books Collide: Penguin's New Hand-Sewn Covers

Etsy and Books Collide: Penguin's New Hand-Sewn Covers

The indie crafts movement meets mainstream publishing in these colorful, high-thread-count book jackets More »

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No More Adderall: Food Helps Cause (and Can Help Cure) ADHD

Celebrity Invention: Richard Dreyfuss' Music Visualizer

Celebrity Invention: Richard Dreyfuss' Music Visualizer

Perhaps playing an educator who teaches a school of kids to read the sheets inspired Mr. Holland's music-related invention More »

7 Wonders of the World: Spring Break Island Edition

7 Wonders of the World: Spring Break Island Edition

Among this week's curious travel destinations: an island of fire and ice, a Japanese ghost town, and a colony of monkeys More »

Satellite Art: One Woman Tries to Create Google Earth Murals

Satellite Art: One Woman Tries to Create Google Earth Murals

Molly Dilworth thought that getting some of her work photographed by Google's satellites would be the secret to success More »

'Modern Family' Deals With Natural Disasters

'Modern Family' Deals With Natural Disasters

The Dunphys' middle child stresses about birds falling from the sky and cows dropping dead More »

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