I know better now, but before I got educated, a kite was nothing more than frustration on a string, robotically attracted to telephone lines, treetops and nightmarish nosedives into the ground. With a ...

I'm reading Randall Munroe's book How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems. I probably don't have to tell you this, but it's awesome (as is everything from Randall Munroe, the ...

Kathy Brinnehl well remembers the simple diamond-shaped kites that kids and their parents often struggled to get off the ground for just a few wonderous, soaring minutes. But those days are gone. Now, ...