Complaining about work gets a little harder after looking through an old list of occupations. Plenty of jobs that once seemed completely normal have disappeared because a machine, a sewer system, or simply a change in everyday life made them unnecessary. Others were so specific to their time that it’s

Some career changes involve starting over at the bottom. These people had already made it surprisingly far before deciding one successful career apparently wasn’t enough. A future sitcom star practiced medicine, a lifestyle icon worked on Wall Street, and one of television’s most recognizable cooks once spent her days working

Being president of the United States usually means posing for carefully planned photographs surrounded by flags, dignitaries, and people trying very hard to look serious. Luckily, more than two centuries of American history have also produced some considerably stranger images. Presidents have been photographed playing unusual sports, hanging out with

Signs are supposed to make life easier. They tell us where to go, what not to touch, and whether we’re about to park somewhere that will get the car towed. At least, that’s the idea. Every once in a while, a sign manages to create more questions than it answers.