The Amazing Snow Art Of Simon Beck Plus 4 More Stories

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13.7: Cosmos And Culture The Amazing Snow Art Of Simon Beck The artist Simon Beck creates outsize and beautiful patterns in the snow by walking many miles on snowshoes. Read this story The Salt How To Build An Indestructible Gingerbread House We asked some civil engineers to help us end that yearly holiday housing crisis: collapsing gingerbread homes. With this design, gingerbread families everywhere can enjoy the holidays without having to worry about their roofs caving in. Read this story Games & Humor David Sedaris Reads From His 'Santaland Diaries' It's tradition! Writer and humorist David Sedaris reflects on his short tenure as Crumpet the Elf at Macy's. Sedaris first read the "Santaland Diaries" on Morning Edition in 1992 — and instantly, a classic was born. Read this story Architecture Architect's Dream House: Less Than 200 Square Feet Macy Miller, an architect from Idaho, built her tiny home from scratch for just $11,000. She says the 2,500-square-foot home she downsized from wasn't really her style. Read this story Books Writing 'Rudolph': The Original Red-Nosed Manuscript Everybody knows Rudolph was the last reindeer to join Santa's crew, but few people know about the department store employee who brought his story to the world. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was written by Robert L. May, a copywriter for Montgomery Ward, who, like his protagonist, had always felt like a bit of an outcast. Read this story

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