About Futility Closet
No matter how much you love your job, you can’t work for 10 hours straight.
That’s why there’s Futility Closet, a collection of entertaining curiosities in history, literature, mathematics, language, art, and philosophy. Each item is self-contained and written as concisely as possible, so you can read a few and get back to work.
The database now totals 5,815 items, and more are added each day. You can read them chronologically, by topic, or randomly, using the Random Article button in the sidebar. If you’re looking for a particular item, there’s also a search box in the sidebar.
You can read Futility Closet on the web or on Kindle, subscribe by RSS, or sign up to receive a daily email (see Subscribe by Email in the sidebar).
If you have any questions, you can reach me at gregblog@gmail.com. Thanks for coming!
Greg Ross
