First Flight Anniversary
We've truly come a long way in the 100 years since the Wright Brothers piloted the first airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Now almost everyone can fly in a plane, but it takes 100 years to get to the airport and through security.

Huge Book
An MIT scientist has created a 5-by-7 foot, 133-pound book to be sold for $10,000. While most readers find the volume excessive, it will still be the lightest and cheapest textbook sold to MIT students this semester.

NY Magazine Sale
Wall Street deal maker Bruce Wasserstein is buying New York Magazine for an all-cash bid of $55 million. But the publication's editors say Wasserstein still isn't rich enough to be mentioned in their magazine.