At Design Within Reach, we make authentic modern design accessible. Visit our Design Notes blog to learn more about the world of design (and design from around the world).Rihanna Bailed On Her Performance At The Grammys Because She Was Sick The only thing that could mentally prepare my brain for three-and-a-half hours of Taylor Swift pageant queen hugging everyone during last night’s feels-like-FOREVER experience (aka the Grammys) was knowing that at some point in time, Rihanna would come out and save us all by tapping her pussy along to the time during a performance of “Work“. For days leading up to the Grammys, I’d go to my happy place and picture RiRi ripping two giant hits off a bong packed with space weed before slipping into some slutty business wear from Men’s Whorehouse. Sadly, I never got my reward for sitting through that mess, because RiRi was at home in a pile of phlegm-covered tissues. A few hours before RiRi was set to slither onto the red carpet, TMZ announced that she had cancelled, and it was all because she was fighting with that skanky bitch bronchitis for a few days before the Grammys.

According to Billboard, she was scheduled to perform “Kiss It Better” and was pounding antibiotics (“How ironic” said her album) to get rid of it, but it didn’t kill the infection fast enough. RiRi’s doctor told her she was at risk of hemorrhaging her vocal cords and put her on vocal rest for 48 hours. It wasn’t all shitty though; RiRi did show up for rehearsals, and a source claims Princess Ooh Na Na “killed it.” Shortly after it was announced she wouldn’t be there, RiRi took to Twitter and apologized to her fans for her no-show. #NAVY so sorry I couldn't be there ….. Thanks Grammys and CBS for your support tonight. — Rihanna (@rihanna) February 16, 2016Damn, Rihanna is sick. Rihanna barely gives any fucks on a good day, so I’m surprised she didn’t respond to her doctor by shrugging and writing “Eh, I’m gonna do it anyway” on a white board. A performance is more than singing, after all (see: whatever Lady Gaga was doing last night).

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In 1926, Richard Byrd claimed the first successful flight over the North Pole in this plane. But did he really make it? The Henry Ford Museum Dearborn, MI Unlocking the secrets of the Germans' Enigma coding machine helped the Allies win World War II. National Museum of the US Navy, Washington, DC The La Brea Tar Pits, a sticky, ancient graveyard, has preserved skeletons of extinct species such as this Mammoth. The George C. Page Museum, Los Angeles, CA Does this dummy found in Roswell, NM, prove that UFO rumors have more to do with secret military tests than real aliens? International UFO Museum and Research Center, Roswell, NM This rare and mysterious organism, the Angler Fish, lives a mile underwater in an uncharted frontier known as the Abyss. Birch Aquarium, San Diego, CA This harmless-looking object was part of a secret weapon used by Japan to strike the US mainland during World War II. Coos Historical and Maritime Museum, Coos Bay, OR

This hatchet head was the key piece of evidence used against Lizzie Borden when she was accused of murdering her parents. Fall River Historical Society, Fall River, MA Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose was the largest wooden airplane ever built. Why did it fly only once? Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, McMinnville, OR Most Shocking Museum Mysteries University of New Hampshire, Durham, NHIn 1961, Betty and Barney Hill were allegedly abducted by aliens. This vintage, torn dress worn by Betty that strange fall night still carries a stain of an otherworldly nature. I’m afraid to ask. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque, NMIt’s 2004 and our robot representative moves along on the Martian surface hobbled by a malfunctioning wheel. But the broken wheel scrapes away soil, leading to a major discovery: silica. Proof there once was water on the Red Planet. Circus World Museum, Baraboo, WIJuly 6, 1944. A terrible fire consumes a Ringling Brothers’ circus tent, killing 168 people.

The investigation turns up the problem: the tent was waterproofed using paraffin and gasoline. What were they thinking? Museum of Flight, Seattle, WAThe initial test flight of this machine must have been a terror. After all, cars should be driven, not flown (just one man’s opinion). Valdez Museum, Valdez, AKOn March 27, 1964 the second-largest earthquake in recorded history strikes Valdez, Alaska. Fifty years later this credit card machine from a gas station along the destroyed waterfront turns up in the weeds, a card still intact. US Army Signal Corps Museum, Fort Gordon, GAIn 1918, a homing pigeon named Cher Ami saved the lives of 194 US soldiers under a deadly barrage of friendly fire -- and this pigeon did it flying 25 miles after taking a bullet from a German sniper. National Museum of the US Air Force, Dayton, OHIn 1958, Capt. Joseph Kittenger wore this jumpsuit to test a new parachute system designed to save the lives of ejecting US pilots. But he would have to risk his own life, jumping from more than 20 miles above the earth!

Seattle Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, WA A devastating avalanche destroys a Great Northern Railway car stopped in the Cascade Mountains en route to Seattle. Decades later, these bent pieces of metal turn up, evidence of a tragedy that killed more than 100 passengers. Mutter Museum, Philadelphia, PAWhen Albert Einstein dies in 1955, his brain is illegally preserved and dissected by the doctor who performs his autopsy. He mounts specimens of the brain on microscope slides -- and makes a valuable discovery. McLarty Treasure Museum, Sebastian, FL In 1961, after a decade of searching, Kip Wagner realizes his dream and discovers buried Spanish treasure at the bottom of the sea -- worth about 20 million bucks then and a whole lot more today. In a quiet, Washington, DC, courtyard is a mysterious bronze sculpture that depicts a mournful woman draped with a cloak. This figure is rumored to have caused pregnant women to miscarry and is even reported to have caused the death of a college student.

An actress stands in front of the Hollywood sign in Hollywood, CA. The sign looms high over the city of Los Angeles and is an iconic symbol of glitz and glamour. But there are some who claim that these 9 letters are haunted. So, what tragic event spawned these rumors? Standing in the middle of the National Mall in the nation’s capital is the Washington Monument – a 555-foot marble tower celebrating the country’s first president. But many people say it’s the creation of a secret society determined to take over the world. So, is this striking memorial really a symbol of evil? The Agnus Pedestal in Druid Ridge Cemetery where the Black Aggie statue once stood. On a hill outside of the small town of Elberton, GA, is one of the nation’s most peculiar monuments - a collection of 6 stones, engraved with cryptic messages, in a dozen languages. What do they say? And what is their purpose? The Georgia Guidestones display at the Elberton, GA, Granite Museum. The Black Hills of South Dakota are home to Mount Rushmore – a modern marvel featuring giant sculptures of 4 of the nation’s most revered leaders.