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The year in amazing arts and wondrous crafts.

From unexpected treasure in Ukraine to a unique relic of the American Revolution, Captain Santa’s lost ship to digital dugouts.

From New Orleans's unappreciated musical genius to the search for a lost shipwreck off Florida, we highlight our favorite Black History stories of 2023.

Exploring Patricia Arquette's desert obsession, how Elvira became the queen of late night horror, and other behind-the-screen stories.

See dozens of 1920s cocktails from a time when alcohol was illegal in the U.S.

But don’t worry—polar plunges and putting children in ovens helps banish them.

To make it through the long, cold Arctic winters, reindeer can get their beauty sleep while they stock up on calories.

Two historians are trying to track down pavlova's origins once and for all.

But if you’re wearing new clothes, you have nothing to fear from Jólakötturinn.

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

This was a fruitful year for Gastro Obscura.

From carriage racing to winter surfing to mashed potato wrestling, these competitions captured our imaginations in 2023.

Taking holiday a moment to appreciate how Earth got its water—and eggnog and mulled wine.

What did Napoleon smell like?

The midwest is particularly filled with them.

The 1945 Barbara Stanwyck film is a classic for its charming portrayal of a food writer who can’t cook. It had its basis in real life.

From a book store in a turn-of-the-century bank, to a blue chip gallery in a converted flour mill, art is hiding around every corner in downtown Los Angeles—you just need to know where to look.