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An old pie dish from West Point, with visible knife scratches from years of cadets trying to cut equal pieces.
food

The Politics of Pie Cutting at West Point's Mess Hall

Or, why United States Military Academy cadets fear pastry.
Peggy O'Donnell June 27, 2017
food

Found: A Giant, 20-Pound Lobster on a Journey

The TSA screened this surprisingly large specimen.
Sarah Laskow June 27, 2017
The bog butter bundle, after 18 months.
food

I Can't Believe It's Butter That Was Buried in a Bog!

Following an ancient Irish practice, one man made his own bog butter.
Sarah Laskow June 27, 2017
A glirarium, or dormouse fattener.
objects of intrigue

The Dormouse-Fattening Jars of Ancient Rome

For the plumpest, tastiest rodents.
Carly Silver June 26, 2017
Pesto: a liquid no longer!
food

Genovese Airport Makes Special Exception for Travelers Bringing Aboard Pesto

But don't even think about carrying on pesto that isn't Genovese.
Michael Waters June 22, 2017
Exterior of Casa Diablo
Portland, Oregon

Casa Diablo Vegan Strip Club

Is this the most Portland place ever?
The letters were essentially invisible.
food

Found: A Hidden Request on the Back of an Ancient, Rare Pottery Shard

It’s one guy asking another to send some wine and food over.
Sarah Laskow June 16, 2017
Garbage Plate
Rochester, New York

Garbage Plates at Nick Tahou Hots

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.
Mmmmm, potato chips.
food

Strawberry-Flavored Potato Chips Are Real Now

Give the people what they want!
Cara Giaimo June 14, 2017
space exploration

Crumb-Free Bread Might Soon Be Coming to Space

It's one way to make space more livable.
Erik Shilling June 13, 2017
All illustrations by Matt Lubchansky
food

C.S. Lewis's Greatest Fiction Was Convincing American Kids That They Would Like Turkish Delight

What would the perfect fantasy treat look like? Depending on where you're from, probably not this.
Jess Zimmerman June 12, 2017
A 1961 "Atomic Garden" showing tomatoes that have been atomically energized.
science

Growing Mutant Peanuts With the Radioactive Gardening Society

In the 1960s, some experimental horticulturalists went nuclear.
Natalie Zarrelli June 8, 2017
The gardens of Jardin d'Acclimatation
Paris, France

Jardin d'Acclimatation

In this Parisian garden's grotesque former life as a zoo it fed exotic animals to the bourgeois and put humans on exhibit.
Empty bottles of Vodka and Buckfast, lay outside a disused house in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
food

How a Tonic Wine Brewed by Monks Became the Scourge of Scotland

Despite its pious origins, Buckfast has become associated with hooliganism.
Natasha Frost June 7, 2017
The statue of a frail girl is a tribute to the millions of children who perished.
Kyiv, Ukraine

Holodomor Victims Memorial

The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.
The Middlegate Station roadhouse in Nevada has existed since the Pony Express era
Fallon, Nevada

Middlegate Station

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.
The plaque was presented by California Avocado Society in 1946.
Antigua, Guatemala

California Avocado Plaque

Believe it or not, the now-ubiquitous California avocado originated in Guatemala.
Everybody knows the bread clip.
food

Most of the World's Bread Clips Are Made by a Single Company

A brief history of the Kwik Lok Closure.
Eric Grundhauser May 25, 2017