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Jasper McCarthy outside of the pub established by his great-great-grandfather, Michael, in 1840.
bars

Why Ireland's Pub Owners Have Long Moonlighted as Undertakers

It helps to have cold storage and room to hold a wake.
Jessica Gingrich October 29, 2019
The press for extracting liquid from the fermented rice mixture.
Nikko, Japan

Katayama Shuzo

Founded in 1880, this humble brewery still practices a disappearing technique of sake-making.
“Your reputation relies upon making good boats that last,” McKay says. “And if you don’t adapt with the times, then you’ll go out of business. This place has always adapted with the times, which has kept it in business.”
museums

America's Oldest Boat Shop Has Been Making Hunky Dories for 226 Years

Lowell’s preserves tradition—and maintains relevance—by adapting to the times.
James Freitas October 15, 2019
A traditional Sardinian cantu a tenòre quartet.
islands

The Many Pleasures of Sardinian Throat Singing

A fiercely unusual musical style from a fiercely independent island.
Dan Nosowitz October 8, 2019
"The Men of Ness," after a completed hunt in 1972.
islands

The Gaelic World’s Last Great Bird Hunt

Just 10 men are permitted to hunt and pickle 2,000 young seabirds on a desolate island each year.
Luke Fater September 27, 2019
Cairo's <em>Sharia Khayamiya</em>—the Street of the Tentmakers, aka the Tentmakers Market—is the only place in the world where the decorative appliqué textile is made.
ancient

This Ancient Egyptian Textile Is Hanging By a Thread

Only 20 khayamiya artisans are left, in one dusty alley in Cairo. Can e-commerce save them?
Stephanie Vermillion September 26, 2019
Alfonso Hernández Saguero with his shepherd's crook.
food

The Last Goatherd in Hell

Alfonso Hernández Saguero is preserving an ancient way of life and its cherished foods.
Lauren Schenkman September 25, 2019
Darshan of Athi Varadar at Sri Varadharaja Perumal Temple.
Kanchipuram, India

Athi Varadar Idol

An effigy of the deity emerges from a temple's water every 40 years.
Making the spices is often a symphony of jangling bangles and rhythmic pounding.
food

How Mumbai's Masalawaalis Make a Single Spice From 30 Ingredients

Bottle masala is impossible to find in stores.
Beverley Ann D'Cruz September 20, 2019
Vittangi Snaps Pine.
Kiruna, Sweden

Vittangi Snaps Pine

Few remain of these distinctive old trees that once served as natural landmarks for travelers on the road.
Dress for the 2019 Traverse City Film Festival.
Traverse City, Michigan

Perry Hannah Statue

Locals often dress this effigy of Traverse City's founder in festive outfits.
Accept no substitutes: Authentic Aleppo soap bears its maker's mark, and the Arabic name for the city of its origin.
culture

In Syria, War and Modernity Are No Match for the World's Oldest Soap

The artisans of Aleppo keep plying their ancient trade, one bar at a time.
Nora Wallaya August 1, 2019
Naples, Italy

Via dei Presepi

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.
Boards represent doors to and from the grave.
Romerillo, Mexico

Maya Crosses of Romerillo Cemetery

This isolated Maya cemetery in Chiapas is distinguished by its towering, colorful wooden crosses.
Pernik, Bulgaria

Surva Carnival at Pernik

Founded in the 4th-century, the town of Pernik plays host to the Surva Carnival⁠—a magnificent display of masked Kukeri dancers.
Gastro Obscura

Andarinos di Usini

Made only in one Sardinian village, these sun-dried pasta spirals are crafted twist by painstaking twist.
Skaife and his new little pal.
mythology

How the Tower of London's Ravenmaster Sets the Scene for Avian Romance

It's not easy making the big city feel more like the country.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 27, 2019
The Loony Dook.
Edinburgh, Scotland

The Loony Dook

Every New Year's Day, locals don gaudy costumes and dive into the frigid Firth of Forth.