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puzzles

Puzzle Monday: Living With the Dead in Madagascar

Alex Bellos October 10, 2022
A sweet bread made with whole wheat Jordanian flour by artisan baker Ruba Asi.
bread

In Jordan, an Ancient Bread Tradition Rises Again

Al Barakeh Wheat Project resurrects the nation's heritage grain and, with it, a bygone communal culture.
Sam Lin-Sommer October 7, 2022
An <em>aling-aling</em> is a half-wall opposite a gate that can keep spirits at bay.
architecture

How Homes in Bali Are Designed for Harmony—and to Keep Demons at Bay

All the subtle ways traditional dwellings offer spiritual security.
Ronan O'Connell October 6, 2022
wondrous performances

Podcast: Oyotunji African Village

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 28, 2022
Along the Vietnamese coast, temples constructed in reverence to whales and other marine mammals—such as this one in Phan Thiet—house valuable information on the country’s little-studied cetaceans.
temples

How Vietnam’s Ancient Whale Temples Are Helping Science

For centuries, hundreds of shrines have preserved crucial information about the marine mammals' diversity and distribution.
Anne Pinto-Rodrigues September 19, 2022
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Atlanta, Georgia

Elliott Street Deli & Pub

For more than 15 years, this downtown dive bar has hosted fiery outdoor “iron pours.”
Bedford trucks are a common sight in Pakistan, many with large wooden "crowns" atop them. The massive vehicles provide the perfect canvas for portraiture, a style unique to Pakistani truck art.
automotive history

Pakistan's Trucks Are Vibrant, Bedazzled Works of Art

The tradition of decorating any mode of transportation—from camels to ice cream carts—dates back centuries.
Zinara Rathnayake September 1, 2022
It's not just a print. It's a story.
deserts

How a Bedouin Tracker Sees the Desert

On a seemingly blank, sandy canvas, signs and symbols abound.
Gitit Ginat September 1, 2022
Sevan trout, baked in bark from a birch tree at Tsaghkunk restaurant.
restaurants

Armenia's Ancient Ovens Are Hot Again

They're fueling a new approach to traditional cuisine.
Barbara Woolsey August 30, 2022
Stockholm, Sweden

Bistro Nobel Signed Chairs

Maybe the only restaurant in the world where your seat will be signed by a Nobel laureate.
Paolo Olbi in his workshop in the 17th- and 18th-century Palazzo Ca’ Zenobio in Venice.
islands

Keeping the Centuries-Old Tradition of Venetian Bookbinding Alive

Inspired by a 15th-century editor, Paolo Olbi pushes to keep this from being the last chapter.
Vittoria Traverso July 29, 2022
Highland Dancers get some air at the Scottish Highland Games in Salado, Texas.
games

A Bonnie Scottish Gathering in the Middle of Texas

Salado’s annual Scottish Gathering and Highland Games are a celebration of plaid, whiskey, and the fine art of tossing extremely heavy objects.
Flag atop Independence Monument
Redlands, Colorado

Independence Monument

For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.
Actor and director Sujata Day is obsessed with her homemade chai and doesn't go a day without it.
gardens

Discovering the Modern South Asian Ritual of Making Chai

Remember the history, practice, and be creative.
Sujata Day July 13, 2022
Martinique's vibrant dance tradition includes bèlè, which participants have described as an "otherworldly" experience.
ethnographic

Martinique's Bèlè Dance Is a Celebration of Land, Spirit, and Liberation

For centuries, the Caribbean island's tradition has been a symbol of resistance, healing, and empowerment.
Camee Maddox-Wingfield June 6, 2022
Vendor Mónica Adriana Quimbayo has sold herbs and other plants at her stall in Plaza Samper Mendoza since she was 16.
science

This Bogotá Market Comes Alive Only at Night, Full of Ancient Plant Lore and Astonishing Biodiversity

Farmers and foragers set up at sunset to sell hundreds of species valued in traditional medicine and ritual.
María Paula Rubiano A. May 25, 2022
Antonio Ortega García adjusts slabs of stone, divering water from the Río Grande (foreground) to an <em>acequia</em>.
architecture

Southern Spain's Ancient Water Network Sustains Life but Faces an Uncertain Future

"Sowing water" in this mountainous region has been crucial for people, crops, and biodiversity for more than a millennium.
Kira Walker May 17, 2022
The Maiden of Deception Pass.
statues

Podcast: The Maiden of Deception Pass

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team May 11, 2022