Articles by April White

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The Madan people knew the Missouri River could bring both salvation and destruction.

From a coronation pie made of lampreys to someone to chat with you in the loo.

The pleasures of reading about reading.

Billy was a local celebrity in the early 1900s. And he might have been a murderer.

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Wait'll you hear these wonders of audio storytelling.

Visiting some of our favorite very specific collections from the last two years.

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We've visited some surprising sculptures, monuments, and folk art masterpieces over the last two years.

For our two-year pod-iversary we're headed back to some of the coolest places we've taken you recently.

This Women's History Month, we celebrate women doing extraordinary things all over the world.

Frozen lettuce, a ghost subway station, and an unplaceable accent all have starring roles.

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Meet some of the artists, archivists, students, and descendants rediscovering and preserving the past.

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The journey of the "Love Tester," from serious-seeming science to the penny-arcade amusements.

What does Valentine's Day have to do with wounding insults, bone relics, and meat juice?

Go behind the scenes of celebration, from molten metal to sticky cakes.

He's a towering figure in history, but his story is far from complete.

Or maybe it was the cigars that gave us this New Year's Eve staple.

In 2022, Atlas Obscura sought out wonder in cultural institutions beyond the glass cases and white walls.

Ancient Egypt, medieval Middle East, and 19th-century America all saw surprising new histories uncovered this year.

Our favorite head-scratchers, from a frightening stone to a curious cow's tooth to maybe, just maybe, buried treasure.