food
Let Them Eat Corn! The New Rules of Passover
The eons-old fight over whether eating bread should be punishable by death.
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history
There's Only One State Where You Can Marry Without God as a Witness
The surprisingly sweet and tolerant uses of a 330-year-old law.
rites and rituals
How To Drink Vodka Like a Russian
Never drink alone, for starters.
animals
Why Do We Even Have Toes?
Seriously, why?
language
The Enduring Mystery of 'Jawn,' Philadelphia's All-Purpose Noun
According to experts, it's unlike any word, in any language.
crime
Private Eyes Tell Us About Digging Through People's Trash
It turns out this technique isn't just good in movies—it works in real life, too.
architecture
Philadelphia's Trinity Houses are the Original Tiny Houses
Move over, cabin porn. These are the oldest, and cutest.
language
Why There’s No Such Thing As A Brooklyn Accent
The New York accent (also found in New Jersey) is one of the most linguistically strange speech patterns in the country.
animals
How to Speak Cat
New research says that feline communication is possible—but not intuitive.
politics
The Persistent Mystery of How Many People Vote for Santa Claus
Joke ballots go uncounted (but that doesn't stop people from trying).
music
Why Every Kid in America Learns to Play the Recorder
There's more to the instrument than "Mary Had A Little Lamb.”
language
How Capicola Became Gabagool: The Italian New Jersey Accent, Explained
A linguistic exploration.
