Articles by Michael Waters

The fastest way to end a prune surplus? Puree them into school lunches.

In the late 19th century, tourists flocked to see bodies and guess how they got there.

Meet the Zodiac Man.

Her dream? To preserve the culinary history of the early 1900s.

For protection, Venetian glassmakers were banned from leaving the city.

Get used to eating rice directly out of your pocket.

Residents reported the missing head last Friday.

Serbian photographer Dusan Stojancevic offers a unique perspective on the world's most iconic structures.

There is a catch.

In the 19th century, the poem "Don Leon" argued for British Parliament to drop the death penalty for homosexuality.

Next up: Laura Ingalls Wilder.

It features illustrations from the creator of an Elton John album cover.

"In the future, you’ll be able to choose between drinking a glass of milk and wearing one."

The National Library of Belarus glitters through the day and night.

On July 26, 1948, black leaders convinced President Truman to address discrimination in the armed services.

The going rate is $15,000 per character.

The strange case of the knit cap and its many, many regional names.

Wingtip vortices are pretty trippy.

See a face in that tulle? It's not just you.

The "waiterless" restaurants that weren't.

But not even that could faze her.

They've shared a home for 12 years.

A replica of the Greek structure has been constructed out of forbidden titles.

They banded together against book burnings to fight an empire.