culture
How Alaskan Yup’ik People Are Reviving the Culture Lost to the 1919 Flu
After the pandemic erased a generation, putting the pieces of the puzzle back together.
Articles by Natasha Frost
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food
A Rare Recipe From a Talented Chef Enslaved by a Founding Father
Despite James Hemings’s leading role in Jefferson’s kitchen, he’s credited with only a handful of recipes.
lighthouses
Meet the United States’s Only Female Lighthouse Keeper
Sally Snowman belongs to a tradition of freedom, loneliness, and pride.
food
7 Ways the World Transforms Leftover Bread Into Delicious Dishes and Drinks
Highlights from a long history of turning crumbs into puddings, soups, and brews.
animals
Charles Kellogg Sang Like a Bird and Drove a Giant Tree
The vaudeville entertainer turned a California redwood into a mobile "Travel Log."
deserts
How Two Men Tried to Start a Hate-Free ‘Gay Town’ in the Nevada Desert
Stonewall Park was a mid-1980s dream that never quite came to fruition.
shipwrecks
The Titanic Wreck Is a Landmark Almost No One Can See
Visiting the remains of the doomed ship causes it damage—but so will just leaving it there.
arctic circle
Why a Portion of the Arctic Ocean May Become Part of the Atlantic
Clue: It's related to climate change.
food
The Harsh Reality of Food for 'Little House' Pioneers
On the American frontier, dinner might have been vinegar pie, bear meat, or nothing at all.
news
Found: Mysterious Gold Ornaments, Buried in an Irish Country Field
The function of these ancient rings is not yet known.
art
The Gloriously Inappropriate Restoration of a 16th-Century Wooden Icon
San Jorge has a whole new look.
monkeys
Found: A Mysterious Extinct Gibbon in an Ancient Chinese Tomb
It's thought the animal may have been kept as a pet.
food
How Iceland Beat the British in the Four Cod Wars
For decades, two island nations came to blows over fish.
military history
The Dazzling Quilts of 19th-Century British Soldiers Are Threaded With Mystery
We still don't know how or why they made these elaborate textiles.
napoleon bonaparte
Sold: Napoleon's Hat, Salvaged From the Waterloo Battlefield
It was picked up for $407,000 at auction.
volcanoes
Why a Hawaiian Volcano Is Sprouting Golden 'Goddess Hair'
The gossamer strands are beautiful, but potentially dangerous.
food
The Dark and Fabulous Dinner Parties of the First Professional Food Critic
Grimod de La Reynière hosted his own funeral.
maps
This Map Shows 42 Sites of British Suffragette Protest and Sabotage
They've all been officially recognized on the English National Heritage List.
food
Eating Like an Astronaut Means Kimchi for Koreans and Lasagna for Italians
What people eat in space depends a lot on where they’re from on earth.
amelia earhart
The Ninety-Nines Was Amelia Earhart’s Club for Female Aviators
Runner-up name choices included Gadflies, Noisy Birdwomen, and Homing Pigeons.
farms
A Firm Is Now Making Fish Food From Whisky
Unfortunately, it won't make the salmon taste like scotch.
food
The Lost Lingo of New York City’s Soda Jerks
Anyone for a "glob"?
maps
For Sale: A Winsome Map Showing the Way to Pooh Corner
Explore the "100 Aker Wood" for only $200,000.
engineering
What Was the Point of Elevator Music?
Contrary to popular belief, it wasn't because lifts were terrifying.
