judaism
The Forgotten History of New York’s Bagel Famines
Remembering Local 338 and the world's toughest bagel bakers.
Articles by Natasha Frost
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Stories
Stories shared by this traveler.
theaters
The Gay Coffeehouse Where Off-Off Broadway Theater Was Born
Remembering the Caffe Cino of 31 Cornelia Street, New York.
science
Australian Magpies From Big Families Do Better in Intelligence Tests
The bigger the brood, the brighter the bird.
news
Meet a Briton From 10,000 Years Ago
New research has given a face to the famous Mesolithic Cheddar Man.
time
How Long Is a Moment?
The physics, neuroscience, linguistics, and philosophy behind a little bit of time.
animals
The Mutant, All-Female Crayfish That Reproduce by Cloning Themselves
A horror film made real.
restaurants
The Court Case That Killed the 'Ladies Menu'
Upscale restaurants once listed prices only for men.
weapons
Why Two Anthropologists Reconstructed Prehistoric Weaponry
Hunter-gatherers were more tech-savvy than we give them credit for.
medieval
Has Artificial Intelligence Cracked the Voynich Manuscript's Mysterious Code?
Send in the bots.
insects
The Killer Wasp That Saws Its Way Out of Its Victims
A six-legged terror the size of a sesame seed.
animals
Unlike Other Animals, Naked Mole Rats Don't Seem to Age
Don't believe the wrinkles.
news
A Cache of Historical Sugar Samples Seeks a New Home
A very sweet find.
monkeys
50 Escaped Baboons Shut Down a Paris Zoo
Precisely how they got out remains a mystery.
news
A Forgotten Portion of the Berlin Wall Has Been Found in the Woods
A German historian stumbled upon the chunk in 1999, but kept it a secret until now.
food
How America Fell in Love With Vodka
The “white whiskey” traded on its tastelessness.
news
The Sad Demise of a Village Cheese-Rolling Competition
It is no longer seen as "cool," organizers say.
archaeology
One of the Last Two Dead Sea Scrolls Has Been Decoded
Israeli researchers found an ancient calendar by piecing together fragments of the text.
cryptozoology
How Climate Change Inspires Monsters
"The Year Without a Summer" produced some of the most iconic fictional beasts of all time.
monsters
Help Us Design a Climate Change Monster
What fictional beasts will our shifting environments bring?
coral reefs
Saving the Great Barrier Reef Means Saying Goodbye to a Lot of Starfish
The crown-of-thorns starfish preys upon coral, munching on its stony polyps.
news
Southern Italians Are Tussling Over Tomatoes
The latest twist in a food-based war between Campania and Puglia.
coca cola
Why Brigham Young University Had a Secret Cola Vending Machine
The complex relationship between Mormons and caffeinated soda.
animals
A Life of Solitude Makes Yellow-Bellied Marmots Live Longer
Party animals pay the price.
maps
This Map Shows Every Adorably Named Salt Truck in Scotland
From Luke Snowalker to Sir Salter Scott.
