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Feast Your Eyes on Delectable Clay Replicas...

May 6, 2020

Isolated in her Brooklyn apartment since March, Stephanie Shih has folded dozens upon dozens of dumplings. “I find it soothing,” she says. “I can do it without thinking, so it’s almost like meditation.” But Shih’s dumplings aren’t made of dough—they’re made of clay, and the results are delicate and porcelain-white. In the past two years, Shih has made more than 1,000 ceramic dumplings, as well as many other replicas of Asian foodstuffs, from jars of chili oil to boxed...

The Wide World of Disease-Based Dutch Profanity

May 6, 2020

Twanna Hines, who grew up in rural Illinois, moved to the Netherlands to pursue a graduate degree at the University of Amsterdam in 2000. Not totally used to the stream of bicycles and trams in the streets of Amsterdam, she wandered into a bike lane and got a mouthful from a passing cyclist. “And my Dutch roommate shouted back, in the Dutch translation, ‘Get cancer, man!’” she remembers. “And I was like, ‘What the hell? That doesn’t make any...

Schönhauser Allee Cemetery in Berlin, Germany

May 6, 2020

In the years before it served as a Jewish burial ground, the land where the Schönhauser Allee Cemetery now stands was home to a brewery and dairy farm. Many of the brewery’s architectural elements, such as cisterns, can still be seen in the cemetery today. It was alleged that in one of these cisterns a handful of deserters from the German Army hid to evade capture as World War II drew to a close. Ultimately, these men were discovered...

‘Mail Art’ Makes a Comeback During Quarantine

May 6, 2020

In the 1950s, the New York–based artist Ray Johnson pioneered a new form of expression known as “mail art.” The idea was that artists could distribute their work privately, through the postal service instead of through galleries and other exclusive institutions. It’s been observed that Johnson, in some ways, anticipated how the internet and social media would influence the dynamics of the art world. It may be the COVID-19 pandemic, however, that brings his original, analog way of doing...

Spitzer Castle in Beočin, Serbia

May 6, 2020

In the town of Beočin, on the slopes of Fruška Gora mountain, rests a peculiar building, in ruins and long forgotten. Known as Spitzer Castle, the mansion was built in the late 19th century by Eduard Ede Spitzer, co-owner of the Beočin cement factory. The building is one of the rare examples of the eclectic architecture in Serbia’s northern province of Vojvodina. Spitzer hired the famous architect Imre Steindl, best known for his work on the Hungarian Parliament Building...

Polé (Xcaret Archaeological Site) in Playa...

May 6, 2020

Originally known as Polé, this Maya settlement had a similar history to that of nearby Xaman-Há. They were both seen as departure points for pilgrims on their way to the temples of the goddess Ixchel on the island of Cozumel. Polé had a population boom between 600-900 A.D. and, like Xaman-Há, reached its apogee during the Maya Postclassic period in the first half of the second millennium. The ruins of Polé now lie entirely within the grounds of the Xcaret...

Taira no Masakado’s Grave in Tokyo, Japan

May 6, 2020

Taira no Masakado is quite a fascinating figure. A fierce samurai belonging to the Taira clan, he started a series of rebellions against Emperor Suzaku around the year 935. Eventually he managed to establish a new dynasty, only to fall barely two months later in a battle led by the Emperor’s loyal samurai troops. After his death, myriad legends were told throughout Japan, often supernatural. In one, Masakado’s daughter, Princess Takiyasha, was depicted as a witch summoning an enormous...

Porta Saracena in Segni, Italy

May 6, 2020

The town of Segni is located on a hilltop in the Monti Lepini mountain range, overlooking the Sacco River valley to the east of Rome. It should come as no surprise that the town is twinned with the village of Mykines, in Greece near the famous site of Mycenae. Like its Grecian counterpart, Segni is surrounded by huge polygonal walls, also known as cyclopean walls for their sheer size and extent. They are believed to date back to the 6th...

Jones Bar-B-Q Vending Machine in Kansas City,...

May 6, 2020

Jones Bar-B-Q is in the front corner of a strip mall parking lot. The former taco stand reborn as a takeout barbecue joint has picnic tables and string lights that stretch from the white pergola above the window where you order. It’s there that you’ll likely see Deborah “Little” Jones or her sister Mary “Shorty” Jones Mosley slinging burnt ends (crispy bits of smoky, fatty brisket)—the signature barbecue dish of Kansas City. The sisters were introduced to a national...

Deganwy Castle in Deganwy, Wales

May 6, 2020

For the small seaside town of Deganwy, it’s strategic significance has been recognized since the early Middle Ages. Its position was fitting for military defense, with the massive volcanic rock around the region adding to the defense strategy. However, its location actually turned out to also be a weakness, as its positioning made it difficult to resupply the garrison when under siege. Very little is known about the history of the castle. Researchers believe that Deganwy Castle was the...

USA TODAY 10Best: Vacation Planning Advice &...

May 5, 2020

Food & Drink · May 4, 2020 If you’re anything like me, preparation for Mother’s Day isn’t going to start until Saturday afternoon. By then, the card aisle at the drugstore will be bare and nothing of use will be available for Amazon same day-delivery. But there is always one plan to fall back on, one surefire way to show your appreciation for that special woman in your life: brunch. Here are a few of our favorite brunch recipes…...

The Teetotaling Couple Who Filled Their Home...

May 5, 2020

Charles Barrett can rattle off the more than 200 cars in his collection like a waiter might list salad dressings. “There’s a 1908 black Oldsmobile, a 1909 Thomas Flyer in both blue and ivory, a 1978 blue Corvette, a 1970 Dodge Challenger, a 1957 Thunderbird, a 1964 Mustang, a Jewel Tea truck, a covered wagon,” Barrett says. “If you can think it, I probably have it.” His armada has never transported a single person, though. Each of the 14-inch-long...

Cartographic Puzzles Are Poised for a Comeback

May 5, 2020

As millions of people hunker down at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the humble jigsaw puzzle is enjoying a renaissance. Several puzzle-makers recently told NPR that in March and April, they saw U.S. sales leap by 300 percent or more compared to the same time last year. That means that kitchen tables and living-room floors are probably scattered with bits that add up to all kinds of scenes: litters of kittens, beers of the world, monuments and streets that...

Temple of Artemis Brauronia in Markopoulo Mesogeas,...

May 5, 2020

Located on the coast of the Aegean Sea, Brauron was first settled around 3500 B.C. The settlement had varied populations and levels of commerce until the eighth century B.C., when Theseus unified the 12 settlements of Attica into the city of Athens. The former town came to be better known as a religious site, most strongly associated with a cult dedicated to the goddess Artemis. Artemis was associated with many things: the hunt, the moon, the wilderness, chastity. But at...

Preserving Ukraine’s Soviet Past, One Mosaic At...

May 5, 2020

On a sunny spring day in Kyiv, Ukraine, two people stand before a massive mosaic on the side of the Institute for Nuclear Research, stepping back a few feet to take it all in. It’s rare for people to stop and take notice; most locals walk right past this artwork—wearing coronavirus masks, of course—oblivious to its dizzying array of textures, materials, and colors. Images of two working men span the width of the building, each several stories high, their...

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