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Podcast: Voynich Manuscript

May 16, 2023

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we check out one of the oldest—and most misunderstood—books in the world. A medievalist tells us all about the mysterious Voynich Manuscript, in the collection of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible...

Basin and Range National Monument in...

May 16, 2023

The 704,000 acres of Basin and Range National Monument, created in 2015, preserve a large area having the eponymous geologic structure: long, north-south trending, fault-bounded mountain ranges separated by broad valleys, so characteristic of Nevada and environs. (Note that “Basin and Range” is not synonymous with “Great Basin.” The Great Basin has Basin and Range geologic structure but the basins have no exterior drainage to the sea. Las Vegas Valley, for example, is in the Basin and Range but...

Site of the Cherry Lane Cemetery in...

May 16, 2023

There’s a parking lot at 1440 Forest Avenue on Staten Island that’s surrounded by a 7-11, Sherwin-Williams, Liberty Tax, and trash that might blow in your face if you’re not careful. It’s also covering a historically Black cemetery, deeded in 1850, illegally seized in 1954, and paved over in the 1960s. It had been the Cherry Lane Cemetery. Now, it’s the 1440 Forest Avenue Shopping Plaza. The cemetery was the final resting place of men, women, babies, children, and...

Olde Woolen Mill in North Berwick, Maine

May 16, 2023

Near the New Hampshire border in North Berwick, Maine, sits a remnant from the heyday of New England mills that was used in the classic 1995 film Jumanji. While most of the filming for Jumanji was done in the town of Keene, New Hampshire, this factory building was put to use in the movie as the Parrish Shoe Factory. In the movie, the factory was owned and operated by the main character’s family and is the locale of an iconic...

25 Places to Celebrate 25,000 Places

May 16, 2023

Over the years, the Atlas Obscura community has scoured the globe to bring you the most fascinating, unique, and unusual places—some in plain sight, others way off the beaten path. Last week we hit a big milestone when we added our 25,000th place to that database: The medieval ruins of Songo Mnara on an island off the coast of Tanzania. Atlas Obscura began with the Atlas itself, and this collection of wonder continues to be a central part of...

Wollefsschlucht (Wolf Gorge) in Echternach, Luxembourg

May 16, 2023

For those who enjoy spectacular nature mixed with local lore, Luxembourg‘s natural wonder, Wolf Gorge, is a perfect combination. Also known as Wollefsschlucht (Luxembourgish) and Gorges du Loup (French), this natural sandstone canyon was initially shaped by geological shifts and then carved and shaped over centuries by weather effects. With its awe-inspiring sandstone formations and dramatic views, it’s no wonder Wollefsschlucht has inspired local legends. It is said that the gorge is guarded by a black wolf—the cursed form...

Pando As You've Never Seen It Before

May 16, 2023

A few years ago, while sitting in his oncologist’s office, photographer Lance Oditt flipped through a National Geographic feature on the wisdom of trees as he waited for the results of his treatment for a chronic form of blood cancer. The article included Utah’s Pando, a grove of quaking aspen once considered the largest living organism in the world. Pando’s story resonated with Oditt: The tree had survived for millennia despite disease, overgrazing, and development threats. Maybe I can...

Top Tips for Attracting Talent in Revenue...

May 16, 2023

Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: Attracting talent in the hospitality industry remains a challenging task. What are your top tips for successful recruitment in revenue management teams? What approaches do you find the most useful? Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Tanya Hadwick – Group Revenue The post Top Tips for Attracting Talent in Revenue Management Recruitment appeared first on Revfine.com.

Chowder Once Had No Milk, No Potatoes—and...

May 16, 2023

Iconic recipes have to come from somewhere. Welcome to First Draft Foods, where this week we delve into the legends and controversies behind the world’s favorite dishes. Previously, we learned about the origins of red velvet cake. Clam chowder stands alone. Soupier than an average stew, chunkier than an average soup, it bubbles away at dockside restaurants and behind buffet counters. In the United States, it’s one of the few foods that’s both a cafeteria staple and a special-occasion...

Meet Red Velvet Cake Before It Was...

May 15, 2023

Iconic recipes have to come from somewhere. Welcome to First Draft Foods, where this week we delve into the legends and controversies behind the world’s favorite dishes. With its deep crimson layers topped with thick tufts of snowy frosting, red velvet cake cuts a striking figure. This unmistakable cake ranks high in the pantheon of iconic American desserts. “If you show up with a red velvet cake, people will love you,” says Vallery Lomas, the winner of The Great...

Sea Lampreys, Long Reviled, Are Finally Getting...

May 15, 2023

This piece was originally published in Yale Environment 360 and appears here as part of our Climate Desk collaboration. “Thousands of sea lamprey are passed upstream literally suck the life out of their host fish, namely small-scale fish such as trout and salmon. The fish ladders ought to be used to diminish the lamprey.” So editorialized the Lawrence (Massachusetts) Eagle-Tribune...

Puzzle Monday: Get Lost Crossword

May 15, 2023

This Atlas Obscura–themed crossword comes from independent crossword constructor Brendan Emmett Quigley. He has been a professional puzzlemaker since 1996, and his pieces have appeared in dozens of publications. He’s also a member of the Boston Typewriter Orchestra. You can solve the puzzle below, or download it in .pdf or .puz. Note that the links in the clues will take you to Atlas Obscura pages that contain the answer. Happy solving!

The Mysterious Dodecahedrons of the Roman Empire

May 12, 2023

In the first episode of Buck Rogers, the 1980s television series about an astronaut from the present marooned in the 25th century, our hero visits a museum of the future. A staff member brandishes a mid-20th-century hair dryer. “Early hand laser,” he opines. As an observation of how common knowledge gets lost over time, it’s both funny and poignant. Because our museums also stock items from the past that completely baffle the experts. One of the Strongest Clues: The...

Wonder Is Everywhere: The Defender of Time,...

May 12, 2023

Wonder is everywhere. That’s why, every other week, Atlas Obscura drags you down some of the rabbit holes we encounter as we search for our unusual stories. We highlight surprising finds, great writing, and inspiring stories from some of our favorite publications. Which Spot on the Earth Best Represents Humans’ Effect on the Planet? by Christian Schwägerl, Yale Environment 360 Before Earth’s next geological epoch is official, the International Union of Geological Sciences must pick a location that best...

Food Innovations That Came from War

May 12, 2023

Whether invented at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center or by subcontracted private companies, many processed foods now common in civilian life were first created by and for the military-industrial complex. SPAM: Hormel Foods Corporation invented the world’s most famous canned meat in 1937 to offload a surplus of pork shoulder. SPAM, for “spiced ham,” took off in a big way, though, when the U.S. military purchased 150 million pounds of the stuff for troops during World War...

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