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How Wisconsin Became the Center of the...

January 28, 2021

Most of the world drinks brandy—if they drink it at all—as an after-dinner digestif, and in most of the United States, its popularity is limited. But Wisconsinites love the stuff. We use it instead of whiskey or gin in classic cocktails such as the Old Fashioned, Manhattans, and martinis. We freeze it and mix it with sweet tea and juice to make Wisconsin’s version of sangria, the Brandy Slush, and blend it with ice cream and crème de cacao...

With No Parade This Year, New Orleans...

January 27, 2021

For Mardi Gras 2021, when the very idea of a large, tightly packed crowd feels years away, New Orleans has adapted. Instead of floats following parade routes, the city’s artistic verve has turned its attention to dozens of homes and businesses across the city. They’ve been transformed into Bourbon Street–worthy thematic “house floats,” made by artists and everyday citizens. The mood-lifting response to the cancellation of the traditional events also helps support artists who would typically have year-round work...

Meet the Most Passionate Admirers of India’s...

January 27, 2021

Mani Vijay remembers his mother telling him how, as a child, he would move a measuring tape across the table, mimicking the movement of a train. The IT professional, who grew up in India and is now based in New Hampshire, says he has been passionate about trains for as long as he can remember. There is something about the Indian Railways (IR) in particular, he says—the romance, the chaos, the sounds, smells, and diversity, the nostalgia too—that has...

The Labyrinth Mosaic and Halls Hill Lookout...

January 27, 2021

Drive around the forest-laden Bainbridge Island and it’s easy to forget that downtown Seattle is just 30-minutes away. A well-to-do suburb across the Puget Sound, Bainbridge is home to a quaint downtown area, hiking, and biking paths. It’s also home to a garden labyrinth based on the 13th-century French Chartres Cathedral. Designed by the Portland-based garden designer and stone artist Jeffrey Bale, the garden sits on a hilltop overlooking the Puget Sound. Consisting of 12 circles that tie the labyrinth...

Casa Amatller in Barcelona, Spain

January 27, 2021

Next door to Antoni Gaudí’s Casa Batlló and comprising part of Barcelona‘s Illa de la Discòrdia is Casa Amatller. The building was designed by architect Josep Puig I Cadafalch for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller. Cadafalch combined elements of Catalan Modernism and Catalan Gothic for this gorgeous, lavish dwelling. Tours take visitors up the monumental entry staircase with its stained-glass skylight into the apartments once inhabited by Amatller and his daughter Teresa. The apartment features beautiful tiled floors, stained glass, plaster,...

Monastery of the Holy Mother of God,...

January 27, 2021

The Monastery of the Most Holy Mother of God (Manastir Presvete Bogorodice), also known as Petkovača, was constructed between 1159 and 1168 by the Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja. During the 17th-century, the monastery was destroyed by the Ottoman Empire. Today all that remains are the ruins of the once magnificent monastery. However, it’s still a sanctuary and an important cultural monument. In 1979, the monastery was declared an object of Immovable Cultural Heritage of Exceptional Importance. Many Christians still gather at the...

Berezovsky Mammoth in St Petersburg, Russia

January 27, 2021

Mammoths once roamed across the Northern Hemisphere and their remains are scattered across the region. The Zoological Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia contains a large collection of mammoth remains, including some very exclusive specimens. Most are skeletal remains or tusks. Occasionally, entire skeletons have been unearthed. These are usually small mammoth infants. Some notable infant mammoth mummies can be found at The Zoology Museum in Saint Petersburg. They are known as Masha and Dima. Masha was found in 1988...

Lydney Camp in Gloucestershire, England

January 27, 2021

Nodens is a Celtic deity associated with the sea, hunting, and healing, chiefly worshipped in ancient Britain. Despite his obscurity, his name has become quite significant in literature over the years, especially in the genre of fantasy fiction. J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and its famous sequel The Lord of the Rings, was particularly fascinated with Nodens and published a philological essay in 1932 discussing his etymology. Tolkien theorized that it was cognate with the names of other (and...

Reconstructing the Menu of a Pub in...

January 27, 2021

In the autumn of 79 AD, Pliny the Younger wrote a letter to the Roman historian Tacitus, detailing the early stages of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. From his villa in Misenum, across the Bay of Naples from the volcano, he described seeing a dark cloud, shaped like an umbrella pine tree, filling the sky over the mountains flanking the northern edge of Sarno River plain. What followed was something that no one in the region was prepared for....

In Iceland, Testing the Drones That Could...

January 26, 2021

On February 18, 2021, if all goes to plan, NASA’s Perseverance rover will land on Mars. While it’s poking around, looking for signs of past habitability, Ingenuity—a tiny, experimental solar-powered helicopter hitching a ride on its underside—will try to demonstrate the possibility of flight on another world for the very first time. We may be looking at the future of exploration on the Red Planet. Back here on Earth, others are already looking beyond Ingenuity. A next-generation NASA-funded Mars...

Grotta di Sant'Angelo in San Donato di...

January 26, 2021

Not much is known about the history of this site. The scant ruins of a medieval structure suggest the existence of an ancient rural church inside one of the largest caves of the Sant’Angelo Canyon. Like the nearby hermitages associated with Peter of Morrone, the hermit who became Pope Celestine V in the 13th-century, the site is an excellent example of Abruzzo’s rural and spectacular hermitages. The intrepid adventurer who enters the canyon will discover a simple stone altar...

Suspended Orange Tree in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

January 26, 2021

As visitors wander the streets of Jaffa Old Town, this fully grown orange tree that appears to float will certainly come as a surprise. However, the tree is actually suspended by chains, hanging roughly one foot above the street. Despite being created by Israeli artist Ran Morin in 1993, this installation somehow looks at home within the ancient streets of Jaffa. The tree is fed through a drip system and continues to produce fruit. The roots are enclosed in...

Stony Batter Historic Reserve in Auckland, New...

January 26, 2021

Hidden past vineyards and hilly fields, this location is often missed or completely disregarded. Not far from the popular town of Onetangi, a short drive down the remote gravelly roads of the Eastern part of the island takes visitors to the aptly named, Stony Batter Historic Reserve. As visitors walk in from the small car-park, they are greeted by large, volcanic boulders on each side before reaching the open-field battery. The area is complete with panoramic views of the...

Apartment of Socialist Life in Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria

January 26, 2021

Dimitrovgrad is said to be the first socialist industrial town in Bulgaria. It started from scratch in 1947 when thousands of youth gathered at this spot and started a colossal building project to create a new city. The result was a utopian Socialist environment with straight streets, large squares, park areas, and districts that were segregated into different types of factories and workers. The new town was named Dimitrovgrad for the first communist leader of Bulgaria, Georgi Dimitrov. Not...

Metropolitan State Hospital (MSH) in Lexington, Massachusetts

January 26, 2021

Opened in 1930, the Metropolitan State Hospital (MSH) in Waltham, Massachusetts was once the largest, most sophisticated facility for treating the mentally ill in New England. At its peak, around 2,000 patients were residents at the hospital. Construction on the complex began in 1926, a few years after legislation passed in Massachusetts that mandated the state care for the mentally ill. The first building opened four years later and work continued through to 1935, at a total cost of...

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