The Biggest Bucket on the List: An Odyssey Across Central Asia
Our writer takes us on a journey of a lifetime across the so-named “5-Stans,” with all the wonder and mystery these nations ...
The Unnerving Meaning of the Two Kinds of Instagram Kitchens
The people who run these kitchens seem to have very little in common. The crunchy creator lives in a world of linen aprons ...
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You Can Taste the Four Seasons of Japan at This All-inclusive Culinary Retreat in Kyushu
We were standing in the open, wood-paneled kitchen of Mirukashi Salon, a hyper-seasonal culinary retreat set in the hilly ...
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This is no world for an axolotl
Despite the creatures’ regenerative abilities, scientists are no longer finding them in their natural habitat of Xochimilco, ...
Divers Found a 3,000-Year-Old Statue at the Bottom of a Lake—With Fresh Human Fingerprints
At the underwater archaeology site of Gran Carro di Bolsena in Aiola, Italy, divers found an ancient clay figurine pegged to ...
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Unlearning the Myths of Asian Art History
Culling ancient works from the Asia Society’s collection, Rina Banerjee, Howardena Pindell, and Byron Kim look to the past to challenge ideas of identity and authenticity.
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‘Picaflor: A Future Myth’: Philadelphia Orchestra premieres work about climate apocalypse averted by a hummingbird
It’s image appears on this ancient ceramic vessel circa 1-400 CE, by the Nazca people on the southern coast of Peru, in the collection of Penn Museum. (Courtesy of Penn Museum) Instead, Frank wrote ...
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Over the Last 200 Years, a Small Library Became One of New York City’s Biggest Museums. A New Showcase Tells the Story of Its Unique Legacy
It is celebrated for its permanent installations, from an ancient Egyptian gallery and “Mummy Chamber” (the special section that explores mummification) to The Dinner Party (1974-1979), an ...