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Two French Towns Are Battling Over a Saint’s Remains
Should Saint Bernadette be laid to rest in the town she made famous…or the one she chose to live in?
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You Can See South Korea’s Seaweed Farms From Space
Seaweed farms offer a sustainable source of vegetable protein
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Germany Just Opened a Nazi Museum in the Party’s Former Headquarters
70 years later, Munich’s mayor says the city is ready to “face up to its Nazi past”
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Curling, Baking, Typos: How This Year’s Kentucky Derby Contenders Got Their Names
What’s in a name? A lot, if you want to tackle the Triple Crown
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Gender-Neutral Clothes Are Trendy, But Not New — Humans Dressed Similarly for Centuries
Fashion with distinct looks for men and women is a relatively recent, Western-centric phenomenon
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Friday Knight Fights: Russian MMA Fighters Go Medieval
The duels are so popular with the fans that the company is actively searching for more knights to fill out its ranks
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Culinary Diplomacy: Why Governments Are Starting Food Trends
Promoting your country’s food is becoming a trendy tactic for nations looking to raise their profile (and tourist revenue)
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How a Piano Dropped from a Helicopter Paved the Way For Woodstock
The Piano Drop set the stage for the outdoor rock festival
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The Mystery of Colorado’s “Book Tosser” Has Been Solved
The litterbug blames Amazon, arthritis for his habit of illegally discarding books
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Vinyl Presses Struggle to Keep up with the Resurgent Demand for Records
Only a handful of pressing plants can make records in the U.S. and their machinery is finicky
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Busted: A Years-Long Bourbon Conspiracy
Rogue distillery employee suspected to be at the center of a huge bourbon theft ring
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An Artist Is Trying To Preserve India’s Fading Street Sounds
As shopping malls and suburbs come to Delhi, one woman fights to save the sound of its street vendors
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“Look Ma, No Hands!” A Rock Climber Scales Cliffs Without Using His Hands
Famous British rock climber Johnny Dawes puts a twist on his sport
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These Were 2014’s Most Challenged Books
Native Americans, Iran and gay penguins top the American Library Association’s Top Ten List of Frequently Challenged Books
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Nine Out of Ten Americans Consider Themselves Middle Class
In a day and age when teens are tasked with picking multimillion dollar dream homes, it’s not hard to see why
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What Would Closing the Wage Gap Mean?
The effects for single moms and racial minorities would be particularly significant
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These Mud Figures Fight Injustice
“Figures” challenges British austerity policies—and an artist’s physical endurance
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Haas Unica, Helvetica’s long-lost sibling, is back after 30 years in obscurity
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Paintings Have Become Increasingly Blue
Move over, orange: modern art is all about hues of blue
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Cash-Strapped Museums are Selling Their Art
Faced with budget cuts and debt, museums turn to “deaccessioning”
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