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2025 March


Make Nowruz Magic With Samanu

Make Nowruz Magic With Samanu

Another common inclusion is my favorite Nowruz dish, a deep brown pudding called samanu in Iran, or sumalak in other Nowruz-celebrating countries, such as Uzbekistan.


The Color of St. Patrick’s Day Wasn’t Always Green

The Color of St. Patrick’s Day Wasn’t Always Green

Cosgrave asserted that blue is “in perfect, traditional, national accord with our history and in close association with the most revered and venerated memory of our patron Saint.”


Discover Easter Island Chile: Rapa Nui culture, Tapati, Moai statues and the navel of the world

Discover Easter Island Chile: Rapa Nui culture, Tapati, Moai statues and the navel of the world

Rapa Nui, nestled in the heart of the Pacific, exceptionally integrates the historical legacy with the natural richness of Easter Island Chile.


One Man’s Lifelong Quest to Create a Lettuce Cigarette

One Man’s Lifelong Quest to Create a Lettuce Cigarette

When Torigian relaunched Bravo into the booming but uncertain smoking cessation market of the late 1990s, he came prepared with a handful of scientific studies that supposedly showed lettuce cigarettes were safer than nicotine and could blunt cravings.


St. Peter at Chelmsford Cathedral

St. Peter at Chelmsford Cathedral

Located on the southeast corner of the South Transept, this modern carving of the saint, produced by Thomas Bayliss Huxley-Jones, blends traditional symbolism with a few subtly contemporary touches.


Meet the Man Who Finds Melodies Inside Mushrooms

Meet the Man Who Finds Melodies Inside Mushrooms

He pursued courses focused on DIY synthesizers made out of breadboards—versatile plastic boards with perforated holes, designed for assembling electronic circuits by plugging in jumper cables.