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A former Atlas Obscura staff editor, she regularly contributes to the New York Times, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Wired, Gizmodo, Culture Trip, Mental Floss, and the AV Club, among others.
Masters of the Knight: The Art of Chess Carving in India
In the bustling streets of Amritsar, India, the markets are lined with shops full of colorful tapestries and sweet treats like warm local chai served in clay mugs.
Gastro Obscura’s Favorite New Places to Eat and Drink in 2024
The evening is enriched with live storytelling, music, and, of course, an array of delicious dishes such as a peanut soup with Atlantic shrimp fufu dumpling, caviar and herb oil, egusi pesto with plantain agnolotti, and suya-crusted lamb with zoboberry demi-glace.
7 Presidential Stories They Don’t Teach in History Class
The collections include wooden bench shaped like Hillary Clinton, the jelly bean portrait of Ronald Reagan, and the crates that held a pair of giant pandas sent from the Chinese to Richard Nixon, writes Ella Morton.