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Listen to Lyra's Debut EP 'W.I.L.D.'
If you like dramatic pop with a lotta heart—think Kate Bush, conjure Florence, wear some sheer, flowing fabric—then this Irish newbie will be right up your street.
Eating Wild Weeds with 'Wildman' Steve Brill, Forager and Punk Naturalist
For the last 35 years, the self-taught forager, tour guide, and author has been bringing people into the woods to show them food they can easily find in the wild to eat or cook. "The whole world is my garden," Wildman Steve says.
Crosby Has Red-Hot Penguins Eyeing Cup: A Guide to the NHL Playoffs
Can Kane lead the Hawks back to the Cup? Will the Caps finally prevail? Our comprehensive preview on everything you need to know about the playoffs.
Down Goes Brown's First Round NHL Playoff Preview
We run through all eight series, crunch some numbers, throw a spotlight on a few key names, and then pick a few winners.
We Spoke to Cheech About His Mezcal, Weed, and Art
His triple-distilled Tres Papalotes mezcal is sourced exclusively from wild cupreata agaves in Guerrero, Mexico and clocks in at a smooth 46-percent alcohol. Is it a coincidence that he chose one of the smokiest liquors on the planet for the job? Of...
Troye Sivan Writes Hit Songs About Boys That Make Girls Scream
The 20 year old's coming out video racked up over six million views. And his melancholy synth-pop? Try quadrupling those plays and then some.
My Summer of Picturesque Purgatory Working in a National Park
Breathtaking views, friendly foxes, hungry bears, casual sex in communal showers—I saw it all in my months of working at Grand Teton National Park.
Some Book Nerds Made an Interactive Map of the Most Famous Road Trips in American Literature
It plots out the trips of everyone from Kerouac to Steinbeck to Cheryl Strayed.
Pakistan's Sea Buckthorn Berries Are Beautifully Underappreciated
Sea buckthorn is widely coveted in Michelin-starred kitchens like noma, but people in northern Pakistan, where the orange and red berries grow like wildfire, couldn't care less—even if it does make a delicious and healthy jam.
Alaska Is Falling in Love with a Hideous Fungus
Meet chaga, a parasitic birch tree fungus long-esteemed in Siberian folk medicine for its purportedly curative properties. Lately, it's become the hottest new cup of tea in Alaska's cafes.
On Being Alone: The Wild Landscapes of Grouper's 'Ruins'
How Cheryl Strayed's 'Wild' and Grouper's 'Ruins' offer a new narrative of being alone.
Power Plants Are Boiling Salmon, Trout, and Sturgeon Alive
Waterside power plants and industrial facilities draw billions of gallons of water each day to generate electricity. But all kinds of fish and animals get sucked up, too, only to be crushed to death or boiled alive.