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Eating Toadstools and Buried Lamb Near the Arctic Circle
I flew to the wee Norwegian town of Mosjøen for the Arctic Food Festival, where a group of local and foreign chefs gathered together to bury lambs' legs, eat fly agaric mushrooms, and exchange food knowledge.
The Telluride Film Festival Is Surprisingly Down to Earth
It isn't Cannes, Tribeca, or Sundance—but the Telluride Film Festival offers thoughtful films with that middle-of-nowhere charm.
Flashing Disco Glitches Meet Mesoamerican Sun Gods In This Wild Music Video
Strap yourself in for Kokofreakbean's cosmic mind-scorch of a video for EPROM's "Center of the Sun."
Stinging Nettle Pesto Cakes Recipe
These make a good base for meat or fish to sit upon—especially rabbit.
Three New Species of Mushrooms Were Found in a UK Grocery Store
Mycologists in the UK have discovered three new species of porcini mushrooms—not in the remote forests of Italy but in a grocery store outside London, which means that people have been eating them. Sorry, biodiversity.
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'I Am John Wayne'
I know what you’re thinking, That’s a black guy riding a horse, not John Wayne. You’re right. Christina Choe’s short film depicts a metaphorical version of the Wild West, which happens to be Brooklyn.
High on Hot Chlorophyll
Almost all of what's labelled wasabi is a cheap, pre-mixed concoction of green food coloring, horseradish, and Japanese hot mustard. Real wasabi, a.k.a <i>wasabia japonica</i>, is harder to get than high-quality heroin—but food dealer...
Your Lemons Can Suck It
Lemons are overrated. Meet staghorn sumac, the wild shrub that tastes almost exactly like its citrus rival, with a fuzzy mouthfeel. Mmm.
Your Lemons Can Suck It
Lemons are overrated. Meet staghorn sumac, the wild shrub that tastes almost exactly like its citrus rival, with a fuzzy mouthfeel. Mmm.
Video: The Real Life Wolverine
"Seeing how human life works these days," says 80-year-old Werner Freund, "that's no longer a world I want to be part of."
Gunrunning with the Free Syrian Army
Blindfolded, I fidgeted nervously in the back of an unmarked car, squished between a gunrunner and a young Free Syrian Army soldier. It had been at least an hour since we left the border town of Kilis, Turkey, and we were now off-roading across the...
Irma's World
My grandmother’s name is Irma. She’s 100 years old. She grew up over a German butcher shop in Buffalo, New York, and spent her life traveling the West as a biochemist. I moved in with her in New Mexico last winter. She’s lots of fun.