10 Stories From Around the World That Would’ve Made Amazing “Drunk History” Episodes
Plus, where to soberly or not so soberly recount them for your travel companions.
History
The Original Cottagecore: European Pastoral Motifs Through the Ages
Taylor Swift could do “Works and Days,” but could Hesiod do “Folklore?”
Before the Fall: 10 Ancient Roman Sites Outside of Italy
Not in Rome? You can still do as the Romans do.
How a Pandemic Ended a Moroccan Empire
A mighty Moroccan dynasty was spreading its power across Africa when a pandemic triggered its downfall.
Colonial Williamsburg Is Excavating One of the First-Known Black Churches in the United States
By 1828, over 600 free and enslaved Black parishioners came together to worship here each Sunday. Almost 250 years later, we’re finally learning more of their story.
Bring Indigenous Recipes and Traditions to Your Thanksgiving Table
Chef Tilsen-Brave Heart shares her recipes that put a contemporary spin on traditional Lakota ingredients.
A Sicilian Town Announced It Was the Birthplace of Jill Biden’s Ancestors. Now Those Claims Have Triggered a Feud
A tiny, secluded village deep in Sicily claims to be the birthplace of the grandfather of the soon-to-be first lady of the United States. But a neighboring town insists that’s not true.
10 Small U.S. Towns With Unusual Origin Stories
Some of America’s smallest towns have some tall tales in their history.