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The Immense Human Cost of Keeping Thailand’s Palm Oil Flowing

The global thirst for palm oil has never been more ravenous. Caught between it and a multigenerational war on Thailand’s poor are the farmers of the Southern Peasants’ Federation, who simply want a piece of land to call their own.

Eater New York

The Complicated, Problematic Influence of TripAdvisor Restaurant Reviews

The travel site is beloved and trusted by tourists — a fact some New York restaurants are exploiting however they can.

Eater

Facebook Scammers Stole Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Posing as Luxury Restaurant Suppliers

The discounted Alaskan king crab legs and caviar were too good to be true.

Atlas Obscura

How America Embraced Aspics With Threatening Auras

From futuristic test kitchens to Under-the-Sea Salad, midcentury Jell-O took a turn for the weird.

Atlas Obscura

The Once-Extinct Aurochs May Soon Roam Europe Again

After a decade, scientists are getting close to bringing back the massive wild cattle.

Atlas Obscura

Saving the Hogs of Ossabaw Island

An eccentric heiress, a daring mission, and the fight for North America’s most unusual pig.

The Guardian

New York's Chinatown pulls together to brighten the Covid darkness

The pandemic has devastated Manhattan’s Chinatown, but the community is uniting to support restaurant owners and make the upcoming Lunar New Year as festive as is safely possible.

Atlas Obscura

To Earn His Crown, Germany’s Tofu King Had to Overcome Sausage and the Slammer

The country once arrested purveyors of meat alternatives.

WIRED

Sea of Solitude Captures the Loneliness and Anxiety of the Pandemic

The newly revamped game is the latest in a slew of indie titles normalizing conversations around mental health.

Atlas Obscura

This Depression-Era Science Trick Transforms Water Into Pie

How resourceful home bakers managed to make dessert from practically nothing.

Atlas Obscura

Make the Crystal-Clear Milk Cocktail Loved by a Spy and a Founding Father

Upgrade your punch game with a 400-year-old science trick.

Atlas Obscura

Resurrecting the Spudnut, America’s Forgotten Halloween Treat

Bake the recipe remnant of a potato doughnut empire that once stretched from the United States to Japan.

The Washington Post

Street art has become a global business — and artists are worrying over its future

The upshot is there are more ways than ever for artists to make a living

Eater

Porcelain That Looks Like Pastry

Margaret Braun’s sugar-sculpted marvels have appeared in books, museums, and before royalty. Now, she’s embracing a new role in the food world.

Condé Nast Traveler

Singer Laura Mam Is on a Mission to Revive Cambodia’s Vibrant Music Scene

A new era of Cambodian artists want to bring back the country's longstanding musical heritage.

Condé Nast Traveler

Oumi Janta Is Leading a Skating Revolution in Berlin

COVID-19 may have closed the clubs for the summer, but Berliners have found a different way to dance.

Marriott Bonvoy Traveler

Pride Lives Here: Sustaining New York City’s LGBTQ+ Spaces

While inclusivity has been central to the city’s identity for decades, many of its queer-friendly spaces have been especially vulnerable to the economic hardships of COVID-19.

Atlas Obscura

The Debonair Restaurateur Who Inspired the First Chinese-American Cookbook

Chin Foin forever changed America’s relationship with Chinese food.

Architectural Digest

This Architect Is Promoting Self-Sustaining Architecture Around the Globe

Michael Reynolds repurposed tires, bottles, and cans to design homes that can generate their own electricity, processes their own sewage, collect rainwater, and maintain temperature without any additional fuel.

VICE

This NYC Artist's Radical Bread Is Baked to Be Destroyed

"If you look at bread, you have to look at subsidies and revolts and taxation. Bread has never really been simple."

VICE

An Inside Look at New York City Street Vendors' Fight to Survive

The city only gives out 4,000 permits a year, creating a black market for vendors securing them illegally—but now one local legislator is pushing to offer up more.

Playboy

The Queen of Thailand’s Drag Scene Is Fierce and Fearless

The outspoken Pangina Heals discusses drag, ‘ladyboy’ culture and trans rights in Thailand.

Condé Nast Traveler

How Evita Robinson Built the Travel Tribe She Thought the World Was Missing

Learn how Evita Robinson, founder of the Nomadness Travel Tribe, is creating a community for millennial travelers of color.

VICE

Banks Are Waging A Secret War Against The Adult Industry

When legal businesses are blocked from actually making money by banks and services like PayPal, our cultural acceptance of sex is pushed further into the fringes.

Off Assignment

To the Divorcée at the Dive Bar in Berlin

On learning German and starting over.

Off Assignment

To the Woman Crying in the Only Gay Bar in Wuhan, China

On secrets kept in times of transition.

Off Assignment

To the Platinum Blonde DJ on Her Way to Laos

On running away and the story I didn't write.

VICE

This Fresh Batch of New York Bakers Is Making Bread Interesting Again

"It’s funny, when people meet me, they’re like, ‘Wait, you’re not what I expected.’

The Guardian

Bologna city guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels

The opening of a foodie theme park will further elevate Bologna’s reputation as Italy’s culinary capital but the city has plenty more to offer, including superb art, music and medieval architecture.