Why Do So Many Maple Syrup Bottles Have a Tiny Little Handle?Ideally, you’d be able to hold the handle of a maple syrup container while you carry it and also while you pour the syrup onto pancakes, waffles, or whatever other foodstuff calls for it.
Explained: Is South Indian food the healthiest cuisine in IndiaWhen it comes to healthy eating, South Indian cuisine is often considered as one of the best options in the country.
The War on WineThe past decade has not been kind to those of us who enjoy a proper glass of wine with dinner.
What I wish more people knew about deadly allergic reactionsLiving with a deadly food allergy, I’ve discovered staying safe involves navigating other people’s doubts and expectations
These are all 37 bars around the world that feature in a brand-new Michelin-style guideRemember the heady days of last summer when we shared an exciting opportunity to rank bars around the world for a brand-new Michelin-style guide? Well, after months of interviews and anonymous reviews, the Pinnacle Guide has finally released its first ranking of the planet’s most knockout bars.
Solid-state polymer heat pump gets rid of the heat itselfHeat pumps are the most energy-efficient way of controlling indoor temperature. By moving heat between locations, they avoid the inefficiencies of generating heat in the first place. But that doesn't mean they can't be made more efficient.
I Spent a Year Living Under the Original Interpretation of the ConstitutionThis is part of How Originalism Ate the Law, a Slate series about the legal theory that ruined everything. The following is lightly adapted from the author’s new book, The Year of Living Constitutionally.
Plinky is an app for you to collect and organize links easilyThe internet is full of cool websites, and some of them are so interesting and useful, it’s no wonder people want to save them for posterity.
Premature Evaluation: Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets DepartmentHistorically, Taylor Swift has not been big on proper nouns. She’ll throw the names of cities into her lyrics, and sometimes she’ll specify neighborhoods or parks or streets. Every once in a while, she’ll toss in a namecheck, like James Taylor on “Begin Again.
What Myths About the Anthropocene Get WrongThe concept of the Anthropocene epoch was born in February 2000 out of a moment of spontaneity. Chemist and Nobel Prize winner Paul Crutzen had been listening to a narrative emerging at an international convening of scientists in Mexico.
Insatiable: A Life Without EatingThis story was funded by our members. Join Longreads and help us to support more writers. At first, it was simply a roast chicken recipe. Then it was everything.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Attempt to Go Mainstream Is OverJust four years ago, Marjorie Taylor Greene was, to use a technical term, an isolated crank running a doomed congressional campaign in the North Atlanta suburbs, where she had lived for most of her life.
Two Hedonistic Texas Taco Chains Could Upend Mexican Fast Food. Is America Ready?Something stops Clay Dover cold as he strolls behind the restaurant’s counter. The CEO of Velvet Taco has been all smiles and high fives since he entered the chain’s location in the Grandscape shopping center, amid the suburban sprawl north of Dallas.
A hiker discovered a wealthy traveler's remains on a skiing glacier in Switzerland. They turned out to be 400 years old.The Theodul Glacier was expanding when a mysterious man in thin leather shoes trekked across its surface about 400 years ago. This field of ice high in the Alps, below the iconic and imposing Matterhorn, formed a treacherous pass between what is now Switzerland and Italy.
The Top 5 Longreads of the WeekThis story was funded by our members. Join Longreads and help us to support more writers. Columbia Law Students for Palestine; CUNY Law Student Against Genocide; Maeve Vitello; Rita W.