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The Aristocracy of Crumbling Sands
Art + Stories

The Aristocracy of Crumbling Sands

[...] Apart from bitter coffee and milk, their diet consisted of dates and flatbread baked in sand-covered fire [...]
Paulina Wilk
The Beauty of Improvisation
World + People

The Beauty of Improvisation

[...] The problem is that mammals can’t digest cellulose, which makes up the majority of their plant diet. [...]
Mikołaj Golachowski
Difficult Journeys in New York
Art + Stories

Difficult Journeys in New York

[...] He was convinced that all the ghee (the Pakistani fat) in my diet was escorting me towards a particular journey [...]
Ziauddin Sardar
Frustrating and Fascinating Questions
World + People

Frustrating and Fascinating Questions

[...] It’s become embedded not only in our diets, but also in our ways of thinking about holidays, religion, celebration [...]
Julia Fiedorczuk
On Beauty and History
Art + Stories

On Beauty and History

[...] Hasdai ibn Shaprut put Sancho on a draconian diet. [...]
Anna Piwowarska
The Spore You Know
Soul + Body

The Spore You Know

Autumn marks the beginning of mushroom-picking season, but for those lacking mycological knowledge, [...]
Marcin Kozłowski
My Kingdom for a Nut
Soul + Body

My Kingdom for a Nut

They resemble the shape of the human brain and have a great effect on memory, concentration, and [...]
Dominika Bok
Bringing Home the (Lab-Grown) Bacon
Soul + Body

Bringing Home the (Lab-Grown) Bacon

The mass farming of animals is proving to be destructive to our natural environment. What [...]
Jakub Bas
Fasting to Reach the Rainbow
Soul + Body

Fasting to Reach the Rainbow

The Blackfoot people of the First Nations practise fasting. What are the benefits of their fast? [...]
Monika Kucia
Life without Air
Soul + Body

Life without Air

Sourdough bread, fermented herring, blue-veined cheese: the list of dishes enjoyed by people in [...]
Szymon Drobniak