Starving civilians is an ancient military tactic, but today it’s a war crime in Ukraine, Yemen, Tigray and elsewhere
By Tom Dannenbaum, Alex DeWaal, and Daniel Maxwell
Nine Things About Zippy’s, Hawaii’s Diner of Choice
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The medieval history of Passover: libel, conspiracy, and hope for freedom
By Miri Rubin.
A history of Easter feasts and why the English breakfast might be medieval
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Nine Things About Haleiwa Beach House (Review-ish By List)
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In Egypt, where a meal isn’t complete without bread, war in Ukraine is threatening the wheat supply and access to this staple food
By Jessica Barnes
The dumbest, cheapest, easiest Thin Mint cookie dupe
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Making sugar, making ‘coolies’: Chinese laborers toiled alongside Black workers on 19th-century Louisiana plantations
By Moon-Ho Jung
Twelve Day Eve
By Robert Chambers
New Year: Tradition of the Wassail
By Robert Chambers