communism "The flour tastes like acid." Cuba cuts daily bread rations amid food shortage crisis Ellsworth Toohey

art Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opens this week in London Rob Beschizza

History Historian explains why modern bread sucks Séamus Bellamy

DIY Easter egg trees are a forgotten German tradition worth reviving Popkin

paint Bob Ross paintings sell for $1.2 million as Trump guts public TV Jason Weisberger

America's anti-litter campaign was corporate PR in a recycling costume Jason Weisberger

music Watch percussionist Josh Harmon join "musical icon" Jon Batiste to create vintage cartoon sound effects! Jennifer Sandlin

books Enjoy this fun book about pencils Bob Knetzger

ice ICE enlists Palantir to track down people it wants gone Séamus Bellamy

Food Behind the scenes: how pre-packaged sandwiches and fish replicas are made Popkin

Boris Johnson blames Church of England for obesity crisis Rob Beschizza

inflation Dia de los Muertos altar prices up more than 25% Thom Dunn

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes Tree expert taste-tests sawdust bread Grant St. Clair

sexism Taliban orders Afghanistan's hair salons to shut Rob Beschizza

maps Redlining maps show racism and white supremacy "in 1930s technicolor" Elías Villoro

Food What's it like to eat the daily rations of a Dungeons & Dragons adventurer? Gareth Branwyn

ThanksTaking or ThanksGiving? Elías Villoro

music Mac Sabbath is a "drive-thru metal extravaganza" Elías Villoro

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz