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To Fight ISIS, Art Dealers & Archaeologists Join Forces
Archaeologists and the art trade had never been friends. Then ISIS happened.
Italy Wants the UN to Recognize Its Pizza as a "Cultural Heritage"
The Italian government is submitting Neapolitan pizza to this year’s UNESCO cultural heritage list, attempting to distinguish it once and for all from Domino’s’ Frankenpizza creations.
ICC to Decide If Malian Teacher Will Face Charges for Destroying Timbuktu Artifacts
Malian citizen Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi will appear at a hearing on Tuesday to determine whether he will become the first person to be charged at the International Criminal Court with destroying cultural artifacts.
I Bet You’ve Never Seen This Many Goddamn Bats
Three million bats go on the hunt at Borneo’s Gunung Mulu National Park.
The Rise, Fall, and Rise of German Bread
The German bread tradition has been challenged by a lack of interest in the baking profession and rise of mass production, but it’s rising once again.
North Korea Is Fighting for Kimchi Recognition
The DPRK may never be able to secure dominance over the capitalist kimchi of the south, but it seems well on its way to parity.
Large-scale Projections Light Up 70 Years of Humanitarian Aid
Tonight, President Hollande and world leaders descend on UNESCO’s Paris headquarters in a call for peace.
The Islamic State Blows Up Another of Palmyra's 2,000-Year-Old Monuments
Syrian antiquities chief Maamoun Abdulkarim said that sources in Palmyra had confirmed the destruction of the iconic Arch of Triumph, provoking international outrage.
This Uruguayan Meat Factory Made Britain’s Most Iconic Pies
Produced at the Frigorífico Anglo Del factory on the banks of the River Uruguay, Fray Bentos steak and kidney pies were the tinned precursor to microwave dinners in 1960s Britain.
After Six Venues Closed in Six Months, Adelaide Wants to Be a UNESCO City of Music
Getting UNESCO recognition would be good for the scene, but shouldn't the scene be good to get recognition?
The UN Really Wants You to Vacation in an Abandoned Meat Factory
Nothing says fun in the sun quite like the guarantee of tetanus and a metric shit-ton of disgruntled cow ghosts.
Here’s What UNESCO Should Have Told Australia
Australia will leave the World Heritage Committee Meeting today with a few lessons on the Great Barrier Reef. Only one should have been emphasized, and that's about mining.