The Hungry Mountain During Yadnya Kasada, the Tengger people of Indonesia climb Mount Bromo and throw money, rice, fruit, vegetables, goats, chickens, and even cows into the volcano’s crater. Read More
A Stage Set for Slaughter Karachi hosts the world’s greatest—and most ostentatious—version of the Abrahamic slaughter ritual, fueling a turf war between criminals and strongmen of political and religious parties.
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Each Morning Should Start With a Cup of Mulberry Vodka “Our grandfathers know, that if you want to live to a 100 years of age, each morning should be started with a cup of tutovka.”
Kings Cross Punch Out Sydney’s most debauched neighborhood is the epicenter of an Australia-wide problem of unprovoked violence.
Living Inside Yangon Central The trains come and go, but the most fascinating people in Myanmar’s Central train station aren’t the travelers.