Is it curtains for conkers?

As the invading Julius Caesar almost so famously said: "Veni, vidi, aesculus hippocastanumci" ("I came, I saw, I conkered"), so the Horse Chestnut trees of Britain are now under attack.A feature of the British...

How to steal a European painting

"Europe has an especially high concentration of world-class art collections, many of which are housed in modest institutions. The art in Zurich was housed in a 19th-century villa, as opposed to a large-scale museum with a complicated entrance. Further, most security personnel...

Nuts from doomed Ann Frank Chestnut tree on sale

Seems internet entrepeneueurs are everywhere..."An Amsterdam resident has put up for sale on the internet a chestnut that he says came from the tree that Anne Frank gazed upon while hiding from the Nazis.  “I had this idea for a few years, then I saw that the tree was...

Who's the top dog muncher? Joey "Jaws" Chestnut is.

UPDATE: Joe Chestnut just won the 92nd Coney Island Nathan's Hot Dogs, hot-dog eating championship. Chestnut ate 66 hot dogs, as opposed to Kobayashi's 63.  The Gothamist liveblogged it.  Wow.. Who...

Anne Frank's tree to be cut down

"The ancient chestnut tree that comforted Anne Frank while she was in hiding during the Nazi occupation of Holland must be cut down, the Amsterdam city council said Tuesday."

Let the Feeding Frenzy Begin!

I found some amazing pictures of this Italian fiesta called Boccaccesco. It takes place in Tuscany (sigh) the last few weeks in October. For the foodies on Nowpublic, check out some of the pictures below. "It's...

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