Lent
A Man Plowed His Mercedes Into a Parade Crowd in a Small German Town, Injuring Dozens
Some witnesses said it looked like it was deliberate.
Today's Special: A Man Walked into a Taco Bell Kitchen to Make His Own Mexican Pizza
Plus, cheers to the Ohio man who's giving up all food for Lent and only drinking beer.
This Crepe and Cream Layer Cake Is the Best Way to Do Pancake Day
London's Kova Patisserie specialises in mille crepes, an elaborate Japanese-French cake made with crepes and matcha-flavoured cream.
What Trump Could Learn from Carnival
Maybe the Carnival tradition of role reversal could positively impact Trump's worldview? At the very least, seeing him off his high horse for once would make us all feel a little better.
How Mexicans in LA Survive Lent without Meat
Mexican gastronomy sure has a way of being innovative with richness even when eating beef, pork, or chicken is simply out of the question. This is a journey into the cheesy, eggy world of Mexican Lenten cuisine.
A BBQ Spot Is Serving Beaver to Bring in Customers on Lent
Brown is serving what he calls humanely trapped smoked beaver and he says sales have “almost doubled” over the past week.
Colombia’s Carnaval Is an Assault on the Senses
If you’ve been to a party anywhere, you already know what Carnaval is about—music, dancing, drinking, drugs, petty theft—but Barranquilla’s version is bigger, louder, more colorful, and goes on longer.
Paczki Day Is a Celebration of Fried Dough and Booze
Paczki is Poland’s richer cousin of the jelly donut, eaten on Fat Tuesday and always with copious amounts of beer. In the Michigan town of Hamtramck, some shadier characters even head to the bar bathrooms to powder up a cocaine paczki.
Every Recipe You’ll Need for a Truly Decadent Pancake Day
You might not be fasting for Lent but who says you can’t mark Shrove Tuesday with a big, battery blowout?
You've Only Got Eight Hours This Week to Try Milwaukee's Famous Fish Fry
At 40-year-old basement-turned-restaurant, sustainability's never been a factor in the fish selection, nor has the menu changed to suit faddish tastes. And its beloved crispy cod is available for only a few precious hours each week.
Some Catholics Will Be Fasting for Action on Climate Change During Lent
Pope Francis says climate change is 'mostly' the fault of humans and Catholics around the world are heeding his call for greater environmental awareness and an international climate change treaty.