Reina A.E. Gattuso

2 months ago | atlasobscura.com | Sara Mellas |Sarah Laskow |Reina A.E. Gattuso |Natasha Frost

Often considered one of the oldest professions—dating back to at least 2400 BC in Mesopotamia—sex work has taken many forms throughout history. Ancient Rome held festivals revolving around sex work, many American cities once had red-light districts, and waitresses in frontier towns often walked a fine line between service and sex. From late April to early May, Ancient Rome held an annual festival full of flowers and sex.

Jun 14, 2024 | atlasobscura.com | Dan Nosowitz |Eric Grundhauser |Reina A.E. Gattuso |Sarah Laskow

Flags are one of those things most people don’t think much about—except, of course, for vexillologists, who study flag design—but maybe they should. Flags tell fascinating stories. From the Atlas Obscura archives: the weird tales behind some of the world’s most unusual and ugly, protected, and reviled national symbols. Plus a few tips for designing your own. You might be able to tell where in the world you are by what happens if you set a flag ablaze.

Oct 5, 2023 | resilience.org | Marie-Lise Breure-Montagne |Chris Smaje |Reina A.E. Gattuso

This article first appeared on the ARC2020 website. ARC2020 is a platform for agri-food and rural actors working towards better food, farming, and rural policies for Europe.

Sep 12, 2023 | yesmagazine.org | Reina A.E. Gattuso

Why you can trust us On a sunny, early-July morning, a small crowd gathered at the edge of the New York Botanical Garden’s reflecting pool. The previous night’s heavy rain rose as mist from the wet earth, lingering with the traces of smoke from Canadian wildfires. Mushrooms, too, had risen. The group followed a path into the Botanical Garden’s remaining patch of old-growth forest, stewarded originally by the Lenape people.