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Giants, Goats, Wizards, & Witches: Europe's Other Gift-Bringers

12/21/2015

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Illustrations by Jamie Toon

Most European kids believe in Santa Claus, too, whether they call him Father Christmas, Pere Noël, or St. Nick. But they also await the arrival of their own traditional gift-bringers. Meet some of the more colorful visitors calling at European homes this winter...

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Which European Countries Eat the Most Sugar?

11/16/2015

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Our premiere edition, Eucopia #1: Sweet, is making its way to our subscribers right now. And you can still buy it on its own, without subscribing - the perfect way to sample Eucopia for the commitment-shy.

The mini-magazine inside each box explores the products and the theme, including this candy-coated infographic illustrating the ten European countries who can't get enough of the sweet, sweet stuff. Not even Germany's sweet tooth rages like the USA's, though: Americans are the undisputed world "champs" at a whopping 126.9 grams per person per day.
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inside the milan derby: a visit to san siro

9/14/2015

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by Jason Toon

San Siro cuts a suitably distinctive figure for this most style-conscious of cities, Milan. The original 1920s stadium (officially named Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, which nobody calls it in practice) sits inside a shell built around it, to add a third tier of seats and a partial roof for the World Cup in 1990. The visual drama comes from this addition, with the massive red girders jutting out at each corner and the towering spiral walkways. It glows in the murk of a cloudy September evening like a monument built by a dead alien civilization.


I'm in the crowd of pilgrims for tonight's episode of the twice-yearly Derby della Madonnina, the clash between the two teams that share San Siro: Internazionale Milan, who wear black and blue, and who everyone calls Inter; and AC Milan, who wear black and red, and who are confusingly called simply Milan except by Inter fans, who opt for the equally simple "merda" (shit).

If you listen to the pessimists, that dead civilization might be Milanese soccer itself. It's true that Inter and AC Milan are both going through rebuilding periods. After dominating the Serie A league for decades, they spent last season mired in the middle of the pack. For the second straight season, the Champions League of the top European clubs has no Milanese entry, a streak that had gone back to 2001.
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The view from the cheap seats.

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Tiki de Toledo: How a Spanish Pottery Firm Started a Tiki Empire

7/28/2015

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It's a long, long way to Polynesia. The dusty hills of the province of Toledo, Spain are almost as far from the South Pacific, both geographically and culturally, as you can get. No frothy surf, thatched huts, or gently swaying coconut palms here. The town of Borox, high on the Castilian plain, runs more to tall thin evergreens and low, severe, sun-baked buildings with red tile roofs.

But one of those squat buildings on the outskirts of town might just be the center of the tiki universe. 
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Which Country Has the Best Teeth in Europe?

7/23/2015

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Which European country wakes up earliest?

7/14/2015

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The cuckoo crows early. A survey of sleepers in seven European countries reveals that the clockwork Swiss are the continent's earliest birds.
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