The Most Popular Articles of 2022

Pastrami, 1972, and weird places to spend the night make appearances in our list of the ten most popular articles of 2022. Enjoy!

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1. 5 Unintended Consequences of Photography

By Jeff Nilsson

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Photographs were more than just pictures. While the inventors never intended more than to capture an image, the medium turned into a social force with far-reaching effects.

2. Con Watch: Be Aware of TSA PreCheck Scams

By Steve Weisman

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TSA PreCheck can save you valuable minutes at the airport; just make sure that you’re visiting the legitimate website and not one created by scammers.

3. 10 Moments from 50 Years Ago that Touch Our Lives Today

By Troy Brownfield

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From calculators to comics, 1972 showed a changing America.

4. In Search of the Perfect Pastrami

By Eric Seidman

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How far would a displaced New Yorker go for the perfect pastrami sandwich?

5. The Most Frequently Banned Books

By Troy Brownfield

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Which books inspire the most ire, and why?

6. The Birth of Outlaw Country

By Troy Brownfield

Wanted! The Outlaws album cover (©RCA/Sony Music Entertainment; photo by Troy Brownfield from private collection)

This is how a host of artists broke the unwritten rules of Nashville.

7. 13 Weird Places You Can Spend the Night

By Stephanie Citron

Shack-Up Inn, Clarksdale, Mississippi (Clarksdale Tourism)

Skip the cookie-cutter hotels and try something different for a one-of-a-kind experience.

8. Remembering Forgotten Foods

By Gay Haubner

Chocolate egg cream (Lkapit via the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license, Wikimedia Commons)

Lefse, fondue, egg creams, and ambrosia: Gay Haubner remembers the foods from her childhood that have since gone the way of the automat.

9. José Andrés and Food for All

By Irene Rawlings

World Central Kitchen/WCK.org

After building a nationwide empire of award-winning restaurants, chef José Andrés turned his attention to feeding those hit by disaster.

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