Orchidaceae An interview with photographer Tanyth Berkeley about her inspirations, muses, and settings, and a gallery from her “Orchidaceae” series of pictures.

The Art of The Cure Using salt to preserve meat goes back to the Egyptians, but curing pork in a small New York apartment? Food writer Josh Friedland takes us through the steps of making guanciale—including, do not plan to hang your jowls at your mother-in-law’s—with recipes for the finished product.

The Queen is Dead Love, swimming pools, road trips, and burritos: Lance Arthur remembers a favorite album for our recollections series, The Smiths’ The Queen is Dead.

Sebastian Junger Reporting a civil war in Africa sounds tough, but try investigating a 40-year-old crime in America’s quietest suburb. Our man in Boston talks to journalist Sebastian Junger about his new book on the Boston Strangler.