Nicola Twilley

Nicola Twilley is author of the blog Edible Geography, co-founder of the Foodprint Project, and director of Studio-X NYC, an urban futures network run by Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation, and Planning.

The Beershed of America and Other Fascinating Food Visualizations

The Beershed of America and Other Fascinating Food Visualizations

Maps of the global almond trade, farmers' market accessibility, European food specialties, and more More »

How Wine Became Metropolitan: An Interview With David Gissen

How Wine Became Metropolitan: An Interview With David Gissen

Earlier this year, Gissen the theorist assumed a new identity as Gissen the wine nerd, working his way through 100 appellations More »

Who Invented the Oreo? The Unsung Heroes of Cookie Design

Who Invented the Oreo? The Unsung Heroes of Cookie Design

An account of biscuit stamping, communion wafers, and whether the Oreo's success hinges on its links to the Freemasons More »

The Rise of the Plastic, Disposable Coffee Cup Lid

The Rise of the Plastic, Disposable Coffee Cup Lid

A look at the origins of a ubiquitous but humble object—and why design experts and collectors are obsessed with it More »

A Gourmet Restaurant for Plants, Not People

A Gourmet Restaurant for Plants, Not People

A look at an experiment in which plants savor menus of light and challenge our assumptions about the natural world More »

Gangs and Cupcakes: Violence and Sugar Go Together

Gangs and Cupcakes: Violence and Sugar Go Together

Plotting gang territory and cupcake territory on a San Francisco map reveals the strangeness of gentrification More »

How to: Make Your Own Scratch-And-Sniff Map

How to: Make Your Own Scratch-And-Sniff Map

A writer voyages into the strange and wonderful world of smell encapsulation More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Photos of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma

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