Last year Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to announce it would legalize same-sex marriage and last month the first ceremonies began. There are still some hurdles to overcome for ...

Sar: The Essence of Indian Design by Swapnaa Tamhane and Rashmi Varma Phaidon Press 2016, 304 pages, 8.2 x 1.0 x 10.6 inches, ...

The new book-publishing model is not strictly self-publishing. It is a trial run of 500 books that allows you, not only to ...

I’ve been seriously traveling for more than 50 years, and I’ve learned a lot. I’ve traveled solo, and I’ve led a tour group of 40 friends. I’ve slept in dormitories and I’ve stayed in presidential ...

A paved hike- and bike-only path in central Minnesota that skirts a dozen lakes. Built on built on an abandoned Burlington ...

A friend shared this guide of bite-sized tips that blend Japanese cultural wisdom and practical life hacks. Examples: ...

A blue and white winter, perfect like Snow, shines out of the window at Macy’s. The stepmother’s scenes are often washed in ...

TSA-friendly Monkey Tool. I mentioned the handy and thin Monkey Tool before but that was back in 2022 so I’m bringing it up again. Dozens of trips later, I still haven’t run i ...

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I Don’t Have Spotify is a simple tool that quickly converts song links from Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Music, Deezer, or SoundCloud to another preferred streaming service. This is particularly ...

The first time Tom Ray released his tiny hand-made creature into his computer, it reproduced rapidly until hundreds of copies occupied the available memory space. Ray's creature was an experimental ...