Space Perspectives

11 Ways That Space Allows a Look at Ordinary, Everyday Things from a New Perspective

The sunrise Astronauts on space station see the sunrise and sunset 16 times a day. On Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, astronaut Ron Garan used a high definition camera to film ...

The World Famous Icehotel in Sweden

A Night at the Icehotel in Northern Sweden

Every once in awhile, you have the desire to lay down with a place that has a reputation. The world famous Icehotel in northern Sweden is just one of those places ...

Map of Brunei and British Northern Borneo

Brunei Darussalam, Borneo

On the northwestern coast of the island of Borneo, between Sarawak and Malaysia, is Brunei Darussalam — the “Abode of Peace.”  Brunei is probably best known for its long line ...

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Ushuaia, Argentina

Ushuaia, Argentina: “The Southernmost City in the World”

While the “southernmost city” claim can be argued, it is indisputable that this small city ...
Manama, Bahrain at sunset.

City Guide: Manama, Bahrain

First mentioned in Islamic chronicles in the year 1345, historical Manama is ...
Beautiful beaches in Cape Town, South Africa

What to do in Cape Town, South Africa, in Three Days

Cape Town is chic and exciting, historic, sophisticated and endearing. There is ...
The Tel Aviv promenade at sunset.The lights of Jaffa at sunset

City Guide: Tel Aviv, Israel

Tel Aviv is a vibrant modern city that is best known for ...
Lake Bohinj, Triglav National Park, Slovenia

The Great Outdoors: Triglav National Park, Slovenia

The Isonzo Pass in the Soča Valley—Hemingway wrote of this place in A ...
Colorful houses in La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina

La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Just to the south of Center City of the Argentine capital of ...

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The Hundred Year Old Photo Blog: Shorpy.com

Who is Shorpy Higginbotham?

Shorpy was a real person, a young boy who worked as a greaser in a coal mine. In 1910, his photo was captured in Jefferson County, Alabama, by a photographer named Lewis Wickes Hine. Now, more than 100 years later, that photograph has inspired a cult following on the wildly popular website bearing his namesake: Shorpy.com. The […]

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Passengers board Trans World Airline Constellation aircraft. c. 1940's. (Library of Congress)

The Apple’s of the Skies

My grand-pop had a small plaque on his wall commemorating the day he had flown 100k miles on a commercial plane. In the 1960′s, earning that plaque was an honor. Men and women wore suits and dresses, they drank coffee and wine in gathering lounges—traveling by plane was not only an experience in and of […]

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The Happiest Fork on Earth: HAPIfork.

The Smartest Fork on Earth: HAPIfork

If it meant that you would eat smarter and be healthier, would you let a fork tell you what to do? You see, the HAPIfork is just like a personal trainer, except the types of lifts you will be concentrating on is fork-to-mouth lifts. The key word here is concentration. So often, we eat mindlessly — surely […]

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7 Deadly Sins of Article Writing

The 7 Deadly Sins of Article Writing for the Web

Great writers read for perspective and ideas.  Here is a new perspective on how the capital vices can turn into web writing sins. Sloth Don’t be lazy, edit every little detail. We’re putting this at the head of the pack because it just might be the most important detail in crafting a triumphant portfolio of writing.  Edit and proof […]

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Perfectly grilled chicken breasts. @WorldonaFork

How to Cook the Perfect Stove-Top Chicken

You don’t want your lean meat to be dry, chewy and boring but moist, flavorful and delicious. Here’s how to cook boneless skinless chicken breasts perfectly, with very few tools and ingredients, right on your stove top. What you will need: 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1/2 cup flour for dredging 3/4 Tbsp. butter Extra […]

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The United States Barista Championship in Boston

The US Barista Championship is Underway in Boston!

We trust sommeliers to help us select and understand our wine, bartenders to create cocktails that warrant celebration, and for our first taste of the day, coffee, we look to the expertise of coffee professionals. Today in Boston, those wonderful baristas who create something that most of us can’t live even one day without, are competing […]

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Northern Lights from Lake Vakkara, Sweden

Will We See the Northern Lights from North America Tonight?

Tonight in North America, we might be treated to rare glimpse of a colorful sky caused by a solar flare that occurred on Thursday morning. Aurora borealis (called aurora australis in the southern hemisphere) is a result of solar flares that cause radiation from the sun to interact with atmospheric protons–that’s when colorful beams of light start to dance […]

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Eating horse meat in America and abroad. World on a Fork

All The Tasty Horses?

The European horse meat scandal – and America’s complicated legal policy. As the controversy over unlabeled horse meat reaching grocery stores and restaurants in Europe widens, let’s explore how the scandal has unfolded and why it’s so hard to find horse on a menu in the United States. Image compliments of Top Masters in Public […]

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Peruvian Quipus

The Original Barcode: the Quipu from Peru

In the absence of a written language, the Inca Empire of the Andean region of South America used quipus (sometimes called “talking knots”) to keep records. Spun from tens to thousands of strands of Alpaca and llama hair, the colorful knots contain numeric and other values encoded by a decimal positional system.  They are still widely used […]

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Tomasz Rut Painter

The Collectable Paintings of Tomasz Rut

  Tomasz Rut is regarded as one of the leading contemporary figurative painters alive and was named in 1999 by the Robb Report as one of five most collectible living artists (along with Chihuly, Clemente and others.)  More recently, in October 2011 specifically, two of his paintings were blessed by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI before finding a permanent home […]

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