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The Best Boutique Hotels in Southern California
Booking a boutique hotel has a plethora of benefits, from more attentive and detail-oriented service to premium privacy and fewer guests. While large beach resorts certainly have their perks,...
From Ramen-Making Class to Horseback Riding, Airbnb Pivots to Experiences and Services
Airbnb’s reimagined experiences include a ramen-making class with the award-winning chef Saburo Ishigōka. Courtesy Airbnb Personal meals made by a Michelin-star chef. A Lucha libre training session with Retro,...
The 10th Anniversary of ‘Fury Road’ And The Road We’re On
Tom Hardy as Max in Mad Max: Fury Road. Warner Bros. In 2015, George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road imagined a future apocalypse of fascism, patriarchy, environmental collapse and...
The Case for Positive-Sum Capitalism
A new dawn for economic design: reimagining capitalism through the lens of justice and inclusion. Unsplash+ In Isaac Asimov’s groundbreaking collection of short stories titled I, Robot, we encounter...
Rainforest Views, Shellphones and Coppola Magic: Inside Guatemala’s La Lancha
Welcome to La Lancha. Courtesy Aaron Colussi The phrase “sense of place” gets tossed around so frequently that it’s nearly lost its meaning. It should be more than half-hearted...
Endurance athlete to swim around Martha’s Vineyard — where ‘Jaws’ was filmed — to change public perception of sharks
Lewis Pugh has followed an unspoken rule during his career as one of the world’s most daring endurance swimmers: Don’t talk about sharks. But he plans to break that...
Ex-Bond girl Halle Berry doesn’t think making 007 a woman is ‘the right thing to do’
Former “Die Another Day” Bond girl Halle Berry weighed in on whether the iconic James Bond character should ever be played by a woman. While serving on the jury for the Cannes...
Harvard’s cheap copy of Magna Carta turns out to be extremely rare 13th-century royal document
Harvard University for decades assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta in its collection, a stained and faded document it had purchased for less than $30. But two...
Trump border czar fires back at AOC over DOJ probe remarks: ‘Why doesn’t she pass some legislation?’
Trump administration “border czar” Tom Homan fired back at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., after she responded to questions Tuesday about the potential of being investigated by the Department of...
Rhode Island man bummed out by ‘RUMP’ typo on $640 ‘limited edition’ president-themed watch: report
What time is it? “RUMP” time. A Rhode Island man was left crestfallen when a pricey pink President Trump-themed watch he purchased for his wife arrived with a conspicuous...
Sam Altman’s OpenAI Is Mulling a Data Center in the Middle East
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman waits to meet the Saudi Crown Prince at the Royal Court in Riyadh on May 13, 2025. AFP via Getty Images As President Donald Trump’s...
At Sotheby’s, a $70M Giacometti Fails to Sell While Works By Munch and Cézanne Ignite Buyer Excitement
Sotheby’s Modern Evening Auction saw a headline lot by Giacometti falter dramatically, casting a shadow over an otherwise solid $186.4 million result. Brendon Cook/BFA.com If the prevailing art market...