The scenery is gorgeous, the relationships are a disaster, and everyone could probably use a long nap and a TED Talk on boundaries. Welcome to The Plunge.
Cork O’Connor heads into the Boundary Waters for what should be a family trip, but instead finds missing friends, dangerous men, and questions about the difference between justice and revenge. Relaxing vacations are not...
I thought candlepin bowling was just one of New England’s weird little quirks. Turns out, saving it might also mean saving the kind of place where people still actually show up for each other.
Move naturally, eat plants, know your neighbors — that’s basically the whole Blue Zone pitch. Turns out some communities are paying six figures a year for common sense.
Malaysia built a city for 700,000 people. A fraction of that showed up. Then a crypto founder decided the empty half was the perfect place to test-run a new kind of country.
Broadway lost five theaters, 179 protesters got arrested, and a wrecking ball named Godzilla still won the day. Somehow, that very defeat helped save the historic theaters that remained. By the 1970s, Times Square was...
Brandi Carlile covered Alanis Morissette’s “Uninvited” at Newport Folk Festival, which is either an incredible coincidence or proof she has somehow accessed my musical DNA. Either way, I have thoughts. I understand that...
Arkansas is one of the poorest states in the country. But Bentonville has a world-class art museum, mountain bike trails, and expensive mansions. Would you live in a town built by Walmart?
The Literary Man in Óbidos is a former convent turned hotel with nearly 100,000 books lining every hallway — and an entire medieval town that's just as obsessed with reading as it is.
Michael Rafidi has a Michelin star and a James Beard trophy. The three DC spots he actually recommends: a wood-fired hearth, a family bakery, and breakfast tacos that would make Texas nervous.
S&P Lunch in Manhattan, a century-old sandwich shop across from the Flatiron Building, has survived the Depression, a pandemic closure, and a name change.
Oslo’s Trosten isn’t just a floating sauna with a fjord view — it’s a surprisingly good argument for making public wellness feel beautiful, accessible, and actually public.
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