It’s so great to see an oft-forgotten event getting a lot of attention, especially considering that the Paralympics in Brazil were almost canned due to insufficient funds. Since the games sta…
The ultimate guide to California Gold Country
JamestownPhoto by authorSonora Check out Indigeny Reserve, a cider works and distillery. You can tour the acres of apple orchards and barrel room before tasting their brandies, triple distilled inf…
Video: Argentine Women Lead ‘Lesbian Kiss-Fest’ Protest Against Discrimination
RECENTLY, A LESBIAN COUPLE was asked to leave La Biela cafe in Buenos Aires, a (generally) tolerant city where gay marriage has been legal for years. After, around 200 people braved heavy downpours…
5 uncomfortable truths about living in North Carolina
1. You can purchase a gun on the spot with a permit, but health-threatening pregnancies cannot be terminated for 72 hours after receiving clearance.North Carolina recently became the 4th state to i…
Australia boldly just made a nationwide ban on all cosmetics that have been tested on animals
STARTING IN JULY OF 2017, Australia will ban all cosmetics which have been tested on animals. That would be commendable enough, but the country isn’t stopping there. They are also banning any…
Chinese Airlines Expected to Purchase $1 Trillion in Aircraft
There’s no doubt that China’s airline industry is growing. In 2015, three mainland Chinese airports were in the top 20 busiest airports in the world. Along the way, there have been grow…
Watch: Obama nominates our country’s first Muslim federal judge
PRESIDENT OBAMA JUST NOMINATED Abid Riaz Qureshi, a Harvard-educated lawyer from D.C, to be a Federal Judge of the U.S. District Court for D.C. Qureshi is a trial lawyer in false claims, federal se…
How United Poorly Handled an Aircraft Swap
Update: As a reader points out, United knew about the aircraft swap more than 24 hours in advance: If you follow me on Twitter or Snapchat, you probably saw the mini-meltdown I had yesterday becaus…
#DontFeedTheLandfills in our parks
So Subaru — the nation’s first zero-landfill automaker — and the National Parks Conservation Association have teamed up on an initiative called #DontFeedTheLandfills that aims to …
Review: A Standard Room at The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles
TO THE POINT: Your room may feel like a modern glass portal from which you can explore the cultural offerings of the booming Downtown LA scene — or like a generic box placed squarely in the c…