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How the Tiny Greek Isle of Tilos Became the World’s First Zero-Waste Island

Unlike Corfu or Santorini, Tilos likely hasn’t popped up in your social media feed. But the tiny Greek municipality in the Aegean Sea has made a big name for itself: It’s the world’s first zero-waste island. Tilos accomplished this monumental feat in early July after two years of efforts by local authorities and community members, […]

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A Colombian Neighborhood Was Ranked the Coolest in the World — Check Out the Top 10 List

Culture / 4 min. read

How hip is your zip? Time Out recently released its sixth annual ranking of the coolest neighborhoods in the world. The publication polled over 12,000 people to compile a shortlist, then worked with city editors and local experts to narrow the selections down, creating a final ranking by considering factors like community and social ventures,

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Dogs Need Friends, Too: How Socializing Can Positively Affect Your Pup’s Health

Culture, Environment / 3 min. read

Dogs are man’s best friend, but it turns out they need their own furry friends, too. A recent study conducted as part of the Dog Aging Project found that a canine’s social support network has the greatest influence on health outcomes, surpassing factors such as finances, household stability, and the age of the owner. The

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Home Sweet Home: Unusual Houses Across the World

Culture / 7 min. read

What does “home” mean to you? For some, it’s a place to spend time with loved ones while making family recipes, celebrating holidays, and putting children’s artwork on refrigerators. For others, it isn’t a physical location at all, but rather a feeling, person, or memory. And looking at the list of houses below, it’s clear

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Ambidextrous Artist Goes Viral for Live Art on a Parisian Shop Window

Culture, Exclusive / 2 min. read

Most people, around 90%, are right-hand dominant, with roughly 10% using their left — but there’s also a small group who are ambidextrous, meaning they have no preference. French artist and actress Helena Soubeyrand is in that 1% minority, and it seems to have given her a leg up (or perhaps we should say the

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“The Book Boat:” How Locals Saved a 60-Year-Old Floating Library in Norway

Culture / 3 min. read

We previously ran an article featuring some of the world’s most unusual bookstores, and the venue we’re highlighting today certainly qualifies as a unique place to acquire reading material. For decades, the 80-foot Epos — called Bokbåten in Norway, which is Swedish for “the book boat” — operated as a floating library, biannually visiting around

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Meet Oliver Jeffers: The Author and Artist Who Dips Half of His Perfect Portraits Into Paint

Culture, Exclusive / 7 min. read

Many artists dream of one day having their work displayed in prestigious galleries around the world for the masses to admire. For Oliver Jeffers, though, there’s a unique reverence to inviting only a small group of people to bear witness to his artistic process and portraits. In November 2014, the Northern Irish visual artist began

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All About Fat Bear Week 2023: How to Vote for Your Favorite Chunky Contenders

Culture, Environment / 4 min. read

Update (10/4/23): The 2023 competition is underway — cast your vote here. Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve is home to some of the biggest bears on the planet, and it’s just about time to decide which one is the heavyweight champion of the year. Launched in 2014, Fat Bear Week 2023 takes place October

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Fall Festivals Across the World: Pumpkin Boats, Hot Air Balloons, and More

Culture / 5 min. read

Autumn leaves are peaking, temperatures are dipping, and the feeling of new beginnings is in the air. As much of the Northern Hemisphere enjoys signs of the changing seasons, it’s also a wonderful time for communities to gather and take advantage of the range of fall festivals taking place around the globe — from stargazing

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Diver Documents His Heartwarming 2-Year Friendship With a Wild Bass: “My Buddy Beneath the Waves”

Culture, Environment / 4 min. read

There’s an old, well-known adage on friendship: Friends come in all shapes and sizes. For Rex Colubra, that couldn’t be more true. The Wisconsin diver has developed a unique bond with a wild, smallmouth bass he named Elvis. “My closest friend is a fish,” Colubra captioned a November 2022 Instagram post of him interacting with

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