From the Arc de Triomphe to the Louvre Museum, Paris abounds in remarkable architecture, and yet nothing quite compares to the iconic Eiffel Tower. While the world-famous monument has long been a bucket list destination for tourists, it’s undoubtedly even more precious to Parisians. And something special will soon be taking place there: From Sept. […]
The 2026 crop of National Toy Hall of Fame finalists has something for everyone: baby boomers who grew up with Mouse Trap, ’80s kids who collected Care Bears, and veteran and newcomer mah-jongg club members alike. Announced today by The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, 12 contenders are vying for induction,
At the 2026 Emmys, it’s out with the old and in with the new. Well, maybe not entirely, but this has still been an exceptionally good year for debuting TV series jockeying for position on the awards circuit. Just consider two of the season’s most buzzed-about shows: Pluribus and Widow’s Bay, which are up for
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After years of delay and anticipation among fans, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will open its doors in Los Angeles on Sept. 22. The 300,000-square-foot building — resembling a massive hovering spaceship straight out of a Star Wars movie — invites guests to journey through visual storytelling history, tracing the tradition from the prehistoric era to
One talented artist is carving out a living by making realistic wooden animal sculptures with a chainsaw as his chisel. Simon Bogg started chainsaw carving as a side project around 30 years ago and now sells bespoke commission pieces across the U.K. as his full-time job.
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“The whole world opened to me when I learned to read,” 20th-century American educator Mary McLeod Bethune once said. The same holds true for countless people today, and many of us find that the world continues to open the more we read.
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There’s arguably never been a better time to join a book club. According to reading subscription service Everand’s 2026 State of Reading Report, people read more often last year than they did the year prior and in multiple formats, as e-books and audiobooks abound — and they’re primarily discovering new recs through personal connections. And
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In the 1970s, Charles Koehler was often one of just two or three surfers in sight as he rode the waves on the shores of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. “I was so naive. I thought, ‘Gosh, the way this is going, I can see where by the time I’m 35, 40 years old [and] I can’t surf anymore, I’m gonna come down here and it’s gonna be 3-foot [waves] and perfect, and there’s gonna be nobody out, nobody to watch.’ Well, that didn’t happen,” Koehler said in the 2025 short film “Dancing With Gravity.”
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London’s Waterloo station has become the first major train station in Britain to put dogs on regular security patrols, employing canine colleagues Riley, Buster, and Flo as part of a three-month trial to offer passengers increased safety assurance.
The older we get the more we feel time speeding up — and that’s when those “I wish I would have” thoughts begin to creep in at an unwelcome pace. According to a recent survey, the biggest regret for people over 50 wasn’t related to saving money or even keeping in touch with old friends: It was simply not having traveled more.
