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Paul Schreiber’s shows sound like the fantasy of high school kids yearning for a bit of rock. He invites musicians to play in his living room, brings over some friends and lets everyone party. That’s how his House Concerts work–though they’re a little different than your typical 11th grade rager. First, Schreiber is well out […]

So that’s why you haven’t been able to upload your photos at the Internet cafe in Jodhpur. Two big underwater communications cables under the Mediterranean got damaged yesterday, hampering web access from Egypt to India. The slow-down scared more than just photo-happy tourists: Passengers on Emirates Airlines, with its headquarters in Dubai, feared their flights […]

In case you’ve managed to get through a month of 2008 without realizing it, this year is the United-Nations-declared International Year of the Potato. (Apparently they had a Year of Rice back in 2004; who knew?)
As well as 2008 being a very special year for the potato in general, it’s a year when we’re going […]

Good Lord, Branson! Why don’t you just announce that you’re starting an airline in every country on Earth and be done with it? We know it’d be an awesome press conference.
The latest idea from the serial airline starter is indeed Virgin Russia. Branson is in talks, he says, with two or three investors, and he’s […]

Sure Funk ‘n Waffles offers its own organic version of just about anything you can find on the drinks menu at the ‘Bux: coffee, lattes, espresso, blah, blah, blah. But you’ll never find funk or waffles at the green monster.
At the end of an alley and down a flight of stairs, Funk ‘n Waffles is […]

The new Canadian reality show Word Travels debuted last night, following two travel writers–and their wacky adventures!–to Bolivia. Julia “The Travel Junkie” Dimon, a nationally syndicated columnist, and Robin “Modern Gonzo” Esrock, a freelancer, both star as the road-weary, notebook toting travel writers you’d like to imagine them as.
Now, we don’t get the Outdoor Life […]

First there were organic foods and cosmetics, then energy-efficient cars, and now, even our spa treatments are going green. Willow Stream Spa at The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess has just introduced Desert Purification, a bodywork treatment inspired by Native American traditions and culture.
It may sound a little out there, but they certainly don’t oversell the “all […]

After smashing success last year with First Friday dance parties at the Guggenheim Museum, hipster e-newsletter Flavorpill has launched the One Step Beyond event on final Fridays at the American Museum of Natural History. Admission gets you into the Rose Center for Earth and Space after hours, one free future museum admission and four hours […]

So much action in the flight routes of Australasia, so little time to fly every one of them. Big news this week came as Singapore and Malaysia finally opened up a route between the countries to competition. Until now, this flight has cost around $320, a crazy amount for just 55 minutes in the air.
There […]

Grab your dad, or the nearest dad-like figure, and head to Padre Figlio, meaning appropriately “father, son.” This Italian take on a standard steakhouse is run by Mario and Antonia Cerra and kicks it up a notch with the meat selection. They’ve got Canadian wild boar in a limoncello reduction, ostrich filet mignon and New […]