9 of London's best Christmas markets to visit this winter

Looking to check off your holiday gift list? Head to one of London’s many charming winter markets, which pop up all over the city in November and December. Whether you want to sip mulled wine overlooking the River Thames, browse crafts by local...

Relax Above It All in Treehouse Hotels

Sleeping in the treetops is a childhood fantasy of many travelers and adventure seekers. For some, it looks like the Adventureland Treehouse at Disneyland, an attraction inspired by the 1960 film “Swiss Family Robinson.” For others, the dream is...

Gyttja: The mud beneath us reveals the past

Most people know that the bottom of a northern lake or large pond is a mucky, muddy mess of weeds, decayed leaves, some rocks, and a few crayfish to avoid stepping on while wading. This area is known as the lake shelf. Just beyond the shelf is...

Half a million young Californians aren’t in school or work. Most are men

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. If you ask Jodeah Wilson how his life got off track, he’ll say it’s all about money. He needs money for November rent. He also needs money to pay back the tuition he...

Priscilla Langille

We are here to celebrate the life of Priscilla Langille, also known as P.A.L., Cilla, as Auntie Dearest (to Chip). Priscilla was born in Boston and grew up in Fields Corner, Dorchester. After graduating from Jeremiah E. Burke High School, she...

Halloween 2025: Why Do People Celebrate This Spooky Festival? Here's The Story Behind It

The spooky season is officially here! Halloween is one of the most anticipated celebrations worldwide. It has developed into a well-known festival full of costumes, trick-or-treating, and joyous get-togethers, with roots in ancient Celtic customs,...

Hurricane Melissa leaves deadly trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and caused widespread destruction across the Caribbean, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and wrecked furniture dominated the landscape. At least 25 people have died across Haiti and 18 are missing, the...

Canucks Live: Elias Pettersson 'wants the matchup' against J.T. Miller, Tom Willander makes NHL debut

Breadcrumb Trail Links Hockey Canucks hope to end home stand on a high note with all eyes on Elias Pettersson Kiefer Sherwood celebrates after scoring the overtime goal Photo by Derek Cain /Getty Images Welcome to our new Vancouver Canucks...

Eli Sharabi: Surviving Hamas and Choosing Life

If you’ve followed Unpacking Israeli History for a while, you know I’m drawn to patterns. Study history for long enough, and it’s hard not to see them: echoes, cycles, recurring themes. If you had asked me, before October 7th, to name a thread...

The forgotten towns of New Jersey, from Caviar to Mount Misery

Paradise. Mount Misery. Jumbo. Caviar. Paisley and Penny Pot, Timbuctoo, Tumble and Turpentine. New Jersey’s long-lost towns have faded from maps and memory, but they remain vivid reminders of the state’s lesser-known. sometimes eccentric,...

Archaeologists In Egypt Just Made A Discovery That Rewrites The History Of One Of The World's Largest Religious Complexes

Egypt is well-known for its rich ancient history, with a constant stream of groundbreaking archaeological discoveries. Just last month, archaeologists uncovered a long-lost city submerged near a popular Egyptian cruise port. Now, researchers have...

Zagreb Film Festival 2025 Approaches

ZAGREB: Films by Georgi M. Unkovski, Hana Jušić, Nikola Ležaić, and Stefan Đorđević are among the nine films to run in the Feature Film Competition of the 23rd Zagreb Film Festival (ZFF, 10 – 16 November 2025). The Feature Film Competition...

7 overlooked winter city breaks - including one of the best-preserved medieval cities

When planning a wintry weekend city break, the obvious culprits are the likes of Paris, Barcelona or Rome. But as wonderful as those places are, they can, at times, be a little pricier and often overcrowded. Therefore, you might be on the hunt for...

Seven of the UK’s best pubs with spas (yes, really)

Who doesn’t love a pub stay? Across Britain, boozers have gone boutique, pairing pints of real ale with seriously stylish bedrooms. The food’s stepped up too, sometimes all the way to Michelin-starred heights (take a bow, the Star Inn at Harome)....

German Doner Kebab announces its debut in India with plans for 450 locations across India

German Doner Kebab (GDK), the global fast-casual brand revolutionising the kebab experience, has just announced plans to enter the Indian market – marking the next chapter in its rapid international growth story. The launch follows a milestone...

In winter, Tasmania channels a surprisingly Nordic vibe

They may sit on opposite ends of the planet, one skirting the Arctic Circle, the other floating above Antarctica, but Tasmania and Scandinavia share more than just latitude extremes. In winter, this southern island channels a distinctly Nordic...

Science ScienceAlert Study Links Mysterious Lights in The Sky to Historic Nuclear Tests

Mysterious lights and reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) in the 1940s and 1950s appear to be somehow linked to nuclear testing, scientists have discovered. An analysis of archival astronomical observations, combined with eyewitness...

13 spooktacular films to watch on Halloween

Look no further for the perfect spine-chilling movie for a laid-back Halloween. From the classic zombie apocalypse sub-genre to chilling teenage slasher movies, anyone is sure to find the ideal movie pick to slip into the spooky mood. “The Evil...

‘I was charged £84 to check in when Wizz Air’s website wasn’t working’

✉ We tried for hours to get on to the Wizz Air website the day before flying home from Malaga on October 4. It was impossible to get into the page to provide boarding passes but when we looked earlier in the week, when we would have had to pay for...

'Bring Ukraine more weapons' — author Andriy Lyubka on cultural diplomacy's main wartime role

Ukrainian writer and translator Andriy Lyubka during Meridian Czernowitz 2023 in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, in September 2023. (Julia Weber) When the full-scale invasion began, Andriy Lyubka struggled to write. A celebrated Ukrainian writer and...