Before having a child, my wife and I had always prided ourselves on being travelers and not tourists. We liked out-of-the-way places; my research often took us to absurd locations like the Democratic Republic of Congo near rebel-held territory or old Khmer Rouge bases on the Thai-Cambodian border. We hated anything that smelled of a prepaid vacation package and we generally avoided hotels, preferring guesthouses or staying in locals’ apartments. ...
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O has paid tribute to journalist Nellie Bly with a new song. The song was released to mark what would have been Bly's 151th birthday. The new song "Oh, Nellie" was penned by O especially for the Google Doodle. More...
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Hunter Hayes says that when he's performing live for his fans is when he's most truly comfortable. Speaking with Front and Center, the country star said, "When I get to sing a song on stage, there's something really, really magical." "And I realize how lucky I am to get to sing something that I know about, that I've written about because either I lived it or somebody I know lived it." More...