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Farmers Markets Get Fresh Again
It’s that time of year! Springtime is in full bloom across the country now and seasonal farmers markets and farm stands are popping up...

Steven Hansen
May 6, 20241 min read
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Track Birds, Bees, Babies as an Online Citizen Scientist
Playing online games and puzzles like Wordle and Sudoku are great ways to zone out while on a commuter train, say, or in the waiting room...

Steven Hansen
Apr 9, 20242 min read
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Vacation in an Energy Vortex this Summer!
Spring is a great time to start planning your summer vacation. This year, instead of the non-stop craziness of a “Best-of-Europe-in-a...

Steven Hansen
Mar 21, 20246 min read
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10 Incredible Hotel Views
A hotel stay might be the one comfort at the end of an exhausting day of business meetings, or maybe it’s lodgings in an exotic locale on...

Steven Hansen
Feb 12, 20246 min read
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Classic '50s Cars: A Mini Love Story
When big time New York ad exec, filmmaker, and artist Lou Carvell was a boy, he was fascinated with cars. He’d sneak down to the dealer’s...

Steven Hansen
Jan 31, 20243 min read
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The World’s Most Extreme Bars and Lounges 2024
The annual list of the World’s 50 Best Bars was announced recently. The award winners include lush lounges and hotel bars from Mexico...

Steven Hansen
Jan 7, 202410 min read
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Launch Your Dreams Sky High on New Year's Eve!
You can hold your wishes for a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2024 deep in your heart, OR you can have them released high above Times...

Steven Hansen
Dec 24, 20232 min read
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Feel Young Again with Cato’s TV Time Machine
Watching TV these days is boring. With hundreds of channels to choose from and thousands of programs and movies available, you can view...

Steven Hansen
Dec 4, 20231 min read
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No Yakking. No Music. Just Gorgeous, Immersive Videos.
David Shaw is not your typical videographer. He does not use fancy editing, or distracting music or narration when he records his videos....

Steven Hansen
Oct 29, 20235 min read
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When Halloween Was Truly Frightening
Museum of Curiosities/X.com Most of this season’s popular Halloween getups – Princess Peach, Spider-man, Taylor Swift, bunny, fairy,...

Steven Hansen
Oct 25, 20231 min read
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Here’s One Virus that Gets You Lit
As the days shorten and turn cooler here, we look forward to cozier times spent indoors -- long holiday breaks, lazy weekends, and...

Steven Hansen
Oct 3, 20231 min read
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End-of-Summer Harvest of Charming Realities
August is the month of abundance. Farm stands are heaped with tender sweet corn and peaches so gloriously fragrant you can smell them...

Steven Hansen
Aug 30, 20232 min read
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The Sweetest Chocolate Sipping Room in America
There are any number of famous chocolate shops around the country. Many appear as destinations on organized chocolate tours and even...

Steven Hansen
Aug 22, 20232 min read
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Listen to the Most Beautiful Birdsong in North America
“I stepped away from the mic, hit the record button, and prayed to high heaven that there would be no disruptions … no cars driving by,...

Steven Hansen
Aug 15, 20232 min read
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DIYs? Author talks? Concerts? Stream Top Public Library TV Shows
Long gone are the days of the local public library as a quiet repository of books and newspapers – dormant except for the occasional...

Steven Hansen
Jul 31, 20232 min read
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Chilling Out On the ‘Sky Porches’ of New York
The dog days of summer right now have many of us zipping between the air-conditioned sanctuaries of home-car-office-supermarket-home in...

Steven Hansen
Jul 27, 20233 min read
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The Coolest Bar in America Right Now
The U.S. weather map for most of the lower 48 this week is glowing in colors from Flamin’ Hot Doritos orange to broiled lobster scarlet –...

Steven Hansen
Jul 20, 20232 min read
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Summer Joy Captured in These Three Unlikely Songs
Summer is the most sensual time of year. Warm weather and sunny skies evoke feelings of joy and carefreeness. Birds twittering in lush...

Steven Hansen
Jul 10, 20233 min read
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Burn Up Your Woes and Worries
It’s that time of year once again to banish your gloomy thoughts and troublesome worries by having them publicly incinerated along with...

Steven Hansen
Jul 2, 20232 min read
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NYC’s Sun-sational Show Opens Tonight for Limited Run!
If your spring-summer vacation plans bring you to New York City any time between today and July 13, you can add one more tourist...

Steven Hansen
May 29, 20231 min read
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