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LIVE! From the Ocean Floor
Whether you’re a professional oceanographer, or just curious about underwater life, or simply can’t sleep, you can now listen to the live...

Steven Hansen
Apr 27, 20232 min read


Saunter through Springtime in Central Park
It’s here at last! We’ve been desperate for rejuvenating, sunny springtime weather and it’s bursting forth at last all around the...

Steven Hansen
Apr 16, 20231 min read


Wow the Neighbors with these Weirdly Huge Garden Plants
Attention, ambitious gardeners! Maybe you’ll never get into the Guinness Book of World Records for your pumpkins or win any ribbons at...

Steven Hansen
Apr 5, 20233 min read


Spend 3 Hours on an Enchanting Greek Island
The holidays are long gone. Spring has not yet awoken. We are in the in-between. It’s a good time to disappear. Take a break from the...

Steven Hansen
Feb 27, 20231 min read


The Ultimate Trip Tease
It’s only February and we’re already daydreaming about a summer road trip! The first glimpse of blue sky and glimmer of sunshine that...

Steven Hansen
Feb 10, 20231 min read


One Martini Movie: "Oh Baby!"
Enjoy this month’s One Martini Movie in the same amount of time it takes to mix and enjoy a classic gin Martini – or mocktini. (Or mix...

Steven Hansen
Feb 3, 20231 min read


Can You Solve This Puzzle?
Attention cruciverbalists! Can you solve this crossword? If it doesn’t look familiar, you may have missed it. You see, this is the very...

Steven Hansen
Jan 24, 20231 min read


They Survived the Test of Time
Don’t be surprised if somebody wishes you “Happy Old New Year!” on Saturday. That’s because the official first day of the year on the...

Steven Hansen
Jan 9, 20235 min read


New Year’s Eve Instant Party Kit
Still haven’t made plans for New Year’s Eve? No worries. We've got your party right here. All you need is a heady cocktail, some simple...

Steven Hansen
Dec 26, 20224 min read


Release Your 2023 Wishes High Above Times Square at Midnight!
You can hold your wishes for a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year deep in your heart, OR you can have them launched into the skies...

Steven Hansen
Dec 15, 20222 min read


Choose a Forest, Sit Back and Listen
The physical and mental benefits of “forest bathing” are well known. This ancient Japanese therapy, known as shinrin-yoku, is the...

Steven Hansen
Nov 27, 20221 min read


Our 2022 Holiday Happiness Gift Guide!
It’s here! Our 2022 Happiness Holiday Gift Guide! Have fun shopping some of our very favorite things that we’ve discovered this year in...

Steven Hansen
Nov 5, 202211 min read


One Martini Movie: "Projections in the Forest"
You can mix a double gin martini, in 3.5 minutes, including chilling the cocktail glass and preparing the olive or lemon garnish. So, you...

Steven Hansen
Oct 23, 20221 min read


Take a Spin Around the World
…from 240 miles above the Earth! Enjoy the views of our “big blue marble” from the International Space Station’s (ISS) Live Stream cams...

Steven Hansen
Oct 17, 20221 min read


Listen to Met Operas LIVE from Lincoln Center
New York City’s Metropolitan Opera provides free live audio streaming of performances on its website once every week during the opera...

Steven Hansen
Oct 3, 20221 min read


Watch 'Real Life' TV
Bored? Can’t sleep? Well, there’s a new TV genre streaming online that may pique your interest and while away the time: LIVE, 24-hour...

Steven Hansen
Sep 26, 20224 min read


Take This Mind-Blowing Fantasy Vacation
French artist Lucas Vaskange says that he creates universes and stories with his illustrations, comics, and videos. And after you start...

Steven Hansen
Sep 6, 20221 min read


Guitarist Shreds Vivaldi Concerto
Musician Mark Klett currently directs jazz improv and Great American Songbook standards in workshop settings at Music Makers studios in...

Steven Hansen
Aug 29, 20221 min read


One Martini Movie: "Jitaku"
You can mix a double gin martini in 3-4 minutes, including chilling the cocktail glass and preparing the olive and lemon garnish. So, you...

Steven Hansen
Aug 17, 20221 min read


Those Ice Cream Truck Tunes
You can hear it from blocks away – the endless loop of an ice cream truck’s catchy tune plinked out on what sounds like an amplified...

Steven Hansen
Aug 9, 20222 min read
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