Steven Hansen
The Strangest Radio Station in the World
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Steven Hansen
- Jun 30
- 1 min
Iceland, Maine Most Peaceful Places
The latest Global Peace Index has rated Iceland the most peaceful country in the world, a position it has held since 2008, followed by...
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Steven Hansen
- Apr 29
- 12 min
Where Could You Live Your Best Life?
There’s a new style of wanderlust afoot these days. A real urge that many people feel to go to new places and have different, meaningful...
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Steven Hansen
- Apr 1
- 1 min
Short Film Rates 5 Out of 5 Barks!
“Ollie” (2022) is the feel-good story of a yellow lab caught up in the confusing circumstances of the early days of the Covid-19...
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Steven Hansen
- Jan 22
- 2 min
What Are These Strange Beauties?
Stunning white hellebores (Helleborus niger) have been pushing up through the snow in northern climes these past few weeks. This is not a...
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Steven Hansen
- Dec 21, 2023
- 3 min
A Quacky Swedish Holiday Tradition
At 3 o’clock in the afternoon of every December 24 for the past 64 years, seemingly everybody in Sweden drops whatever they are doing,...
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Steven Hansen
- Nov 20, 2023
- 1 min
A Stunning Documentary About Love and Music
In a world where everything is disposable, four dedicated artisans toil away every day to keep 80,000 well-used, public school musical...
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Steven Hansen
- Oct 22, 2023
- 5 min
What’s On the Menu? 165 Years of Dining Out
A weary traveling salesman who found himself disembarking the New Haven train at Grand Central Terminal in the late afternoon of...
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Steven Hansen
- Oct 10, 2023
- 2 min
Everyone Has a Story to Tell
“I want to find out what makes people live the way they do and I want to share that with everyone so that we may all learn and grow from...
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Steven Hansen
- Sep 25, 2023
- 4 min
What Can You Do Better than Anyone Else?
Everyone has a gift. Something they can do better than anybody else they know. Whether it’s an inborn talent like being able to read a...
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Steven Hansen
- Sep 10, 2023
- 2 min
‘This Makes Me Cry for Joy…!’
“I feel like this is the best page on Instagram hands down!” “Thank you, thank you, thank you!” If you feel like joy-scrolling for a few...
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Steven Hansen
- Aug 7, 2023
- 4 min
Up in the Sky! Look! It’s Supertalls!
New so-called “supertall” skyscrapers are springing up around the world, redefining the skylines of major cities and challenging the...
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Steven Hansen
- Jun 23, 2023
- 2 min
Meet the Green Lady of Brooklyn
Summer has risen over New York City gently, gliding on the wings of a delicate springtime. Temps have been mercifully mild. Blue skies...
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Steven Hansen
- Jun 6, 2023
- 2 min
Mystery Solved! The Case of the Gorgeous Medical Bills
“I like to make people happy,” says Emily Margolis. Even complete strangers, apparently. A few years ago, Melody Morrow of New York City...
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Steven Hansen
- Mar 20, 2023
- 2 min
World's Happiest Place to Live 2023: Finland
Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for six years in a row – 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. That honor was...
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Steven Hansen
- Mar 5, 2023
- 2 min
This Town Has the Best Water in the World in 2023
The finest tap water in the world comes from a place in Canada named – appropriately – Clearbrook. That neighborhood of Abbotsford,...
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Steven Hansen
- Jan 18, 2023
- 7 min
Best-of-the-Best Pizzerias in the U.S. 2023
Napoletano Gennaro Lombardi opened the first pizzeria in the U.S., on Spring Street in New York City’s Little Italy in 1905 -- and it's...
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Steven Hansen
- Dec 24, 2022
- 4 min
'Our Best Christmas ever...'
Our daughter was a 2-month-old baby and had recently come home from the hospital that Christmas. My husband and I had a lot of hospital...
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Steven Hansen
- Dec 8, 2022
- 4 min
Tucker Grant: Merchant of Joy
Before we’ve even finished clearing the table and packing up the Thanksgiving leftovers, the Christmas tree sellers are putting the final...
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Steven Hansen
- Nov 14, 2022
- 2 min
Ginkgo “The Living Fossil” Tree
City folks, especially in New York and Philadelphia are quite familiar with ginkgo trees, not only because of their exotic fan-shaped...
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