Steven Hansen
No Yakking. 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....
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Steven Hansen
- Oct 25
- 1 min
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,...
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Steven Hansen
- Oct 3
- 1 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Aug 30
- 2 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Aug 22
- 2 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Aug 15
- 2 min
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,...
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Steven Hansen
- Jul 31
- 2 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Jul 27
- 3 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Jul 20
- 2 min
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 –...
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Steven Hansen
- Jul 10
- 3 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Jul 2
- 2 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- May 29
- 1 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Apr 27
- 2 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Apr 16
- 1 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Apr 5
- 3 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Feb 27
- 1 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Feb 10
- 1 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Feb 3
- 1 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Jan 24
- 1 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Jan 9
- 5 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Dec 26, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Dec 15, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Nov 27, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Nov 5, 2022
- 11 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Oct 23, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Oct 17, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Oct 3, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Sep 26, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Sep 6, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Aug 29, 2022
- 1 min
Guitarist Shreds Vivaldi Concerto
Musician Mark Klett currently directs jazz improv and Great American Songbook standards in workshop settings at Music Makers studios in...
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Steven Hansen
- Aug 17, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Aug 9, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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Steven Hansen
- Jul 17, 2022
- 1 min
One Martini Movie: “Heatwave”
It takes 7 minutes or so to mix a classic vodka martini, including chilling the cocktail glass and preparing an olive and lemon garnish....
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Steven Hansen
- Jul 11, 2022
- 2 min
America's Musical Highways
The road trip is an American tradition – that rolling, days-long adventure highlighted with snacks and trinkets at Stuckey’s stops...
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Steven Hansen
- Jun 21, 2022
- 1 min
Dolce Far Niente
Every now and then, you simply have to stop. Sit down. Relax…and do nothing. Yes nothing. Italians have mastered this gentle art of...
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Steven Hansen
- Jun 5, 2022
- 1 min
One Martini Movie: “Standby”
It takes 5 minutes to mix a classic gin martini (provided the cocktail glass is already chilled). So you can either make a martini or you...
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Steven Hansen
- May 21, 2022
- 1 min
It's Time to Get Fresh Again
It's finally here! Fresh local asparagus is back at NYC’s Greenmarkets along with the first crop of radishes, leeks and field greens –...
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Steven Hansen
- May 18, 2022
- 1 min
Listen! Arts & Culture Radio Live and On-demand
It’s easier than ever to listen to our subscribers’ favorite arts and culture radio stations, AudioBook Radio and JasonCharles.net. Both...
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Steven Hansen
- May 10, 2022
- 1 min
The Secret Key to NYC’s Beacon of Light
When red, white, and blue lights were turned on atop the Empire State Building to commemorate the country’s 1976 bicentennial, they lit...
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Steven Hansen
- Mar 20, 2022
- 3 min
Gardeners: Lettuce Be Joyful and Plant!
Spring is here! It’s time to stop dreaming and start planning your garden, whether it’s a window box, a raised bed, a neighborhood garden...
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HA Staff
- Jan 28, 2022
- 3 min
Yummy Origin Stories: Jiffy Pop
We love food! We especially love creative food treats that were invented to make us happy, if not necessarily healthy. You just know the...
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Steven Hansen
- Dec 28, 2021
- 2 min
Ear Bliss #4
Relax and take a well-deserved aural vacation listening to these four specially chosen selections that will help you escape a dreary or...
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Steven Hansen
- Dec 20, 2021
- 2 min
For Your Holiday Viewing Pleasure
No matter where you end up spending the holidays this year – stuck in an airport terminal, happy by yourself and off-the-clock in your...
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Steven Hansen
- Nov 19, 2021
- 5 min
The Best Gift Ever!
Oh, what to give them this year? It has to be something really special this time. In the past you’ve given a full menu of Edible...
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Steven Hansen
- Nov 7, 2021
- 5 min
Favorite Place to Read a Book
One of the simplest joys of life is curling up with a good book. To be transported – or even lost – inside a gripping mystery or horror...
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Steven Hansen
- Oct 12, 2021
- 3 min
No Boarding Passes Required!
A great way to whet your appetite for traveling again is to explore a few favorite destinations online but with a different perspective....
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Steven Hansen
- Oct 5, 2021
- 5 min
Yummy Origin Stories: The Cheeseburger
We love food! We especially love creative food treats that were invented to make us happy, if not necessarily healthy. You just know the...
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Steven Hansen
- Sep 3, 2021
- 1 min
Did Your Dog Just Say That?
A dog’s bark is represented in different ways in the English language, such as: bark-bark, woof-woof, arf-arf, ruff-ruff and bow-wow....
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Steven Hansen
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
Enjoy These ‘Happy Place’ Contest Videos
We received a beautiful collection of entries in our first “Go to Your Happy Place” video contest. Thanks to all our followers who...
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Steven Hansen
- Aug 24, 2021
- 2 min
Yummy Origin Stories: Baked Grapefruit
We love food! We especially love creative recipes that were invented to make us happy. This recipe wasn’t invented by Mrs. Houdini, but...
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