How to Stay Cool (and Still Have Fun) When It’s Hot AF in Philadelphia

The best things to do in Philly this summer when it’s sweltering outside. News flash : it ’s a screamer of a summer in Philadelphia . After a relatively soft June , July greeted us with the usual warmth and humidity . And since it looks like the mugginess and temps will be bear down on the urban center for a while , it ’s time to turn these dog 24-hour interval into some splashy salutary times instead ....

March 7, 2025 · 6 min · 1240 words · Jill Martinez

I Spent 3 Days Inside a British Party for the USA

Feeling down on my home country, I traveled abroad to see hot rods, fireworks, and barbecue from an outsider’s perspective. It ’s a queerly chilly Friday in June , and I ’m sitting on a lawn chairperson cram in the back of a panel van , headed for a monumental American festival on theBritish Isles . American Speedfest 11 hope two days offast cars , forte engine , area euphony , barbecue , giant trucks , and even a mockcounty fair ....

March 7, 2025 · 24 min · 4965 words · Sabrina Smith

Illegal Hikers in Hawai'i May Soon Have to Pay for Their Own Rescues

People who get stuck on the Stairway to Heaven trail could soon be stuck with the rescue bill. Listen , there areso many laws I ’m uncoerced to breakand even moreI simply do n’t believe in . But , there are a blue-ribbon few I can acknowledge are made in the interest of public refuge and ecologic preservation , and they should be followed . My funny instance at the instant is the practice of law that makes it illegal for citizenry to hike theStairway to Heaven trail in Oahuand other hike trail that are closed to the public ....

March 7, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Heather Dixon

Inside My Week-Long Bar Crawl Aboard the World’s Biggest Cruise Ship

All said, I had at least one drink from 16 of the 18 bars across Icon of the Seas. And lived to tell the tale. When I think about cruises , I think about booze . To me , cruise ship are about abundance : a grand , be adrift lesson in what it mean to attempt to meet the demand , desire , and pauperism of every passenger on board ....

March 7, 2025 · 31 min · 6481 words · Lisa Salazar

Jump Scares & Bloody Dresses: The Life of a Haunted House Actor

Step inside a Times Square frightfest to discover a whole new side of Halloween. These Bone-Chilling Halloween Attractions Take Haunted Houses to the Next Level From ghostly zoos and fields of fear to the scariest damn riverboat you’ve ever seen. The tryout for TerrorVision was an open call . The list said you ’d be with a chemical group of 15 people and asked to go through some movement and voice exercises ....

March 7, 2025 · 5 min · 1008 words · Ashley Barnes

Lukas Gage Learns to Flirt in the Local Language Everywhere He Goes

The ‘White Lotus’ and ‘Road House’ actor talks about his love-hate relationship with travel. I have a love - hate relationship with travel . I love it and I hate it . I have a go at it to see the reality , to constantly be moving , to take on new people , and see new places . But it can also pass over me out . I always involve a Clarence Day to adjust to a Modern time zone , so I ’ll hibernate for about 24 hours whenever I go somewhere ....

March 7, 2025 · 5 min · 1048 words · Hannah Jackson

Marcus Scribner’s Day Off in Crenshaw, LA Is a Tour of BBQ, Fried Chicken & Soul Food

The ‘Blackish’ actor takes us to his favorite restaurants in his hometown of Crenshaw. Without tooting his own horn , Marcus Scribner like to say that Los Angeles made him into a well - rounded human being . It ’s all thanks to the city ’s diverse mixture of experience , citizenry , and culture . " What I know most about LA is I palpate like we have so many different biome and masses from unlike backgrounds , " theBlackishactor said in a late interview with Thrillist ....

March 7, 2025 · 5 min · 907 words · Courtney Dougherty

Support Small Business at These Chicago Shops This Holiday Season

Support your community with these local deals. The holidays are a fourth dimension for give thanks , for seasoning everything you consume with pumpkin spiciness , and for stampeding into Target for a Nintendo Switch . It ’s truly the most magical time of the twelvemonth . Amidst the thankful gluttony ofThanksgivingand the absolute havoc that isBlack Friday , Small Business Saturday is a more modest juncture to encourage supporter to expend their dollars at independent neighborhood businesses — ya know , rather than crowd breaker your elbow room through a braggart box section store ....

March 7, 2025 · 8 min · 1617 words · Crystal Malone

The Best Spicy Chicken Sandwiches in Fast Food Right Now

Making a great chicken sandwich is one thing. Making a great spicy chicken sandwich is a whole other. Thefast food fried chicken sandwich competitionis savage . nether region , people ( include us ) even referred to it as the " Gallus gallus wars " for a while there . Turns out the competition for the estimable savory chicken sandwich in flying food is , well , even blistering ....

March 7, 2025 · 14 min · 2875 words · Brandon Bradley

The Coolest Neighborhoods in Vancouver to Spend a Weekend

Whether you’re craving world-class sushi in a converted warehouse or seeking mountain views from a neighborhood coffee bar, Vancouver rewards the curious at every turn. Sure , Vancouver could roost on its honor . With those dramatic mess and sparkling ocean views , this city has won the raw lottery . But there ’s so much more bump beneath the postcard surface . duck’s egg into any neighborhood , and you ’ll divulge what makes this place truly special : industrial area reimagined as dining destinations , former counterculture hub now home to Michelin - starred restaurants , and street where heritage dim essence spots posture comfortably next to innovative coffee bars ....

March 7, 2025 · 13 min · 2707 words · James Waters

The Queer Sports League Creating Community for Trans Athletes in Orlando

As anti-trans laws go into effect in Florida, this group is a crucial lifeline. Florida is n’t exactly synonymous with inclusivity . But as the state ’s Governor Ron DeSantiscontinues to place restrictionson transgender adults seeking health care and blackball gender - confirm tending for tike , tensions are mellow than ever , and members of the queer biotic community are feel more and more unwished . Amidst the withering news , however , queer people are coming together to find community and support ....

March 7, 2025 · 4 min · 827 words · Thomas Baker

The Rural Section of Pennsylvania Where Geniuses Have Vacationed for Centuries

There’s a reason this county is called the ‘Genius Belt.’ If you need some time away from the demands of everyday life , take after a gaggle of twentieth - 100 playwright , painters , and poets by trade thetranquil seasideor an idyllic forest for a trip to rural Pennsylvania . Bucks County , which rest 75 mil ( or about an time of day and 45 minute crusade ) from New York City , has been dub the “ genius belt ” thanks to a history of hosting creatives looking for a restrained place to flesh out their ideas and make meaningful prowess ....

March 7, 2025 · 3 min · 543 words · Sandra Bryant

The World’s Tallest Mountains Are Ones You Can Hike Up

Yes, you—with some advice from the fastest mountaineer on the planet. Ultra - trail moon curser and nomadTyler Andrewsknows a thing or two about mountains . He ’s unarguably one of the truehearted mountaineer in the world . Over the last four years , Andrews has scud up 42 officialFKTs(field speak for “ fastest known time '' ) , and he ’s done it summiting some of the tallest peaks on Earth ....

March 7, 2025 · 8 min · 1648 words · Aaron Bradshaw