"Being gay is just like being Swedish. It's a little different, but in no important way." That's what I thought in 2005, as I was beginning to get a grip on what it is like to be gay in the 21st century. It's all so very different now.
HIV/AIDS can continue to be remembered as inflicting the "single greatest reversal in human development in modern history" or as our single greatest triumph as a global community. How do you want it to be remembered?
While each village continues to add their own personal flavor, the core traditions of the Quechua people are still the a vibrant thread in Peru's fashion scene.
These magnificent structures praise God with their architectural elation: soaring towers, onion domes and brilliant coloring.
In line with its edifying surroundings, the Cranbrook Museum of Art re-opened with an encyclopedic review of its vast collection through a thought-provoking exhibit titled, No Object is an Island.
What this is about is distance. A distant bureaucracy from a distant culture imposing baffling edicts and regulations on a group of people who were highly self-sufficient hunters and trappers for thousands of years before they wandered into the quicksand of the Indian Act.
The United States spends more on its military than the total spent by the second largest (China), third largest (United Kingdom), fourth largest (France), fifth largest (Russia)... and fifteenth largest (Turkey) combined.
I've been thinking about time as a tangible asset not unlike money and about ways to invest our time to yield higher returns -- better memories, more hours well spent and minutes that nourish.
I am a passenger on board the Alexandra Rickmers, a 26 thousand-tonne freighter out of Hamburg, Germany. Tonight we are departing Singapore, sailing the infamous Strait of Malacca, the stretch of water separating Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore from Sumatra, the largest island in the Indonesian archipelago
There are lots of reasons to love fall: foliage, fireplaces, football ... But our favorite here at Food52 is the season's promise of soup.
Instead of feeling down on yourself the next time Grandma asks you when you are going to meet a nice boy and give her grandkids, focus on why it's sweet to be single over the holidays.
The winter months are upon us, and so now's the time to think differently about the way you care for your skin. You can easily beat the cold-weather doldrums by taking control of your skin care -- and you'll look better, too!
Today, Afghanistan is an Islamic Republic, a middle path between a secular and theocratic form of government. It's time to realize the potential of this compromise, and to allow the great powers of democracy and Islam to finally reconcile in Afghanistan.
Traveling for business doesn't mean you can't have any fun. These great hotels offer all the business traveler staples as well popular after-work or nightlife scenes.
Each New Year brings with it a whole raft of new places and possibilities. New areas are opening up and there are alternative ways to experience more ...