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Chip and Joanna Gaines' Hotel Opens This Fall, Cementing Their Waco Takeover

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 08/25/2023, 7:00 AM

Waco, Texas, takes another step toward becoming Chip-and-Joanna-Gainesville this fall. The married stars of the home-renovation series Fixer Upper have developed and designed their own hotel in the central Texas city (located almost exactly midway between Dallas to the north and Austin to the south) from which they launched their Magnolia lifestyle empire based on modern farmhouse decor and relent...

Fall Foliage in New England: What to Expect in 2023

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 08/23/2023, 7:30 AM

It has been a rainy summer in New England, characterized by flash flooding in Vermont and the second-wettest July on record in Boston. What does that mean for the region's famous fall foliage displays? In 2022, scientists worried that a drought would result in a brief, less vibrant season of autumn colors. So can we conclude that the wet and muggy conditions of summer 2023 will lead to the opposi...

Nervous Flyers Can Now Dial a Pilot-Staffed Helpline to Ease Fears

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 08/15/2023, 6:00 AM

If knowledge is an antidote to fear, then anybody who gets anxious about flying in a plane has a new resource to help overcome that particular source of dread. Dial a Pilot, which launched earlier this summer, is a helpline that lets nervous flyers speak by phone with professional airline pilots to discuss any potentially disquieting aspects of commercial aviation. The service's team of vetted, ...

Hurricane Season 2023 Could Be Worse Than First Thought, Forecasters Say

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 08/11/2023, 11:00 AM

UPDATE, August 11: In a new hurricane season forecast released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. government's offical weather watchers increased the number of storms predicted to develop in the Atlantic Ocean in 2023. After forecasting a "near-normal" Atlantic hurricane season back in May, the agency now expects an "above normal" level of activity, ...

Minion Land Now Making Mischief at Universal Orlando Resort: Check Out the Videos

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 08/11/2023, 6:00 AM

Minions, the animated yellow capsule creatures (think sentient Percocet pills, but adorable) from the Despicable Me cinematic universe, now have their own theme park area at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida. Officially open as of Friday, August 11, Minion Land (really more of a Minion Lane since it's actually a re-themed street area) is located on Illumination Avenue in the Universal Studios p...

How to Prep for High Altitude Before Your Mountain Vacation

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 07/26/2023, 11:00 AM

Headed into the mountains? Here's what medical experts recommend to avoid altitude sickness.

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Don't Scan a Fake QR Code! Scammers Can Steal Your Personal Info

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 07/25/2023, 9:00 AM

An earlier version of this post has been updated with new information. We know QR codes are convenient, allowing quick access to the website or payment portal of a restaurant, parking garage, airline, government agency, or other entity. All you have to do is point your smartphone's camera at that funny little square of black and white, and boom! You're on your way. But you don't go around scan...

Africatown Heritage House: New Museum About Last Known Slave Ship to U.S.

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 07/17/2023, 7:00 AM

A new museum dedicated to the lives and legacies of people aboard the last known ship to transport enslaved Africans to the United States has opened in Alabama. Mobile's Africatown Heritage House (2465 Wimbush St.) chronicles the history of the Clotilda, which brought 110 captive Africans from present-day Benin to Mobile Bay in 1860. Though slavery was still legal in the Southern U.S. at the time,...

Beach Safety Tips for Avoiding Rip Currents

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 07/10/2023, 7:00 AM

Amid rising risks from rip currents, follow these essential beach safety tips to avoid one of the ocean's biggest dangers. 

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Marie Antoinette's Private Rooms at Palace of Versailles Now Open for Tours

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 06/30/2023, 7:00 AM

At the Palace of Versailles in France, members of the public may once again step behind the gilded paneling of the Queen's State Apartment and into the two-story suite of rooms used by Marie Antoinette as her private chambers starting in 1774. Overlooking an inner courtyard, the rooms include a boudoir, a library, a billiards room, and other spaces evincing the queen's signature more-is-more aest...

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