Category: Travel

Good morning, or whatever time of day it finds you. Welcome to another insightful journey with Alvin from Greenground, as we explore the intricate tapestry of our world’s current events. Imagine us sitting together over a steaming cup of coffee, as I share stories that […]

Park Chan-wook’s 12th feature-length movie, No Other Choice, begins with Man-su (Lee Byung-hun) as a proud patriarch at the barbecue, a vision of the platonic ideal domestic life he will spend most of the movie defending. In the long middle where life is lived, the […]

It’s the holiday season, and Christmas music is utterly inescapable. Look, I love Mariah Carey and Wham! As much as the next guy. But at some point, you get really tired of hearing the same handful of Christmas songs over and over again. So here […]

Midnight is a curious hour in South India. The heat has finally loosened its grip, the day’s clang and chatter have quieted, yet the world is far from asleep. A…

A power outage struck San Francisco on Saturday that blacked out about 130,000 customers at its peak, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, but also caused another problem: stranded Waymo vehicles. Posts all over social media showed the company’s autonomous SUVs sitting still in […]

Good morning, dear readers. Today, we embark on a journey through global headlines with a calm curiosity, striving to unravel the complex tapestry of current events. As we delve into the intricate intersections of politics, security, and human life, we aim to paint a clear […]

If you told me last year the Nex Playground would outsell Microsoft’s Xbox, even for two weeks, I would have laughed my way out of the room. It’s a three-inch cube of a game console that’s likely less powerful than your phone, one which uses […]

Holiday shoppers, it’s time to finish knocking out that seasonal wish list. At this point, your online purchases may not arrive in time unless you’re willing to pay extra for priority shipping – or you happen to get lucky. Still, gifting anything at all is […]

Engineer Becomes First Wheelchair User to Reach Space: A Historic Leap for Accessibility In a groundbreaking moment for space travel and disability inclusion, Michaela Benthaus, a 33-year-old German aerospace and…

One day, video game critics and journalists will put together a comprehensive study on the impact Balatro had on the industry – of how so many games that came after tried to capture its essence by adding complex systems to otherwise simple, easily understood games. […]