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In Paul Rappaport’s memoir “Gliders Over Hollywood: Airships, Airplay, and the Art of Rock Promotion” (Jawbone Press), the former Columbia Records senior vice president of rock promotion captures an era of music (the late 1960s through the 1990s) that he considers magical. Besides sharing stories about legends like the Rolling Stones and ...Read more

Some of my most vivid memories from my first visit to Istanbul in the 1970s are of the colorful locals. Scruffy kids sold cherry juice, and old men would grab huge cucumbers from wheeled carts, then peel, quarter, and salt them, and sell them for pennies. While the Old World magic in many parts of the city has been plowed under by modern ...Read more

Do you know any amazing women? March is the time to celebrate them – and many others you may not have heard of. Since 1987, March has been deemed National Women’s History Month to recognize the accomplishments of women in U.S. history who have often been overlooked.

This...Read more

The leaders of several Caribbean governments being targeted under a proposed U.S. travel ban say they have received no formal notifications from the Trump administration that their nation is among dozens of countries whose nationals could be shut out of the United States.

The Miami Herald was first to confirm that along with Cuba and Venezuela,...Read more

Before moving to Los Angeles when she was 19, actress Madison Elise Rogers spent her early years in Tennessee, and t hen later moved to Mississippi when she was in middle school. Back then, the idea of being on TV and in films seemed like fun, but it didn’t seem like a realistic goal for her at the time. Today, she is one of the stars of the ...Read more

If you're in the mood to surrender to a city's charms, let it be in Barcelona. Life bubbles in its narrow old town alleys, grand boulevards, and elegant modern district. While Barcelona has an illustrious past – from Roman colony to 14th-century maritime powerit's enjoyable to throw out the history books and just drift through the city.

A ...Read more

Get ready! If you are planning a trip to a national park or two or three this spring or summer, you may have more concerns than crowded hiking trails, lack of cell service or unexpected thunderstorms. Nine percent of Park Service staff have been lost in mass firings and resignations.

And this is on top of hundreds of vacant positions that can�...Read more

President Donald Trump has chosen Dearborn Heights, Michigan, Mayor Bill Bazzi to be his nominee for U.S. ambassador to Tunisia, rewarding a second Metro Detroit Muslim mayor who backed his candidacy in 2024.

Trump last week appointed Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib to be the ambassador to Kuwait. Both nominations require approval in the Republican...Read more

The Trump administration is weighing including Cuba and Haiti on a list of countries whose nationals will face restrictions to enter the country, sources with knowledge of the ongoing discussions told the Miami Herald.

Cuba, which is on a State Department list of countries that sponsor terrorism, might end up on a “red list” of countries ...Read more

“The Baxters” actor Josh Plasse is a former Golden Gloves boxing champion, co-screenwriter/actor/producer of the C. Thomas Howell film “Ride” and the author of his recently released fantasy novel “Dust” (Resolve Editions). Though the book is a work of fiction, Plasse said he utilized some of his travels as inspiration. “I based a ...Read more

If you're traveling in the Czech Republic south of Prague, you may have the famously cute town of Český Krumlov on your itinerary. While it’s delightful, two nearby towns – straddling the regions of Bohemia and Moravia – feel less commercial and, for many, equally worthwhile.

Třeboň, a well-preserved town with an inviting Renaissance ...Read more

Have you asked the kids? If you are planning a spring or summer break, it’s always a good idea to get their input. Not that you have to follow exactly what they suggest or go over budget. It’s just anyone, whatever their age, likes to be consulted on an itinerary.

Besides, with TikTok, YouTube videos and glitzy social media and TV ads, the ...Read more

Over the last quarter century, David Suchet became the definitive Hercule Poirot, starring as the fussy but perceptive private detective in 70 screen adaptations of Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries. He digs a little deeper into the author’s biography in the BritBox travelogue series “Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet,” in...Read more

The Japanese group ONE OR EIGHT said that traveling so much has given them the opportunity to experience the musical landscapes of places they had grown up hearing about. For instance, “visiting [the United States] and connecting with the birthplace of hip-hop has significantly fueled my drive as an artist focused on the genre,” group member...Read more

Jane Austen turns 250 this year, and England is rolling out the Regency red carpet to celebrate. So, if your 2025 travel plans include Britain – Bath, in particular – you might encounter larger-than-usual crowds at Austen hotspots … and a surplus of people sporting high-waisted gowns, petticoats, and long white gloves.

Austen is one of ...Read more

My family is out enjoying a rare ski day together in Crested Butte, Colorado. I’m watching the dogs.

It’s not that I don’t ski. I love the sport, especially on blue sky days. I just can’t this season as I’m still rehabbing from knee surgery. But I’m not feeling sorry for myself.

In mountain towns these days, even in tiny mountain ...Read more

For Canadian musician LØLØ, touring the world is one of the perks of being a musician. “I'm headed to Boston, New York City, Philly, D.C., Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Denver, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit and Toronto this spring,” she said. “Then I'll head to Europe and the United Kingdom in ...Read more