Because the Chilean government restricts access to birth control, unexpected pregnancies are common among young women. In the first installment of her new travel series, Emily Guerin sneaks packets of the morning-after pill through the airport with the intent of distributing them in Chile.
Whitney Medved likes old people. In fact, she likes them so much that she’s traveling to the Slovak Republic to interview them. Here’s why.
Darryl Campbell visits one of the Roman Empire’s most important monuments and suddenly can’t stop thinking about Kevin Costner.
While researching her thesis in rural Chile, Emily Guerin learns that her interactions and relationships with people abroad have deeper consequences than expected.
Jonathan Gourlay attends a traditional feast on the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia.
Oktoberfest is often shunned by Germans as a kitschy, tourist-only event, but in the final installment of The Rambling American, Locke McKenzie finds himself embracing the Bavarian tradition.
Locke McKenzie confronts the idyllic concept of the “starving artist.”
Bowman Leigh spends two and a half weeks in Kimberly, one of the few places on Earth that remains untouched by modern development.
Locke McKenzie examines the legitimacy of modern piracy — both on the high seas and on the internet.
Three men in their late 80s are on trial in Germany for war crimes committed 64 years ago. Locke McKenzie confronts the logic and purpose behind these trials.
Dogs are man’s best friend, except when they’re everywhere. Michelle Stoler recognizes the problem with street dogs in Chile.
Locke McKenzie weighs the superficiality of tourism against the desire to experience new cultures.
Kevin Nguyen delves into the past, present, and future of karaoke, and speaks with Brian Raftery, author of Don’t Stop Believin’: How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My Life.
Darryl Campbell on why everyone is mad about everything all the time.
Nick Martens digs into the pages of the great dictionary that chronicles the history and development of the English language, and unearths some typographic gems.
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