36 Hours in Queenstown, New Zealand: Things to Do and See

8 a.m. Breakfast on the shore, then enjoy a non-hiker’s postcard walk Grab one of Queenstown’s most sought-after brunch reservations at the Boat Shed Cafe & Bistro, inside a restored 157-year-old New Zealand Railways office. Then wander next door to Queenstown Marina, a modern counterpoint to the heritage cafe that consists of a bakery, a […]

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36 Hours in Joshua Tree, California: Things to Do and See

7 a.m. Hike to the site of a real-life Western drama California’s high-desert scenery often feels like the backdrop of an old western (in Pioneertown, northwest of the park, a set used for many films of the western genre still stands). For the nonfiction version of Wild West-like drama, enter the park via the west […]

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Can Parties Help Us Heal?

On the first night of December, the scene at Nowadays, a bar and club in the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens, was uncharacteristically tranquil. In place of the usual crowded dance floor, people were lying on blankets in the middle of the club. Instead of bumping beats, the music was calming, and the space was filled […]

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¿Ya podemos besarnos con desconocidos?

Si estás vacunado, pero no puedes confirmar la vacunación o la condición médica de la otra persona, aun así, no habrá problema para la mayoría de los jóvenes, agregó. “La cuestión aquí es el control”, continuó. “Cuantas más narices y bocas se junten, más riesgo potencial de transmisión”. También está el evidente dilema logístico: puede […]

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Making Bar Trivia Virtual

In the spring, just before lockdown hit North Carolina, Steve Bahnaman met some friends at a Cider Brewery, just outside Raleigh, for an evening of bar trivia. His team, Covid Operations (this was back before Covid-19 puns were “super tired,” he explained), won the competition that night. The prize: $40 in bar cash. “Which I’m […]

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