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An interview with Lawrence Wells author of In Faulkner’s Shadow: A Memoir. Lawrence talks about his time in Oxford Mississippi and his new memoir about just what happens when you…

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Books

5 books to read this summer if you can’t make it to the beach

July 20, 2020

By: Katherine McLaughlin Summer 2020 is shaping up to be one of the strangest—but most memorable—summers of the century. With the Coronavirus restricting gatherings, sporting events, concerts, and travel— to…

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7 min
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It’s Never Too Late: Jamie Brenner in Conversation with Katherine McLaughlin

July 20, 2020

By: Katherine McLaughlin I originally met Jamie Brenner at a Manhattan co-working space where I worked as a barista, she was a member. I was a reader with a passion…

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Travel

5 Teas from a Fine Italian Tea House to Turn Staying at Home into a Luxury

July 9, 2020

by Jessica Ellen Monk Tea drinkers don’t mind Shelter in Place so much. Why? Because tea takes time. Like all the best things in life, appreciating tea demands a day…

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Reimagining Cities – A free webinar featuring Ken Greenberg – Thursday, June 25, 2pm Eastern

June 24, 2020

Do you want to learn more about how urban planning strategies can address the novel challenges posed by COVID-19? Or how some of the world’s most liveable cities exist thanks…

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1 min
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Books
Travel

Steve Jermanok Video Interview New England in a Nutshell

June 23, 2020

We sat down for an interview with Steve Jermanok about his new guide book New England in a Nutshell. With the forced downturn in travel and a public yearning…

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8 min
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Articles

Child of Indianapolis: Rediscovering my hometown through Kurt Vonnegut and Cat’s Cradle

February 26, 2020

by Katherine Mclaughlin I’m from Indianapolis, but when I turned 18 I moved away. I wanted to attend college and study writing in the most vibrant, cultured place I could…

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9 min
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Make Your Own Fantasy Island at Adventure Suites While Staying in the Haunted Castle

February 18, 2020

by Francis McGovern I remember when I was young and growing up in the seventies, we watched TV mostly with the family. Back then there was no on demand, what…

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5 min
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Articles

Visiting the “Castle of Light” during the darkest month of the year: An adventure to the National Library of Latvia

February 4, 2020

You may splinter us, you may break us We’ll reach the horizon, where the sun rises! – from Broken Pines by Rainis by Jaclyn Tilks It is November in Riga…

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Relax, Energize and Inspire your Creative Side with a stay at San Miguel de Allende’s Casa Delphine

January 23, 2020

by Antoinette Weil Somewhere in between three and four hours north of Mexico City’s traffic-filled roads and people-filled squares, sits San Miguel de Allende. Colonial architecture in warm hues and…

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