:quality(85):upscale()/2024/11/25/744/n/43463692/21f7fd8d6744ab0baff271.59103148_.png "How to Be a Responsible Tourist in Hawaiʻi")
For decades, travelers from all over the world have flocked to Hawaiʻi for its beautiful beaches, aloha lifestyle, and rich culture. But in recent years since the pandemic and Maui wildfires, native Hawaiians and locals have expressed concerns of too much tourism — and the harmful behaviors that some visitors exhibit. The reality is, when … Read more
Mandira Bedi, widely recognized for her contributions to acting and sports, is making a return to the screen with the South film Identity. The movie features an ensemble cast, including Tovino Thomas, Trisha, and Vinay Rai, and marks Mandira’s debut in Malayalam cinema. Mandira Bedi returns to acting with south film Identity; says, “I’m excited … Read more
The first issue of the magazine Giant Robot I ever came across featured the Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai on the cover—this was enough to stand out on a crowded newsstand in the mid-nineteen-nineties. But what caught my attention were the teasers for a random assortment of other stories, about gangs, surfing, shaved ice, … Read more
At the end of “Anna Karenina,” Konstantin Levin, the less famous of the novel’s two main protagonists, muses on his isolation amid a loving family. Unlike Anna, he has a happy marriage. His wife, Kitty, and son, Mitya, bring him great joy, and he feels that his existence “has the unquestionable meaning of the good.” … Read more
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Whether you’re bouncing from fete to fete during Crop Over, or visiting the country on vacation at any time of year, Barbados has plenty of attractions to get into. Regardless of when you’re there, there are a few experiences it would be remiss not to recommend. Stay somewhere nice. The Caribbean is well known for … Read more
:quality(85):upscale()/2024/09/12/810/n/3019466/fb930fa166e3325e020c13.24217184_.jpg "My Grandmother’s Love Story Shaped My Idea of Black Love")
Family PhotoFamily Photo I was 13 years old when I learned my grandmother’s lifelong love was not my grandfather. As a kid, I spent summers with my grandma in New Rochelle, a suburb of New York City. I found peace in her quiet, quaint apartment. Our favorite pastime was going through her photo albums hidden … Read more
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“I have to go,” I said to Diego* as he caressed my face. I had only met him yesterday, but felt an instant spark. Now, here we were, in Parque Lincoln in Mexico City, neither of us ready to say goodbye quite yet. “Meet me in Seattle,” I said boldly, inviting a near stranger to … Read more
But this might not be the biggest problem that potential retirees face. The deeper issues of meaning, relevance, and identity that retirement can bring to the fore are more significant to some workers. Work has become central to the modern American identity, as journalist Derek Thompson bemoans in The Atlantic. And some theorists have argued … Read more
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Unpopular opinion, but isn’t it about time we stop shaming women for divorce — and shouldn’t that include Jennifer Lopez? By now, we all have heard that Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck after only two years of marriage. In what felt like a whirlwind romance during the pandemic, the world was shocked … Read more
Being a parent raises so many urgent, concrete questions—Will this movie cause nightmares? Is this enough sunscreen? Where are the Cheez-Its?—that the abstract ones often slip beneath the surface, only to emerge later, unbidden. In the morning, making breakfast, you can look up from the waffle mix to see your kids and think, Wait—did I … Read more
