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Visiting Rome? Escape the masses at these three havens

May 8, 2017 by Rob McKenzie

Credit: Photokanto
Tourists visiting the Borghese gallery in Rome on a beautiful sunny day

There are four obvious sites to visit in Rome: the Forum, the Vatican, the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps. But these are insanely crowded with tourists. So even if you decide to hit the obvious spots, here are three havens for catching your breath and getting away from the … Read More

Bookshelf: Around the World in 50 Years

May 17, 2015April 25, 2015 by Dave Robson

To put it politely as I can: Albert Podell is a son of a bitch. I say that admiringly, incredulously, and enviously. Truly, deeply enviously. He’s a been a Playboy editor (back when Playboy was new and breaking all the rules), lawyer, a 60’s ad man, and a few other … Read More

Rolo: The Roll-Up Clothing Organizer

December 3, 2013 by Staff

Let’s be honest—you only need to look at a picture of a Rolo ($80) to see it’s obvious utility. It has a number of mesh pockets when you can organize your clothing, it hangs up in a closet or on a doorframe when you’re at your hotel, motel, or in-law’s … Read More

The Lottery, Shuttlecocks, and the War Over Oysters

July 12, 2018August 12, 2013 by Staff

Why We Keep Playing the Lottery – Nautilus “It may seem easy to understand why we keep playing. As one trademarked lottery slogan goes, “Hey, you never know.” Somebody has to win. But to really understand why hundreds of millions of people play a game they will never win, a … Read More

The DailyXY Guide to Belgrade

January 17, 2013January 15, 2013 by Benjamin Leszcz

At the confluence of the Sava and the Danube Rivers, in the heart of East-Central Europe, Belgrade is the sort of place where things happen. The city – Serbia’s capital since Yugoslavia’s 2006 dissolution – has been the site of 115-odd wars, and in WWII, it was bombed by both … Read More