A former National Geographic photographer shows what America was like in the...
Nathan Benn spent nearly 20 years as a photographer for National Geographic, beginning as an intern in 1972.He traveled the world during his two decades with the magazine, though the vast majority of...
View ArticleNew Arby's restaurants are unrecognizable
Next time you step into an Arby's, you may not recognize it.The sandwich chain is redesigning its restaurants, riding on the momentum of its 19th consecutive quarter of same-store sales.According to a...
View ArticleThis growing rival to Panera Bread has a new menu for fall — here's the verdict
Pret a Manger, the UK-based cafe chain, is a star on the rise.And amid swirling rumors of a public listing in the US and rising sales numbers, Pret a Manger's chefs have prepared a new fall menu to...
View ArticleWe flew to the Hamptons like the 1% with Blade, an 'Uber-for-helicopters'...
Getting to the Hamptons can be a real drag on the 1%. Blade, an aviation startup cofounded by former Sony and Warner Music Group exec Rob Wiesenthal and GroupMe cofounder Steve Martocci, aims to make...
View Article16 crazy things that happen at Silicon Valley's favorite grade school
Growing up, Max Ventilla never felt like school was for him."School was something I did because I was a kid and it was expected of me. That's a real shame," says Ventilla, the former head of...
View ArticleSilicon Valley billionaires are appalled by normal schools — so they've...
A typical day at Altschool, the Bay Area-based school system that raised $100 million in venture capital in May, is anything but typical.Kids take attendance on an iPad, complete a "playlist" of...
View ArticleA former Google exec created a school to transform the way we teach kids
A typical day at Altschool, the Bay Area-based school system that raised $100 million in venture capital in May, is anything but typical.Kids take attendance on an iPad, complete a "playlist" of...
View ArticleWe visited a New York City bar that only serves breakfast cereal
Inside a high-end streetwear store in Brooklyn is something rather unexpected - New York City's first cereal bar.KITH CEO Ronnie Fieg has combined his two greatest passions, sneakers and cereal, in...
View ArticleI spent a day with a PR intern during Fashion Week — and she ran circles...
When you think of New York Fashion Week, images of glamorous models, famous designers, and impeccably dressed celebrities spring to mind.But who keeps the shows running smoothly behind the scenes? For...
View ArticleThis makeup artist was blacklisted by the porn industry after she revealed...
Melissa Murphy used to eat, sleep, and breathe porn. But she didn't watch it."I build relationships in the makeup chair," Murphy tells me as she drags a red lip pencil over an adult actress's lip."We...
View ArticleHere's how Kanye West's super-secretive, last-minute Fashion Week show went down
Back in February, Kanye West had his first fashion show in his collaboration with Adidas. So far, only the Yeezy 750 Boost sneakers have been released. Today, he unveiled his new line "Yeezy Season...
View ArticleThis makeup artist was blacklisted by the porn industry after she revealed...
Melissa Murphy used to eat, sleep, and breathe porn. But she didn't watch it."I build relationships in the makeup chair," Murphy tells me as she drags a red lip pencil over an adult actress's lip."We...
View ArticleUp-and-coming restaurant chains that could be the next Shake Shack
Fast-casual dining is here to stay, as evidenced by the popularity of Shake Shack and Chipotle.Zagat, the acclaimed restaurant-review guide, has recently released its first ever fast-casual survey,...
View Article16 crazy things that happen at Silicon Valley's favorite grade school
Growing up, Max Ventilla never felt like school was for him."School was something I did because I was a kid and it was expected of me. That's a real shame," says Ventilla, the former head of...
View ArticleHow Emmy-winner Peter Dinklage became the beloved 'Game of Thrones' bad boy
Sunday, Peter Dinklage took home his second Emmy for supporting actor on HBO's "Game of Thrones." The 46-year-old actor has been nominated in the category each year since the series' start.But long...
View ArticleThe 'Insta-famous' sons and daughters of New York's elite let me into their...
Take a look at the "Rich Kids of Instagram" blog and you'll see over-the-top photos of luxury bags, massive bottles of Dom Perignon, and flights on private jets. The photos are posted by an anonymous...
View ArticleGo inside the rarely seen underbelly of New York's famed Woolworth Building
Not just any old tourist can waltz into the Woolworth Building.Once the tallest building in New York City, the Woolworth has been recognized as a historic landmark since 1983.Completed in 1913, the...
View ArticleHow an astrophotographer captures breathtaking nebulas, comets, and galaxies
Gerald Rhemann started taking photos of space nearly 30 years ago.And while his field of astrophotography takes incredible skill and dedication, Rhemann is up to the task.From nearby comets to far-off...
View ArticleIncredible portraits of the forgotten pilots of WWII
Michal Solarski is careful to mention that he's a photographer, not a historian.However, it was his fascination with history, specifically World War II's effect on the Polish people, that guided him to...
View ArticleA bicyclist made an incredible 14,000-mile journey across Asia — and his...
From a young age, self-taught British photographer Alex Gandy dreamed of going on far-flung adventures, inspired by childhood stories of Ernest Shackleton and Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure...
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