NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — An overwhelming majority of US and Canadian travelers (99 percent) are eager to travel again, with 70 percent stating that they plan to take a vacation in 2021, according to a Travel Leaders Group survey of nearly 3,000 frequent travelers. The survey was conducted […]
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We all have pet peeves. It’s just part of being alive and on this planet with other human beings. (Hey, people can be annoying sometimes!) And having less-than-tolerant opinions about that doesn’t make you a bad person. In fact, a 2014 study in The Journal of Psychology found that whining […]
Despite Government advice against travel and the threat of weeks in isolation skiers are determined to return to the mountains Snow has begun to fall in abundance as the start of the European ski season fast approaches. But as the mountains turn white with winter the hopes of being able […]
Screenshot: ABC/The Bachelorette (Fair Use) Welcome to the absurd, covid-heavy season of The Bachelorette, briefly filmed at the scenic and socially distant La Quinta Resort in La Quinta, California, before some producer decided it was cool to allow everyone to make out again. Clare Crawley and her 30 prospective husbands […]
An overwhelming majority of US and Canadian travelers (99 percent) are eager to travel again, with 70 percent stating that they plan to take a holiday in 2021, according to a Travel Leaders Group survey of nearly 3,000 frequent travelers. The survey was conducted in September in conjunction with the […]
Getty The majority of Americans say their holiday plans won’t be business as usual in 2020. The ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is complicating plans for family gatherings and travel in the U.S. this winter. Sixty percent of respondents to Travelocity’s 2020 Holiday Outlook survey claim they won’t be traveling […]
The synopsis for Ready Player Two has been revealed. Author Ernest Cline took part in a New York Comic-Con panel earlier today with actor Wil Wheaton, where he spoke about the upcoming book. Ready Player One was adapted for the big screen by Steven Spielberg, which was almost too perfect […]
Photo credit: Elaine Chung From Esquire Warning: This post contains spoilers for Palm Springs. If you’ve ever been curious about what living in a time loop (a la Groundhog Day) might be like, you’ve likely had more than enough of a taste of that by now, four months into quarantine. […]
New York – A study of the public’s attitude toward the press reveals that distrust goes deeper than partisanship and down to how journalists define their very mission. In short: Americans want more than a watchdog. The study, released Wednesday by the Media Insight Project, a collaboration between the American […]
But one does not have to be online to witness this upsurge in Deaf content and sign language representation, itself both a part of and distinct from the groundswell of stories about differently abled people that have arisen over the last decade. After years on the margins, the Deaf community […]
Survey Finds Surprising Percent of Travelers Are Already Vaccinated and Planning To Take Their Next Vacation in 2021 ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Travel Leaders Network, the largest network of travel agencies in North America with more than 55,000 travel advisors and 5,700 agency locations, conducted a research […]
Susan Salisbury | Special to the Post Patti Biggs started making her own clothes as a child, and today her coastal-themed dresses, tops, bottoms and accessories are sold in 150 specialty boutiques in 15 states. Her company, Out of the Blue Collection, headquartered in West Palm Beach, makes women’s resort, […]
By PAN PYLAS (AP) — Waning trust in governments and all types of media is threatening to limit the rollout of coronavirus vaccines around the world, particularly in the United States, according to a survey conducted by communications firm Edelman. In an annual assessment on the state of trust in […]
Credit: Emma Simpson on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/mNGaaLeWEp0 A study of students at seven public universities across the United States has identified risk factors that may place students at higher risk for negative psychological impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Factors associated with greater risk of negative impacts include the amount of […]
A slate of recommendations from the Georgia Freight & Logistics Commission will go to the General Assembly when it opens its 2021 session Monday. The state must pursue new sources of public and private funding to make the improvements needed to move an exploding volume of freight through Georgia efficiently, […]
Special to the Post and Courier Management of vacation rental properties in coastal communities like Kiawah Island, where this home at 7 Rhetts Bluff Road is located, is big business in a Charleston area known for its hospitality. (Michael Cyra, Photographics/Akers Ellis/Provided). Like other coastal communities, Kiawah Island implemented a […]
The dreamlike, figure-filled canvases of the German artist Neo Rauch defy conventional interpretations. Mr. Rauch, 60, grew up in communist East Germany, and his work draws on socialist-realist motifs as well as Surrealism, Romanticism and comics. His paintings are filled with people laboring away at confounding tasks, wearing outfits that […]
President Donald Trump’s legal team on Tuesday announced a state Senate hearing on election issues in Pennsylvania featuring former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is an attorney for the president. But MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow found the event ― like so much else involving the Trump legal effort ― isn’t […]
Never, as the sayings go, judge a book by its cover, a sausage by its skin or, when it comes to me, a hotel critic by her dodgy pre-visit suppositions. “Oh gawd”, I thought when I read the press release about The Falcon, “minted toff and his yoga-loving sixth wife […]
On Oct. 26, NASA announced that water exists in far greater abundance on the sunlit side of the moon than had hitherto been believed. The discovery resulted from observations of a telescope that NASA regularly flies at an altitude of 45,000 feet above the Earth’s surface. NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for […]
Old teachers learn new tricks to stay current with the times. The best ones make it work. Take Clint Bodene. He is in his 31st year in the Sacramento City Unified School District, credentialed to teach math, chemistry, life science and art. He is the last remaining charter faculty member […]