The Ham-It-Up Hamlet: Smithfield, VA
In the Ham Capital of the World, do the town’s people really hang pigs on their Christmas trees? Sure do. But I didn’t believe it til I read it, either….
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We All Have AIDS: Kenneth Cole Cause-Related T-Shirts
One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to do more to help those in need. So does Kenneth Cole, who knows that nothing is more fashionable than a cause. About…
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Declaration of Independence Air: Shutting Down
Less than 19 months after its initial flight, Independence Air will shut down on January 5th. The low-cost carrier had filed for bankruptcy protection in November but couldn’t find an…
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Let’s Celebrate All The Holidays At Once: Chrismahanukwanzakah
For the first time since 1957, the first day of Hanukkah was also Christmas Day. The eighth and final night of The Festival of Lights this year will be January…
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Haute Cuisine in Hot-lanta: Joël Restaurant
The critics are raving about Joël Antunes. He owns the fashionable restaurant Joël in Atlanta, renowned for its chef’s weekly three-course gourmet $39 menu. Born in France, head chef in…
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Hand & Foot Detailing: American Male Shops, US
With 15 sports-oriented locations across the US, from L.A. to its hometown of Philadelphia, American Male shops are part of a growing fad of offering manicures and pedicures to the…
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Happy New Year From Vagablond!
Wherever you live across the globe — and we have readers in over 70 countries — Vagablond wishes you a Happy New Year!!! I celebrated with family and friends over…
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Four-Czar Dining on Haute Russe Cuisine: Pushkin Cafe, Moscow
A rose-colored neoclassic building houses the four-story Pushkin Cafe on popular Tverskoy Bulvar in central Moscow. The cafe is on the first floor; the restaurant spreads up to the second…
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Suite Architecture: Ripa Hotel, Roma
A few blocks from the Colosseum, in the oldest part of Roma, is the Four-Star Hotel Ripa All Suites. Built in 1973, but boldly and minimalistically restyled by King Roselli…
