By: Kristine Hansen Move over, celebrity homes and blissful beaches. These days, Malibu is angling for a new crowd — wine drinkers and foodies. Just 40 minutes north of Los Angeles, Malibu is home to California’s newest and least-known wine region, already nabbing national awards and garnering the attention of wine critics with its exclusive pours. Even better, a wine weekend here is relatively affordable, meaning more budget to snap up some bottles that you won’t be able to find outside of the area ... Читать дальше...
By Steven Casale Between running for the train and dealing with delays, a metro station is probably the last place to make you stop and have a look around. But across the globe, deep under the ground of some of the world’s largest cities, there are art installations, idiosyncratic designs, and thought-provoking motifs. Ahead, 10 of the most design-savvy examples around the world. More from Travel + Leisure: A Lauded War Photographer Rediscovers Vietnam Take a Video Tour of Paris’ Largest Cemetery... Читать дальше...
Design by Lauren DeLuca for Yahoo Travel.) Nothing is quite as ominous and foreboding as a huge abandoned building, one with burnt, crumbling walls pockmarked with shattered window panes seeming to glare down as if from the blackened eye holes of a skull. Abandoned hotels seem to possess a special malignant aura, as if the souls of long-dead guests from the past lurk in the rubble, angry that their formerly happy retreat has been forsaken. The world is dotted with such ruins, some caused by war... Читать дальше...
The main house at Casa de Shenandoah is where Newton and his family lived for decades. They wondered what exactly was behind those gilded walls, what exactly was Casa de Shenandoah — Wayne Newton’s massive 55-acre estate — really like inside? Up until recently that was a mystery left unsolved, but in September 2015, Mr. Las Vegas started tours of his estate and for the first time anyone could visit the property of this legendary showman. While in Las Vegas recently I made sure that I included a stop at the Casa de Shenandoah... Читать дальше...
Finally, after nearly 150 years, Antoni Gaudí’s famous Sagrada Família church in Barcelona is nearing completion. The sprawling Art Nouveau basilica has been under construction since Gaudí took over the project in 1883 — and it’s been another 90 years since he passed away. Gaudí was selected to take over, and he quickly changed up the design, opting for an unconventional cross between Art Nouveau, Gothic, and organic influences. As the years passed, Gaudí became more and more focused on the Sagrada Família... Читать дальше...
Photo Magic scans photos using facial recognition and sends a notification to send them onto the friends pictured.
There's a shoe salesman from Emporia, Kansas, who probably isn't in many history books, but he deserves at least a paragraph.
Chinese financier Liu Yiqian stuns the art world with his record-setting purchase of a famed Modigliani painting.
BlackChocolateCo makes death look sweet with this anatomy-inspired dessert.
Underrated/Overrated: In the Underrated/Overrated column in the Nov. 8 Calendar section, the writer of the 2015 film "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" was listed as Thomas Mann. The film and the novel it was based upon were written by Jesse Andrews.
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Pictures as Gills find themseleves in a spot of bother after a penalty shootout defeat to Yeovil in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
A student who launched a conscientious objection to a bar's military fancy dress event has found himself blocked from the event's Facebook page.
A burglar who targeted two Gravesend homes only to be caught in the act by both victims has been jailed.
Changes in humor - particularly development of a darker sense of humor - may occur at least 9 years before onset of frontotemporal dementia or Alzheimer's, a new study finds.
Prescribing patients PPIs in the hospital to decrease the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding may increase their chance of life-threatening infections.
With the ever-worsening obesity problem in America, a new study makes some rather worrying and surprising findings: signs of heart disease start younger than expected.
Find out more about antioxidants, natural molecules that help neutralize free radicals in our bodies, including how to incorporate more antioxidants into your diet.
James L. Gesellchen, 75, Mandan, died Nov. 8, 2015, at a Mandan care center. Arrangements are pending with Bismarck Funeral Home.
FARGO — The world as we knew it changed much on Sunday, Nov, 8, 2015, when Dwight L. Williams, 66, left us. There will be a memorial service at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Boulger Funeral Hom…
Duane Waarst, 75, Carlyle, died Nov. 6, 2015, in Baker, Mont. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at the Carlyle Cemetery. Further arrangements are pending with Stevenson Funeral …
DEVILS LAKE — Steven Spah, 57.
RICHARDTON — The Rev. Lawrence Wagner, 91, Richardton, died Nov. 8, 2015, at the Richardton Health Center. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. MST Friday, Nov. 13, at Assumption Abbey, Richard…