UNESCO threatens to ‘blacklist’ Venice if Italy doesn’t start to look after historical sites

UNESCO threatens to ‘blacklist’ Venice if Italy doesn’t start to look after historical sites

UNESCO regularly reviews its World Heritage Sites and says those in Venice are ‘in danger’. UNESCO has recommended that Venice and its lagoon be added to its list of World Heritage in Danger.  They say Italy is not doing enough to protect the city from the impact of climate change and mass tourism. UNESCO says … Read more

How Andraya Carter became a rising, versatile talent for the future of ESPN

How Andraya Carter became a rising, versatile talent for the future of ESPN

As ESPN heads into an unknown universe given consumer and industry trends, clear patterns have emerged around corporate investment in on-air talent. The company has paid significant sums to people they see as brands, or those that provide hours of inventory. Stephen A. Smith, Pat McAfee and a handful of others represent this on the … Read more

Middle East Luxury Travel News: Equinox to Open Hotel in Saudi Arabia

Middle East Luxury Travel News: Equinox to Open Hotel in Saudi Arabia

Idea Generation: Mike Amiri Mike Amiri was raised in Los Angeles’s most famous neighborhood, Hollywood, during the excess of the ’80s hair metal scene. The son of Iranian immigrants, he was transfixed by the music, culture and fashion coming out of clubs like the Roxy. So when he launched his eponymous luxury brand in 2013–with … Read more

Welcome to South Florida, where the NBA/NHL Finals action ‘doesn’t end’ and fans can drop a mortgage on tickets

Welcome to South Florida, where the NBA/NHL Finals action ‘doesn’t end’ and fans can drop a mortgage on tickets

The Athletic has live coverage of Stanley Cup Final Game 5 Panthers vs. Golden Knights FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — On Sunday night, right before Panthers coach Paul Maurice went downstairs to meet his staff for dinner in Summerlin, Nev., he called home to check in on his wife, Michelle. She said he must be calling … Read more

Carnivore Diet, Lion Diet, Animal-Based Diet: Inside the Extreme World of All-Meat Eating

Carnivore Diet, Lion Diet, Animal-Based Diet: Inside the Extreme World of All-Meat Eating

Welcome to Anxious Carnivores, a mini-series about the changing culture around meat consumption. Despite growing pressures to quit meat, many Americans can’t quite do so—but they’re getting weirder and weirder about how they eat it. Is it me or are meat diets sort of…in a particularly deranged era right now? A content creator went viral for eating … Read more

Checklist To Start Planning a Retirement in Europe​

Checklist To Start Planning a Retirement in Europe​

When Vibeke Arentz and her husband, Jeff Kacirk, decided to move from the San Francisco Bay Area to the south of France four years ago, it was a chance for the couple to immerse themselves in a place that fascinated them. They have not been disappointed.  “The culture, the history, the cuisine, the scenery, the … Read more