I was saddened by the news that Paul Newman died on Friday. The iconic, legendary actor, who has made up so much of what American film is about, passed away at the age of 83 at his home in Westport, Connecticut. He was an amazing guy.

When I was a correspondent for Newsweek, I did a Playboy interview with him and I spent six weeks traveling with him. (I wanted nine weeks, but the magazine said I had to do it in six.) We traveled all over the country together: We went to Las Vegas for Formula One racing, to the Keys for scuba diving, then we …

Seasickness can put a damper on your trip, so if you think your stomach might be rolling right along with the waves, you’ll want to plan ahead of time.

A group of 11 tourists and eight guides who were kidnapped at the Egyptian border and held hostage for 10 days were freed on Monday.

The five Italians, five Germans and one Romanian had been on a guided desert safari near Gilf al Kebir, where Egypt borders Sudan and Libya, when they were taken hostage by masked gunman and taken to the Sudanese side. All the released hostages were airlifted to Cairo and are reported to be in good health.

They were freed near Sudan’s border with Chad, a day after a standoff that left at least half the kidnappers dead.

Is that the sky falling?

No, it’s just the stock market.

And—no big shock here—airline stocks tumbled along with everything else.

Just ahead of the House of Representatives rejecting the government’s $700 billion bailout on Monday, Northwest and Continental “led” the pack with stocks that plunged 11 percent and 10.7 percent, respectively.

The smell of barbecuing fatty pieces of pork and beef wafts in the wind, mingling with the sizzling aroma of vegetables dropped in hot oil.

Steaming bamboo baskets sitting on almost every stall invite hungry crowds to sample a bite of hot dumplings, spicy chicken or oyster pancakes.

The modern-day concept of a Chinese night market originated in the center of large Taiwanese cities like Taipei.

The idea came about when people, mainly teens, would cluster on small streets and hang out long after dark.

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