Archive for Category: "Entertainment"
Airplane Art: Nina Katchadourian’s Seat Assignment
In the past few weeks, you may have seen Nina Katchadourian’s work in your Facebook feed and paused to view her her Flemish-style self portraits. Her work might be the most famous thing to come out of an airplane bathroom, so we sent Ben Moroski to learn more about the artist and her inspiration. For [...]
Window Seat or Aisle Seat: The Top 20 Summer Family Activities
School is almost out, so parents, now is the time to start planning your summer family outings. Window Seat or Aisle Seat columnist Kerri Zane put together this summer’s top 20 family activities. And the best part, many of the venues are offering exclusive deals for Peter Greenberg Worldwide readers. If you’re a mom like me, [...]
Travel Tip: Free Public Arts Programs
If you think performing-arts companies offer only prohibitively expensive engagements, think again. Just look at the wide range of free programs that are available to the public. Sure, Lincoln Center in New York City is home to some of the most well-respected — and expensive — cultural performances. We’re talking upwards of hundreds of dollars [...]
Finding Local Hot Spots: Chicago Neighborhoods
One of Peter’s top five tips for traveling Like a Local is to talk to the locals you encounter and ask them about their day-to-day routines. We sent radio producer Jordan Whitley to Chicago to test out Peter’s local travel tips and share her neighborhood finds. Peter says Chicago one of his favorite cities. Having [...]
Travel Tip: Hands-On Film Festivals
Why go to a film festival just to sit in the theater? Some festivals have participatory events off screen that can make the experience even more meaningful. Volunteer for just three shifts at the New York City’s Tribeca Film Festival and you’ll get free access to film screenings. There are public events throughout the city [...]
Carnival Travel 2012: Party Like a Local in Trinidad
With Ash Wednesday set for February 23, Carnival is fast approaching. Editor Lily J. Kosner put on her party hat and set out for Port of Spain, New Orleans and Rio Di Janeiro. In part one of her series, find out everything you need to know to be prepared to party in Trinidad & Tobago. [...]
Travel Tip: Literary Re-Creations
Want to spend a day in the life of your favorite fictional character? Literary locations and festivals around the globe are recreating the worlds found in books. Sherlock Holmes fans know the address as 221B Baker Street. That address is actually home to the Sherlock Holmes Museum.From the quirky mess, to the violin, to Watson’s [...]
Travel Tip: Travel Like a Spy
You’ve seen it in the movies, but what if you could crack the code of top-secret agents? Step one: head to Washington, D.C. Yes, our capital is home to the closed-off FBI and the CIA, but anyone can enter the International Spy Museum. Taking its inspiration from the Cold War, the museum highlights spy tactics [...]
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