Back in March I ordered this small mic that just plugs into my laptop USB port and can then be moved around to face the front. At under $20 it’s not studio quality, but when paired with wireless ...

The best of these are still valid and useful, so we’re trying out something new — Retro Recomendo. Once every 6 weeks, we’ll send out a throwback issue of evergreen recommendations focused on one ...

The latest is that if you fly on Alaska Airlines, some ski resorts will give you a free lift ticket. You have to click one by one on the listings on the airline’s page to figure out who’s in, plus ...

Apps You Need for China. Traveling to China is not like traveling to other places. The heavy-handed government blocks any website or app it doesn’t like or control, so you have ...

Regina’s daughter, Andra Clarke, worked tirelessly to research and cull through both women’s photographic mementos. As tribute to what Regina called the “best job of my life,” Andra created Ciro’s ...

Emma Christley is a music writer and personal essayist currently publishing on Substack. Her weekly album review series focuses on albums that she’s not heard, but probably should have by now. When ...

Think of it as enabling philanthropy: take a minimum of money and aim it at the precise point where it can do the maximum ...

Solucar PS10 Power Station, Sanlucar la Mayor, SpainThe tower is at the center of a field of heliostats (mirrors that track the movement of the Sun) that focus the bright Spanish sunlight onto a ...

First make sure you have the tools: a muddler (good excuse to get one, or you can always use a pestle), sieve, cheese cloth ...

Gar’s Tips & Tools is free. But if you really like what I’m throwing down and want to support it, please consider a paid subscription. Same great taste, more cheddar to help keep me in tattoo wash ...

A work crane at the Clock site in western Texas. There is a Clock ringing deep inside a mountain. It is a huge Clock, hundreds of feet tall, designed to tick for 10,000 years. Every once in a while ...