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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

This 2-minute animated film blends art and therapy to guide viewers through somatic exercises for emotional regulation, especially when overstimulated or triggered in crowded spaces. Practices like ...

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 ...

I’m back in Mexico, in Baja this time, in one of many countries where you can’t trust the tap water for drinking. Like my blogger buddies at HoneyTrek I spent time with recently in Patagonia, I almost ...