FAREWELL TO AN ICON
‘Chris was simultaneously the most glamorous and adventurous person who’d ever walked among us.’
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SAY WHAT?
The kaleidoscopic city of Harar, Ethiopia, is the fourth holiest city in Islam, but it’s also famous for its beer, moral laxity, and that you can have a hyena eat off your head.
Hair of the Dog
From ceviche marinade to pickled sheep eyeballs to ground rhino horns, here are the craziest hangover cures from around the globe.
WAR ON WOMEN
At El Salvador’s Ilopango prison, at least 21 women are serving time for ‘abortions’ they say they never had. Here, one woman tells her heartbreaking story.
Littlest Victims
In El Salvador, students are afraid to study and teachers say doing their job is more dangerous now than it was during the bloody 10-year civil war.
NEW TOURISM
There's thrilling travel experiences and then there are THRILLER travel experiences. Welcome to the War Hostel in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Conflict & Crisis
Record numbers are straining humanitarian agencies to the breaking point—and leaving those fleeing war zones without access to basic food and water.
WHAT A WORLD
Inside the remote Manitoba mining town that became famous for marijuana, for producing NHL players—and for inspiring a fierce loyalty on the part of its residents.
Tragic
A beautiful Long Island dermatologist and mother of three died after a night out partying with an Emmy-nominated HBO producer—and cops are still looking for answers.
What a World
In the early 1960s, Jacques Cousteau dreamt up a place for humans to live underwater. There was a garage for two-man diving saucer, and the living quarters were called the Starfish House.