You can live out your Swiss Family Robinson fantasy, but it will cost you. This week, Royal Caribbean revealed Hero of the Seas, the newest vessel in the brand’s Icon class, the cruise line’s newest generation of ships, which also includes Icon, Legend, and Star of the Seas. The Ultimate Family Treehouse is a sprawling … Read more
Forget French Laundry, Napa Valley has a new hotspot — and it isn’t even a trendy restaurant. The latest dining craze in California wine country is the Yountville home of chef Sarah Heller and her husband, master sommelier Jason Heller. The gourmet couple hosts an intimate, five-course meal for 12 guests roughly twice a month, … Read more
It’s home sweet home to us, but for the rest of the country, NYC is a “destination.” For a growing number, it’s also a dream wedding location. “I’m seeing a rise of the New York City destination wedding,” said wedding planner Alyssa Pettinato, owner of NYC-based Alinato Events. Currently, none of her clients are from … Read more
It’s Z hottest matchmaking app on the map. Facebook is finally clicking with Gen Zers on the market, as singles in their 20s are turning to the decades-old site’s “Dating” feature for love. “Facebook Dating has me in a chokehold — I’m literally obsessed,” Lexa, 27, admitted in a viral vid, after confessing she’d previously thought that … Read more
It was a typical day at Rumble Boxing when a visibly shaken student pulled co-founder Noah Neiman aside with a chilling confession. She had recently been assaulted by her abusive boyfriend, who pinned her against a wall during a heated argument. But instead of freezing in that terrifying moment, her training kicked in. “She instinctively … Read more
Look what she made them do. Taylor Swift fans are flocking to a German museum to view a painting of the Shakespeare character Ophelia that the pop star reimagined in a music video for a song off her new album “The Life of a Showgirl.” In the video for “The Fate of Ophelia,” which has … Read more
Can beans, corn and a sunset add years to your life? In this Costa Rican hotspot, the answer might be yes. Locals in the Nicoya Peninsula — one of the planet’s five original Blue Zones — regularly outlive the average American by a decade, fueled by generations-old dishes made from whole, natural ingredients. Now, as … Read more
The topic of female-only gym spaces has always been one of hot debate but the owners of two training studios have revealed why it’s so important. Diana Johnson and Felicia Oreb, who now own women-only personal training business Base Body Babes Studio, opened their first gym in 2014 alongside Felicia’s husband Sebastian Oreb. But the women, who … Read more
The hottest place to live isn’t in a massive metro — rather, it’s a small town down South. Summerville, South Carolina, is an up-and-coming hub for workers, according to Move Buddha, which named the hidden gem the “top job-magnet suburb” in the country. The experts at the moving and storage company analyzed search data from the … Read more
A lot of fancy New York restaurants have opened outposts in Miami. But what happens when a fancy South Beach place takes the plunge in Manhattan? Casa Tua, a Miami Italian-ish joint that has been a magnet for boldfacers in the Sunshine State, leapfrogged to the Upper East Side this month. While the original has … Read more
Families can put an affordable meal on the Thanksgiving table this year thanks to Target. The retailer announced the return of its popular Thanksgiving Meal — and it’s $5 cheaper this year, serving four people for just $20. The $20 meal includes everything one might need for a traditional Turkey Day feast, and it can … Read more
With Game 1 of the World Series so close to Hollywood, it’s only fitting this year’s edition is one of the most star-studded Fall Classics ever. Between Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Giancarlo Stanton and Gerrit Cole on the Yankees and Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the Dodgers, a plethora of … Read more
Drayton House, a privately owned mansion with more than a hundred rooms, has stood in Northamptonshire, England, for close to 700 years. For most of those seven centuries, the manor was a silent countryside presence, known mostly to locals or experts with a penchant for viewing beautiful homes owned by England’s upper classes. But that … Read more
Retiring Americans are flocking to Florida while California and New York are losing their grip on resident seniors, according to a new study. HireAHelper, an online marketplace for finding moving services, recently released its third annual retiree migration study, which analyzes Census Bureau data to determine how many retirees moved in the last year, where they moved, and … Read more
The ever-expanding popularity of weight loss injectables has NYC moms clamoring to get their shots — even if it means resorting to “shady” and “unethical” measures. Ozempic and Wegovy, brand name semaglutides initially designed for people with Type 2 diabetes, have surged in demand due to their controversial effectiveness as weight loss drugs. And despite … Read more
While destination weddings are romantic and exciting, they can be a headache. No wonder so many couples opt for an easy-does-it resort wedding among the gorgeous beaches and lush foliage of Mexico. “Mexico has been a big destination for weddings recently because, let’s face it, it stayed wide open during COVID, while some Caribbean islands … Read more