Dan Smith

Ambition and burnout are starting to look like close cousins, especially in work cultures that view exhaustion as a badge of...

Planning a trip to Japan often starts with the usual two-city plan. Tokyo’s bright skyline and Kyoto’s historic districts grab most...

Ankara has plenty of surprises, and a public library built out of books rescued from trash bins might be one of...

Some stories are too big for one lifetime, like that of this British man who set out with a backpack, a...

Slab City, California, situated in the desert near the Salton Sea, is renowned for its unique status as a community that...

Longyearbyen, a small town in Norway, has an unusual quirk: it’s said to be illegal to die there. While this might...

There’s plenty to look at while waiting for a flight, but airport shops aren’t the place to open your wallet. The...

Some places naturally invite curiosity, and the Vatican Archives are one of them. Beneath Vatican City sits a vast collection of...

Swearing comes naturally to most people because, let’s be honest, it has become a universal way to let off steam. In...

Italian neighborhoods across the U.S. trace their roots to the waves of immigration that began in the late 19th century. Families...