Wanderlust
When Spain commissioned Ferdinand Magellan to find a westward route to the Spice Islands in 1519, the explorer commanded five ships and 240 men. Six years later, nearly every member of the expedition, including its commander, was dead. When the American writer Jack Kerouac tried in 1951 to find the words to convey his wayward journey through the United States and Mexico, he commanded a typewriter and a massive stash of Benzedrine. After a few weeks, the first draft of On the Road was completed. These are just two of the journeys that have left indelible marks on our collective maps, and are endless sources of fascination. Here is compilation of some of the most famous jaunts of all time-both factual and fictional-that show us how far we've come, and where we might go next.
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U.S. company making $750 per day, per child to keep immigrant children in ‘prison-like’ conditions At $750 per day, the children could be staying at the Four Seasons hotel.
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A Florida 1st grader is collecting PB&J jars to make sure her classmates have enough to eat. She may be little, but she’s on a big mission to end hunger.
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What does the dust in your home mean for your health? You vacuum it, sweep it and wipe it off your furniture. But do you know what it actually is – and how it may affect your health?
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America has its first Native poet laureate and her interview is a must-read. “You have your culture and you're in it, but you're also in this American culture.”
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Kamala Harris says her Department of Justice would have ‘no choice’ but to prosecute Trump. “Everyone should be held accountable, and the president is not above the law,”
