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The Russian Diet: Russian Borsch and Clad Cabbage Soup

By Sherry Ott on September 12, 2011 in Asia, Photos, Russia

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“I’m starving!” I said as the Russian waitress brings out the menu with the usual cold grimace on her face. I eagerly open up the menu so that I can find something to eat, my...

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Burning Man 2011: Creative Expression Continues But Now at Astronomical Cost to Play

By Renee Blodgett on September 10, 2011 in Events, Featured, Nevada, North America, Photos, USA

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Burning Man is now in its 25th year and attracted more people than ever this year -- 50,000 people, who took over Black Rock Desert in Nevada. This annual art event and temporary community sold...

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4,000 Light Years Away Lies a Planet Made of Diamonds

By Renee Blodgett on September 10, 2011 in All Countries, Featured, Photos

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The universe contains many wonders, but scientists have discovered something that defies the imagination: a planet made of diamonds. The carbon-based planet is denser than any previously discovered. A diamond forms when carbon is put under...

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Joe Klamar’s Photography Exhibit Along Prague’s Ujezd

By Renee Blodgett on September 8, 2011 in Canada, Czech Republic, Europe, Featured, France, North America, Photos, Prague, Slovakia

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I stumbled upon a photography exhibit of well renowned contemporary photographer Joe Klamar in Prague recently, most known for his work with the Agence France-Presse where he has primarily focused on Central Europe. In 2009 he...

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The Story Behind the Hungarian Kürtős Kalács

By Renee Blodgett on September 7, 2011 in Budapest, Europe, Featured, Hungary, Photos, Videos

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On the night before Budapest's annual St. Stephen's Day late last month which draws 1 million or so people to the banks of the Danube River, we took an evening stroll through Budapest. It was...

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Reminiscing the Backwaters of India’s Kerala

By Shivya Nath on September 7, 2011 in Asia, Featured, India, Photos

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I’m reminiscing about the winter of 2007, that I spent traversing the famous backwaters of Kerala and discovering the ways of southern India. Through my rusty memory, I remember the tranquility of the waters, the...

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Slaves to Food: Documentary Introduces Consumers to People Who Pick Their Food

By Danielle Nierenberg on September 6, 2011 in Africa, Alabama, Asia, North America, Photos, USA

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Most of us don’t know much about the people who pick the fruits and vegetables we eat every day, but film maker Sanjay Rawal, founder of the Illumine Group, is making a documentary that will introduce people...

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African Safari? Taking in the Tsalala Super Pride Leopards

By Rich Laburn on September 6, 2011 in Africa, Featured, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa, Videos

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  The current low water level of the Sand River is allowing the Tsalala Pride to be a little more adventurous in their movements. Spending more time south of the river, they have increased their hunting...

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