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A weekly newsletter with four quick bites, edited by Tim Leffel, author of A Better Life for Half the Price and The World’s Cheapest Destinations. See past editions here, where your like-minded ...

Appetites: A Cookbook by Anthony Bourdain Ecco 2016, 304 pages, 8.2 x 1.0 x 10.0 inches, Hardcover ...

It’s not easy to prop a phone up at the right angle. For video calls using the phone, or for photography I sometimes want a steady position sans arms. I use this itsy-bitsy holder from Peak Design ...

There are also features on such classic stand-alone comics as Captain America’s Bicentennial Battles by Jack Kirby; the first ...

In the world of scenario planning, the fact that something is unthinkable should not prevent us from considering it. The breakup of the Soviet Union was unthinkable almost until the day it happened.

I heard multiple frustrating stories last year about people locating where their lost bags were with Apple or Android device trackers, but the airline customer service people refusing to do anything ...

Black Swans are completely unexpected events (unknown unknowns) that change the world forever. We cannot forecast them, but we can prepare for them through the practice of scenario building. By ...

There is a growing understanding of why some houses burn in a wildfire and why some escape. There are many things you can do to prevent your house from burning. First, the chief factor is how close ...

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