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4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (560+ words) I have some experience handling loose seafood: Once, on a dare, I caught barehanded a 10-pound chum salmon hurled from 20 feet away at Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle (I have video to prove it). But I wasn’t prepared for…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (622+ words) In the historic Japanese city of Kanazawa, craftsmen painstakingly shape and slice blocks of ice destined to chill negronis in some of the world's trendiest bars. The men work for Kuramoto Ice, a century-old company in Ishikawa on the Sea…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1020+ words) There are things that no longer exist, and this breaks my heart more than it probably should. I suppose there comes a point in life when we begin looking backward almost as often as we look forward. Not because everything…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (298+ words) BrandedUp in partnership with Routine has its comforts, but the most interesting days often begin with a decision to try something different: a locally roasted coffee, a beautifully designed piece of tech, a new fragrance, or a cocktail chosen to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (623+ words) Philstar Life Robinsons Department Store knows how to get you all revved up for a day of shopping. First, they offer all sorts of good deals, with sales, discounts, and freebies. Secondly—as we experienced recently—they treat you to…...