I looked around the semi-crowded center as the day was coming to a close. My friends and I had happened upon a conference in New York, which focused on what it means to lead a balanced life in the 21st...

As human beings, we like to gravitate toward situations that make us feel safe. We lock our front doors when we come in and out of our homes. We keep sensitive documents safely stored away. We insist that...

In the Central African Republic, the site of a former village can sometimes be determined by an influx of mango tree clusters, with unpicked fruits on the ground. Tim Whewell described these groups of...

When I was young, I had a strong obsession with ancient Egypt. I loved the stories I learned about in school, I loved the hieroglyphics and I loved the legend of Tutankhamun. When Howard Carter, the man...

It was the year 1500, according to an article by BBC, one of the assistants to the Venetian ambassador to England observed English families that kept their children at home until they were about nine years...

Out of all the experiences I’ve had in my life, being introduced to Sylvester Stallone was not one I anticipated. Rocky has been transformed into a musical in Broadway, and Friday night was the first...

Courtesy of social media and the plethora of infographics, as the years have gone by, the wall that separated the “little people” from the star-studded events has been lifted. As the build-up to the...

Dr. Ruth Hill Useem was the first person to coin the phrase “third culture kid.” Before the concept was the subject of amusing BuzzFeed articles and a trendy label for the offspring of an increasingly...

Whether it is a result of staring wistfully at snow-covered buildings under grey skies, or seemingly endless nights in harsh winter, this is the season for nostalgia. Intentional or not, we always happen...

Whether it is in film, music, television, song, dance, prose or poetry, New York City is easily one of the most prevalent cities in popular culture everywhere. As a proud Londoner, my relationship with...

I will never forget my first column. As the only freshman on the editorial staff in 2011, I set out with a lot to prove to any readers I had, but most of all, I had a lot to prove to myself. Just as...

I have 14 days. 336 hours. 20,160 minutes. 1,209,600 seconds until my adventure in Washington, D.C. comes to an end. My soon-to-be-used storage boxes lie in front of my door staring at me as I come and...