TIO NZ: Auckland & Waiheke
Florence, Italy is a long way in time and distance from modern-day Auckland, New Zealand, but a unique show up now (through January 2018) at the Auckland Tio o Tamaki Art Gallery p
Beyond Telluride
The Short Version: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important, and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. Recently Cleo Abram explored the
TIO NZ: Flying To Milford Sound
I’ve known a long time that Milford Sound was itself a reason to visit New Zealand. We were going to be close, but I didn’t see that there was enough time to work that in to ou
TIO NZ: Tekapo & Points South
Our planned departure out of Christchurch to Lake Tekapo got delayed until the beginning of Christchurch rush hour, so it was a bit late when we reached our lodging. Late enough t
The Short Version: Net Neutrality
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important, and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. Recently Cleo Abram explored the
TIO NZ: Christchurch, A Story for Thanksgiving
Clint and I will not be doing the Turkey Trot this year, will not be breaking bread or pulling skeletons out of closets around the Thanksgiving table. But still, on November 23rd,
TIO NZ: Nelson, Mapua, Tasman Bay
The focus of the Nelson-Mapua-Tasman Bay leg of our New Zealand adventure was people as much as places and things – including a few Telluride locals. Peeps more than sheeps. And
Myths About College Majors
With the first round of early applications off to college, high school seniors will next feel the pressure to choose a college major. But does making this decision early even matte
TIO NZ: Martinborough to Wellington
In the very first story we posted for this trip, we mentioned how Maori lore describes New Zealand’s North Island as a great fish that got plucked from the sea. Today, the m
TIO NZ: Hawke’s Bay, Napier & Hastings
We now know for sure where Little Bo Peep’s charges got off to. Only several days into New Zealand and there is absolutely no doubt. Sheep salted the landscape, 50 shades of
TIO NZ: North Island, So Far
In Aotearoa, in the Maori’s “land of the long white cloud,” the adventure began for us on New Zealand’s North Island, according to legend, “the fish p
The Short Version: Proposed Tax Cuts
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important, and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. Recently Cleo Abram explored the
Antiquities Act Under Threat
Will our power to protect wilderness be forever destroyed under the Trump Administration? For over one hundred years, the US Antiquities Act has helped to designate gorgeous nation
7 Reasons to Remain Single
Choosing to remain single does not mean choosing to be unromantic. It could be a very evolved choice. We are curating this story from the Huff Post, who curated it from The School
TIO, LA: Skirball Center, Celebrating Diversity
The visit to the Noah’s Ark at the Skirball Cultural Center was an afterthought. After all, the award-winning space was designed as a play area largely for families and kid
TIO LA: Chagall at LA County Museum
The German art critic Karl With, who published a life of Marc Chagall in 1923, began his book with two definitions: “Chagall is Russian” and “Chagall is an easter
Your Sleep & Daylight Savings Time
Daylight savings ends Sunday morning. That means at 1 a.m. it will be midnight. It might also mean your sleep schedule is disrupted. And that means trouble. Writing for the New Yor
Sleep: Night Owls & Early Risers
Turns out there may be strong evolutionary evidence that explains why some people are not early risers. Check out this story by Sarah DiGiulio for her Healthy Living column in the
That Word Is On The Tip Of Your Tongue – But
Been there. Done that. Mid-thought, mid-sentence, suddenly the word on the tip of the tongue just won’t drop off. In this story for Smarter Living in The New York Times, Tim
Halloween Goes International
According to Brian Handwerk in Nat Geo, Halloween is no longer an American holiday. The spookfest is going global. Halloween is spreading around the globe like a zombie outbreak.
TIO Left Coast So Far: Oysters & Wyeth, A Pearl
On our road trip to the Left Coast, so far we have enjoyed fabulous food (earth-to-plate at Seattle’s wonderful Terra Plata; oysters harvested a few yards away at a roadside
TIO Left Coast: A Perfect Road Trip
Once again Sus doubted my navigation skills: we headed north from Bellevue, Washington to meet Daughter #1, Kimm and her husband Michael in Cannon Beach, Oregon for the weekend. It
Unbundling Of The Home: Amazon, Tesla & Apple
You could be on your iPhone or iPad reading this story, but you might also be at home at your desk. It’s a winter evening and it just got dark and cold in your office. But you ar
Tall Tales/TIO Denver: “The Body of an American,” A Review
“The Body of an American” is now up at Denver’s Curious Theatre Company through December 9, 2017. Tickets here. Our Denver theater critic, award-winning author Mark