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Everyone knows Los Angeles as a car city. Five-lane freeways, parking minimums, the 405 at rush hour, the assumption that no one walks anywhere. But this wasn't always the case — and the story of how Los Angeles transformed from one of the world's be...
Quick quiz: What is 30 miles long, sits in the western Pacific Ocean, has stunning tropical beaches, World War II history everywhere you look, a unique indigenous culture, and belongs to the United States? If you said Guam, congratulations — y...
The 1960s were the golden age of American travel. The Interstate Highway System was brand new. Jet passenger service had just become mainstream. America was prosperous, optimistic, and eager to explore. Here's where people actually went — and why it ...
Armenia adopted Christianity as its state religion in 301 AD — over a decade before the Roman Empire. That fact is a useful introduction to what kind of country this is: ancient in a way that isn't metaphorical, shaped by history with a weight that's...
Indian food is among the world's most complex, regional, and deeply spiced cuisines. In the United States, it's also one of the most unevenly distributed. Depending on where you live, "Indian food" might mean an extraordinary 40-item menu drawing fro...
Europe has the Eurostar. Japan has the Shinkansen. China built 40,000 kilometers of high-speed rail in twenty years. And the United States has... Amtrak. Which is great — sort of. Complicated. Expensive in some ways, cheap in others. Scenic, slow, be...
Defining the "richest" state in America depends heavily on what you measure — and the answer changes significantly depending on whether you look at total GDP, per capita income, median household income, or wealth per adult. Let's break down each metr...
Armenia punches well above its weight in business. A landlocked country of under 3 million people with no oil wealth, Armenia has built a reputation as the Caucasus's tech and startup hub — with a well-educated workforce, favourable tax conditions, a...