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The Beach Where "Jaws" Was Filmed: Is Martha's Vineyard Worth Visiting Today?

The Beach Where "Jaws" Was Filmed: Is Martha's Vineyard Worth Visiting Today?

In the summer of 1974, Steven Spielberg descended on a small island off the coast of Massachusetts with a mechanical shark and a crew that had no idea they were about to make cinema history. Jaws, released in June 1975, became the first blockbust...

New Zealand's Most Successful Businesses and Industries — and Why They Work

New Zealand's Most Successful Businesses and Industries — and Why They Work

New Zealand is a country of roughly 5 million people, 15,000 kilometres from the major markets of Europe and North America, at the end of a very long supply chain from just about everywhere. These constraints — geographical isolation, small domes...

Cuban Culture: Music, Art, and the People Who Make Cuba Unforgettable

Cuban Culture: Music, Art, and the People Who Make Cuba Unforgettable

Ask anyone who's been to Cuba what they remember most, and the answer is almost never a beach. It's the music pouring from a doorway at 2 p.m. on a Tuesday. The old man rolling a cigar who tells you his life story in rapid Spanish. The couple dancing...