You don’t have to go on a grand excursion to eat great food and take in breathtaking scenery. Sometimes the best trips include nearby attractions and homegrown experiences. Check out our weekly roundup for fun that doesn’t require leaving the country. Where to Find Brooklyn’s Best Pizza New Yorkers pride themselves on their pizza, from classic coal-oven pies to creatively topped slices. Here are our local writers’ favorite spots. The Florida Keys’ Top 14
Stunning coastlines, charming medieval towns and villages, ancient Roman architecture, rolling vineyards, and delicious cuisine are just a few reasons why Istria should be at the top of your travel list. Sometimes referred to as “The Little Tuscany,” the Istrian Peninsula is home to diverse topography, rich culture, and an ever-expanding tourism industry that aims to set this still relatively unknown region of Croatia on the map. By Perrie Hartz
Steven Sheerer, who occupied a home where Rosie O’Donnell’s missing 17-year-old daughter Chelsea O’Donnell was found earlier this week, has been arrested. The…
No female BFFs took the stage this time, but Taylor Swift’s squad did gain more star power on Friday night at the first Los Angeles concert of her 1989 tour. The “Blank…
The Sony Xperia Z4 was a less than overwhelming upgrade for Sony’s flagship line – which might be why it was labelled the Sony Xperia Z3+ everywhere except for Japan – but we’ve got higher hopes for the next handset in the series. We’re expecting the Xperia Z5 to see the light of day at the IFA event in Berlin at the start of September, and several leaks have already
Talk about your strange bedfellows! Kris Jenner posted on her Instagram page on Friday night a photo showing herself lying on a bed…with Jennifer Lawrence. In the pic,…
Swatch plans to add to its new smartwatch range, the Swiss watchmaker’s chief executive told a newspaper in an interview published on Saturday. The Biel, Switzerland-based company is competing with Apple and other watchmakers in the budding smartwatch market. “Our product is called Touch Zero One and that gives enough room for Zero Five, Zero Nine,” Nick Hayek was quoted as saying by Switzerland’s Tages-Anzeiger newspaper.
Hackers who stole a trove of sensitive data from AshleyMadison.com said “nobody was watching” as they scoured the infidelity website and vowed to release more emails from its executives, online technology website Motherboard reported on Friday. The tech website said it was given a contact email address for the hackers, who call themselves the Impact Team, by an intermediary. The hackers replied with a message signed with the same signature
Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp has entered negotiations with Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co for a tie-up over Sharp’s struggling display business, the Asahi newspaper reported on Saturday. Investors and analysts have urged Sharp to overhaul its liquid crystal display (LCD) and consumer electronics divisions. Chief Executive Kozo Takahashi initially resisted but last month said he was open to major restructuring, including some kind of strategic deal for its
By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd fell 3 percent on Friday and were perilously close to breaking below the price set in the largest IPO in history as fears of a China-led global slowdown rattled investors. A potential move below $68 would make China’s largest e-commerce firm the second high-profile tech company to fall below its IPO price this week after Twitter Inc
