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  • #MeTourism: The Hidden Costs of Selfie Tourism

    #MeTourism: The Hidden Costs of Selfie Tourism2

    Technology has changed the way we travel. Smartphones, travellers’ comments and photos, search engines and algorithms can all inspire and empower us to plan complex journeys all over the globe within minutes. Planning and booking tourism has always had an element of risk. One has to commit upfront – there is no sample to try

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  • Our Narcissistic Age Could Use Some ‘Casablanca’ Values

    Our Narcissistic Age Could Use Some ‘Casablanca’ Values0

    Casablanca never could have been made today. The classic movie, which turned seventy-five this year, features themes that would never fly in today’s world: that personal happiness is not the most important goal; that feelings ought to be ignored at times; and that romantic love isn’t always worth pursuing. Talk about retro values. In case

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  • Appeals Court Rules Bakers Must Pay $135,000 for Not Making Wedding Cake

    Appeals Court Rules Bakers Must Pay $135,000 for Not Making Wedding Cake0

    A husband-and-wife baking team must pay a $135,000 fine for declining to make a cake for the wedding of two women, Oregon’s second-highest court has ruled. A three-judge panel of the Oregon Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a decision by a state agency that led to the fine and forced Aaron and Melissa Klein

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