7 Hotels Haunted by Ghosts and Dark Histories
Travelers looking for a taste of dark drama can stay in accommodations built in former prisons, cult compounds and defunct military installations. Source link
What Travelers Need to Know for the EU’s New Biometric Border Checks
A system that began on Sunday requires the collection of biometric information from visitors crossing borders. It will eventually replace the stamps in your passport. Source link
Looking for a Day Trip From Paris? Try Lens.
The city, once a mining center, has an outpost of the Louvre that claims “the architectural creativity of the Guggenheim and a collection worthy of the Met.” It’s an easy train ride from Paris. Source link
‘Joy’ Is Working for Harris, but Can It Close the Deal?
The vice president needs to speak with voters directly. Source link
When Patriarchy Trumps Race
Despite his flaws, the former president’s ideas and style appeal to some Black men. Source link
Iran Lures Transgender Foreigners for Surgery but Forces Operations on Locals
Iran became a pioneer in gender transition operations by forcing procedures on L.G.B.T.Q. Iranians. Desperate for cash, the Islamic republic is hoping to attract trans patients from around the world. Source link
Can I Take Batteries on a Plane? What to Know Before You Fly.
Is it OK to check your phone’s power bank Can you charge your tablet in the overhead bin? What about a cordless hair dryer? The rules have changed this year. Here’s what to know. Source link
A Hike to Crazy Horse Stirs Patriotism and Doubt
Thousands took part in a biannual hike to a South Dakota mountaintop, where a sculpture of the Lakota chief is in its 77th year of construction. Source link
Why Trump’s Closing Argument Is Full of ‘Locker Room Talk’
By all appearances, he’s embracing vulgarity to exploit the voter gender gap. Source link
King, Jackson and Obama Had a Dream. Trump Might Have Ended It.
Some Americans have bought into the fallacious logic that prosperity and a broad pursuit of equal rights cannot coexist. Source link