Steven Hansen
700+ Neighbors Nosh, Connect at City’s Longest Table
A potluck lunch was held in Chelsea last Sunday and 700 or so neighbors showed up! It was the third annual “Longest Table” party in New...
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Steven Hansen
Jul 302 min read
The Strangest Radio Station in the World
A red button is blinking on the aerial Google map of Worcester, England, where the image of a large medieval-looking church is located....
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Steven Hansen
Jun 301 min read
Iceland, Maine Most Peaceful Places
The latest Global Peace Index has rated Iceland the most peaceful country in the world, a position it has held since 2008, followed by...
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Steven Hansen
Apr 2912 min read
Where Could You Live Your Best Life?
There’s a new style of wanderlust afoot these days. A real urge that many people feel to go to new places and have different, meaningful...
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Steven Hansen
Apr 11 min read
Short Film Rates 5 Out of 5 Barks!
“Ollie” (2022) is the feel-good story of a yellow lab caught up in the confusing circumstances of the early days of the Covid-19...
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Steven Hansen
Jan 222 min read
What Are These Strange Beauties?
Stunning white hellebores (Helleborus niger) have been pushing up through the snow in northern climes these past few weeks. This is not a...
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Steven Hansen
Dec 21, 20233 min read
A Quacky Swedish Holiday Tradition
At 3 o’clock in the afternoon of every December 24 for the past 64 years, seemingly everybody in Sweden drops whatever they are doing,...
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Steven Hansen
Nov 20, 20231 min read
A Stunning Documentary About Love and Music
In a world where everything is disposable, four dedicated artisans toil away every day to keep 80,000 well-used, public school musical...
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Steven Hansen
Oct 22, 20235 min read
What’s On the Menu? 165 Years of Dining Out
A weary traveling salesman who found himself disembarking the New Haven train at Grand Central Terminal in the late afternoon of...
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Steven Hansen
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Everyone Has a Story to Tell
“I want to find out what makes people live the way they do and I want to share that with everyone so that we may all learn and grow from...
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Steven Hansen
Sep 25, 20234 min read
What Can You Do Better than Anyone Else?
Everyone has a gift. Something they can do better than anybody else they know. Whether it’s an inborn talent like being able to read a...
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Steven Hansen
Sep 10, 20232 min read
‘This Makes Me Cry for Joy…!’
“I feel like this is the best page on Instagram hands down!” “Thank you, thank you, thank you!” If you feel like joy-scrolling for a few...
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Steven Hansen
Aug 7, 20234 min read
Up in the Sky! Look! It’s Supertalls!
New so-called “supertall” skyscrapers are springing up around the world, redefining the skylines of major cities and challenging the...
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Steven Hansen
Jun 23, 20232 min read
Meet the Green Lady of Brooklyn
Summer has risen over New York City gently, gliding on the wings of a delicate springtime. Temps have been mercifully mild. Blue skies...
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Steven Hansen
Jun 6, 20232 min read
Mystery Solved! The Case of the Gorgeous Medical Bills
“I like to make people happy,” says Emily Margolis. Even complete strangers, apparently. A few years ago, Melody Morrow of New York City...
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Steven Hansen
Mar 20, 20232 min read
World's Happiest Place to Live 2023: Finland
Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for six years in a row – 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. That honor was...
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Steven Hansen
Mar 5, 20232 min read
This Town Has the Best Water in the World in 2023
The finest tap water in the world comes from a place in Canada named – appropriately – Clearbrook. That neighborhood of Abbotsford,...
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Steven Hansen
Jan 18, 20237 min read
Best-of-the-Best Pizzerias in the U.S. 2023
Napoletano Gennaro Lombardi opened the first pizzeria in the U.S., on Spring Street in New York City’s Little Italy in 1905 -- and it's...
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Steven Hansen
Dec 24, 20224 min read
'Our Best Christmas ever...'
Our daughter was a 2-month-old baby and had recently come home from the hospital that Christmas. My husband and I had a lot of hospital...
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Steven Hansen
Dec 8, 20224 min read
Tucker Grant: Merchant of Joy
Before we’ve even finished clearing the table and packing up the Thanksgiving leftovers, the Christmas tree sellers are putting the final...
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