Lynn Brown

The neighborhood I grew up in, Jamaica, is vastly overlooked. When it comes to Queens neighborhoods that everyone is talking about, Jamaica is often at the bottom of the list.
Perhaps it’s because most people only see Jamaica from the highway on their way to or from JFK. This is not what you would call the prettiest section of the borough—or even the area, for that matter—and at first glance it doesn’t give the impression of somewhere you’d want to stop in for a meal. From the highway, the en...

Abuzz with music heritage – it is where the blues was born, after all – and great for nature, food and civil rights history, Mississippi deserves to be high up on your travel bucket list

Built in 1924, this gorgeous hotel, known for its distinctive blend of antebellum, Georgian and neoclassical style architecture, was designed by award-winning architect Arthur C. Nash. It’s an award-winning hotel, which has maintained its AAA Four Diamond status for the last twenty years. It’s also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Profile piece about award winning neurobiologist at Duke University for Duke Magazine.

Few things are more satisfying on a hot summer day than a creamy, cold gelato. Though you can find gelato across Italy and, indeed, around the world, there’s no better place to try the real thing than in Rome, where it’s been served since the sixth century.

Quebec City, Canada is one of the most stunning cities in the Americas. Settled in 1535 by the French, the city retains most of its old European charm, as well as the French language.

Spreading the Gospel of Singbewegung: An Ethnomusic...

It’s not just the Loch Ness monster; from Scotland to the Amazon, fisherman, sailors and coastal dwellers have long reported strange animals in the water. But what if some of these sightings are more than just stories?

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Napa and Sonoma have something to offer for every type of drinker—even those who don't like wine. These are the best places to go for local beer, sprits, and cider.

Over the last ten years, the city of Charleston, SC has put itself on the map as a luxury tourist destination. It has been on the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards list four times since 2013 and the city’s restaurants, cultural institutions and hotels continue to draw travelers from around the world.

It is difficult to pinpoint exactly when the taco was invented. Using a flattened cake of corn masa (AKA a tortilla) as a vehicle for food was a tradition long before any written record of the process.

In 1940s America, two folklorists, separated by more than 2000 miles, undertook the task of collecting and studying the “modern” ghost stories of their time. Despite the time and distance separating their two studies, their findings are creepily similar.