Finding legitimately eco-friendly travel options is difficult, not to mention time-consuming. The gap between sustainability claims and practices can be quite large, and greenwashing isn’t always easy to identify. But there are signs to look for. Researchers in Turkey recently identified five key categories to describe the most common forms of tourism-related greenwashing: eco-certifications, inadequate … Read more
MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace said she had secondhand embarrassment on Thursday’s “Deadline: White House” after sharing a clip of President Donald Trump bragging about the size of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. During an event in the Oval Office, the president touted a chart titled “Our Pool is Bigger than Skyscrapers,” which compared the pool’s … Read more
Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, the Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Regional Conservation Area boasts enormous biodiversity—pink dolphins, rare monkeys, giant river otters, reptiles, and hundreds of birds and different types of plants. It’s also one of the most prominent examples of a government recognizing that environmental conservation doesn’t require keeping people out. That instead, it’s possible for … Read more
When Zach Lahn went on Tucker Carlson’s podcast in February, the Republican candidate for Iowa governor shared the story of a reluctant politician. “I’m not the typical person that would run for office,” Lahn told the former Fox News host. “I really worked hard to be on our farm, to farm it.” Lahn charmed Carlson … Read more
The transition from analog switches back to mechanical isn’t perfect, either. When you plug in a normal switch and press the “scan” button to reset the board, the multi-input functionality still stays semi-functional. In my testing, where I set a WASD half-press to be the normal letter, and a full press to be [Shift + … Read more
“With respect to your recent column on Justice Clarence Thomas and his apparent lack of respect for precedent and the doctrine of stare decisis, doesn’t he risk having a future Court treat his position in the same way? In other words, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander?” – James Hi James, … Read more
The Harbor Charger, New York state’s first hybrid-electric public ferry, is gearing up for its first full summer transporting passengers between the city’s South Ferry terminal and Governors Island, the 172-acre oasis across New York Harbor from Lower Manhattan. A draw for New Yorkers and tourists alike, Governors Island hosts outdoor concerts and art installations on … Read more
Late last year, Vancouver-based aviation analyst Mark Miller bought airplane tickets to bring his family of four to Rome this summer. The Millers would spend Italy’s high season trawling the city’s ancient ruins, exploring the Vatican, and swooping down to Sardinia to experience the island’s dramatic sea cliffs, white sand beaches, and ancient limestone caves. … Read more
This is the June 5, 2026, edition of “The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe” newsletter. Subscribe hereto get it delivered straight to your inbox every Monday through Friday. Somewhere in Paris, a tennis player ranked 114th in the world is warming up for the final of a Grand Slam she could barely afford to enter. … Read more
Anthony Head, the British actor best known for his roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,” has died. He was 72. His daughters Emily and Daisy Head announced his death in a statement to the BBC, saying their father “passed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family.” Head played … Read more