Travel
July 5, 2023

Sleep Among the Trees in This Unqiue Lodging Experience in Idaho

Nestled deep in the forest of Idaho, several fire towers are being transformed into unique stays where guests can immerse themselves in nature. MoonPass Lookouts is the brainchild of Kirstie Wolfe, who is known among the Airbnb community for her collection of eclectic lodging options. Now, she's expanding her reach and offering supporters a chance to be among the first to book their stay at her latest project.

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Archeology
July 5, 2023

Ancient Maya City Discovered Under Jungle Forests in Mexico After 1,000 Years

Thousands of miles of dense, lush jungle cover much of Central America. The jungle hides many incredible creatures and biodiversity, but it also obscures important human-made structures. Beneath the greenery, hundreds of ruins of buildings built by the ancient Maya and Olmec peoples have been discovered in recent decades using modern technology. The use of light detection and ranging (LiDAR)

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Art History
July 4, 2023

Romanticism: An Art Movement That Emphasized Emotion and Turned to the Sublime

Throughout art history, many major art movements emerged in response to existing artistic approaches. Pre-Raphaelite painting, for example, was born out of a dislike of the Renaissance, while Rococo artists built upon the opulence of Baroque art. Though this phenomenon has manifested time and time again, it reached a peak with the onset of Romanticism, an early 19th-century movement that rejected the formality of Neoclassicism and, instead, embraced emotion.

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Travel
July 4, 2023

Ideal Road Trip Route That’ll Get You 70-Degree Weather Year-Round

Some people prefer the long, warm days of summer; others revel in a crisp fall night. Either way, most people can agree that mild weather is the most comfortable—you're not sweating but you're not shivering either. With all the varied ecosystems that make up the United States, it sounds like a daydream to get good weather year-round without leaving the country. Or is it?

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