When it comes to travel TV, few names are more well-known than Samantha Brown. Since the year 2000, she has hosted almost a dozen different travel series. Now she's back with her latest on PBS called "Samantha Brown's Places To Love." Brown says this time around she is taking a more personal look at travel.
Since 2000, Brown has traveled to over 260 cities in more than 60 countries. Her favorite place to visit? Southeast Asia. Brown says it's an entirely different world that contrasts so strongly--physically and culturally--from the U.S.
To make the most out of travel, Brown says, "don't go for the exclamation points. Look for the commas." The best experiences are in the side streets, not in the main squares.
Louis Hsieh, the CFO of NIO, which went public on the NYSE Wednesday, said that the Chinese regulations and restrictions on the automotive industry have left no choice but to prioritize electric vehicles.
Ron Charles, book critic for the Washington Post, said that Barnes and Noble confirmed that Bob Woodward's new book, "Fear: Trump in the White House," is the fastest-selling book since Harper Lee's second novel "Go Set a Watchman" in 2015. An unheard-of seventh printing is already in progress.
The World Trade Center site is unrecognizable. And if Rick Cotton, executive director of the Port Authority, has his way, it will continue to evolve into a neighborhood space for everything from concerts to shopping, in addition to a thriving business district and place of reflection.
Mark Badgley and James Mischka, the designers behind luxury label Badgley Mischka, said companies like Rent The Runway have helped introduce their brand to a new set of customers, and they couldn't be happier.
Something different looms over this year's annual Apple keynote: an escalating trade war with China, a country on which the company is so dependent. What will that mean for the consumer? Plus, could there be some surprises in store at Wednesday's event?
Mark Ellwood, contributing editor at Condé Nast Traveler, offered several ways to protect against unforeseen cancellations and delays due to weather.
Les Moonves's wife, host of CBS's "The Talk," did not appear on her show after her husband's resignation amid sexual assault allegations. Jackson McHenry of Vulture said Chen is expected to host her other program, "Big Brother", this week.
Apple caused more than a few waves last year when it rolled out its first $1,000 iPhone. The company will announce the latest set of products on Wednesday, days after it wrote to the government that it would be forced to raise prices because of the latest tariffs levied against China. Quartz's deputy tech editor Mike Murphy breaks down what to expect.
Jay Winuk started the 9/11 Day charity to honor his brother, who died in the terror attacks 17 years ago, and to make the anniversary about service and civic engagement, instead of just solemn remembrance. This year, volunteers are organizing food drives for people in the path of Hurricane Florence.
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