Airport food has never had a reputation for being tasty, but nowadays you can feel first-class even while strutting through the airport terminal with these fine-dining eateries available at airports globally. So, whether you’re in Munich, London or Los Angeles, here’s where to snack before boarding your flight.
Read more at Montage Magazine. Few would think of Las Vegas as a city of art, but there are a ton of top-notch galleries and museums both on and off the Strip. Those looking for a few hours of quiet reflection in between hitting the slot machines and Cirque du Soleil shows will find solace at any of these five galleries and museums.
Read more at Paste Magazine. Within three minutes of putting up the Kickstarter for the new Dark Souls board game, Steamforged Games received their requested $70,000 of funding. Within two hours, the Kickstarter was sitting on $200,000, and the number steadily grew from there. The final tally, when the campaign ended, sat at over five million dollars. It’s just another reminder that, despite its formidable challenge and eccentric design, From Software’s Dark Souls has become one of the most beloved series in games today. It also reflects the rise of the board game, which has grown from a fun family activity, to a niche hobby for hardcore enthusiasts, to a pastime as mainstream as videogames.
So, what made over 31000 fans donate over five million dollars for a board game version of something they already love playing? Why are people clamoring for Dark Souls: The Board Game? Read on for five reasons why fans are so excited. Read more at Paste. In a world of paywalls and subscription services, where sites as beloved as The Toast can fold due in part to a lack of revenue, it can sometimes seem like a mystery how free online literary mags can even exist. This is especially true when they actually pay authors.
I reached out to Rebecca Rubenstein, editor-in-chief of Midnight Breakfast; Nevan Scott, its art and design editor; and Taylor Pavlik, the site’s managing editor, to discuss the realities of running a literary magazine in 2016 and how doing the impossible — paying authors — is easier with a little help from your friends. Read more at The Billfold. A three-hour bus ride is hardly something most people would look forward to on a vacation. But on Vallarta Adventures’ Talpa & Mascota tour — the company’s newest offering, which sends travelers on a food tour of the rural colonial towns of Talpa and Mascota — hours seemed to tick by like seconds as we made our way through the Sierra Madre mountains.
The first stop on the trip was a cliffside “panaderia” (bakery) just outside Puerto Vallarta. The establishment is family-owned; if you take a peek in the kitchen, you’ll even see the owner’s young daughter helping to make delicious pineapple empanadas and “pan dulce” (sweet bread). The owners loaded our group up with a bunch of goodies and offered us the chance to try our hands at making the pastries. Read more at TravelAge West. Independently-developed video games are getting a lot more attention in gaming media thanks to mediums like Steam Greenlight, which allows users to vote new games into the Steam store, and easy-to-use game development programs like GameMaker that have led to smash-hits like Derek Yu’s Spelunky.
However, while the hype behind some of these games is huge, budgets remain shoestring and developers have to cobble together their games out-of-pocket. I reached out to two women working in independent game development to learn how they navigate its financial aspects. Read more at The Billfold. It should come as no surprise that Legoland is constantly building something. This May, Legoland California Resort in Carlsbad, Calif., will unveil its latest addition: Ninjago Land. Based on the popular Cartoon Network show, Ninjago Land will allow children to become ninjas-in-training through interactive experiences that test their agility and physical skills. The new area will also debut at Legoland Florida Resort next year and feature international cuisine, such as a Vietnamese sandwich shop.
The main focus of this new land will be Ninjago The Ride, where guests wield the superpowers of main characters Kai, Jay, Cole and Zane through Triotech’s Maestro hand gesture technology. The attraction is the first in the world to utilize this technology, which registers kids’ hand movements via a panel on the lap bar as they blast animated shock waves and fireballs to collect points. The 4-D ride also employs heat, smoke and wind effects, in addition to 3-D imagery. Read more at TravelAge West. Montego Bay is usually thought of as a honeymoon destination. Yet those who have visited the city know that its kid-friendly attractions make for an unforgettable family vacation whatever you and your kids are interested in.
Whether you’re aquaphiles, history buffs or explorers, read on to figure out the perfect places you should visit in Montego Bay for your ideal family vacation. Read more at Minitime. |
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