In the last decade, filmmakers pushed cinema to new and strange heights, shaping time and images and telling stories in novel ways.

Last week, Kane Tanaka celebrated her 117th birthday with a party at a nursing home in Fukuoka, Japan... By the year 2040, international travel will be a faster, easier and more ecologically sustainable activity than ever before, according to a report... It’s been almost 600 years since the trial and execution of Joan of Arc, and her memory hasn’t faded.

All the Christmases roll down toward the two-tongued sea, like a cold and headlong moon bundling down the sky that was our street; and they stop at the rim of the ice-edged fish-freezing waves, and I plunge my hands in the snow and bring out whatever I can find.

Cinema is an art form that brings you the unexpected. In superhero movies, nothing is at risk, a director says.... Odds are if you are a regular traveler — and even if you’re not — you will eventually experience a flight delay.

Cinema is an art form that brings you the unexpected. In superhero movies, nothing is at risk, a director says.

Every year, the sand dunes at Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil collect rainwater from about January to June. And come July, these dunes become temporary pools full of clear, warm water... In Houston, Texas, A tiny suburban eatery is breaking all the rules to create some of the freshest-tasting grub on the horizon.

Ming, the Siberian-Bengal tiger is gone. Antoine Yates, Ming’s owner, once said that the tiger was his ‘only friend, really'... For every national park swarmed by visitors, dozens of state and federal preserves, parks, and monuments go relatively untraveled. Here's a list of 10 crowd-free alternatives.

With a few simple guidelines, you can have better sleep tonight. At some point in our lives, for any number of reasons, nearly all of us will have difficulties sleeping and suffer from acute insomnia. This can lead to significant distress but have no fear.

Beth Whitman is the founder of WanderTours and your (mostly) fearless leader... Not everyone is happy about Roman Polanski having a new film in competition in Venice — especially since the festival only has two women directors competing this year... Think the plastic straws you gave up sipping from are bad for our oceans? It’s time to consider the same about the sunscreen you use.

Beth Whitman here. I’m the founder of WanderTours and am your (mostly) fearless leader. I escort groups on most of our trips – the exception being photography trips and yoga retreats where professionals are there to guide and teach you. After my first book was released, Wanderlust and Lipstick: The Essential Guide for Women Traveling Solo, women started asking me to bring them along on my travels.