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Thu Jul 2
Explosions in the Sky: Take Better Fireworks Photos
When those great balls of fire appear in the sky above you this Independence Day, grab some impressive shots — no matter what kind of camera you own. Follow this advice from Wired’s How-to Wiki.
Sun Jun 28
Jon recommended an article : Frugal Paris
Picnicking, a favorite and inexpensive Parisian summer rite, on the banks of the Canal St.-Martin.
Sat Jun 27
Jon recommended an article : Little Cameras With Big Eyes
What, exactly, is an ultrazoom camera?
Tue Jun 16
Jon recommended an article : On a Furlough, but Never Leaving the Cubicle
Wendy Roberson, a state employee in California, founded the Fun Furlough Fridays Club partly as a joke, but also because she honestly believed that she would be having long-weekend-type fun on her…
Jon recommended a blog post : Red Fish, Red Wine
Yes, I know. There are oh, so many more fishes in the sea than salmon, boring old salmon. Salmon is dull, except when it’s wild salmon. Wild salmon is endlessly exciting.
Sun Jun 14
Jon recommended an article : The Tweet Smell of Success
PLUGGING AWAY Tony Curtis, the press agent, and Burt Lancaster, the columnist, conspire in the 1957 movie “Sweet Smell of Success.”
Sat May 30
Jon recommended a recipe : Healthier Pizzas
Pizza is many things to many people, but one thing it usually is not: healthy. I blame chain-store pizza and their thick, doughy crusts, usually loaded with cheese even before the extras like…
PANORAMIC PHOTO
The Spirit of Detroit sculpture is dressed in the Red Wings jersey for the Stanley Cup Finals.
Fri May 29
Jon recommended a review : An Italian Mystery, Explained
THE world is full of mystifying wines, but few are as familiar yet as little-known as Valpolicella.
Tue May 26
How introverts travel

It might surprise you that introverts travel differently than extroverts, particularly because most travel magazines, guidebooks, and TV shows are produced by and for extroverts.

I don’t seek…