Author Brian Raftery explains how a Japanese novelty has gone from punch line to worldwide pop-culture phenomenon.
By Sarah Hepola Dec 18, 2008
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Don't let "Sopranos" fans and '80s embarrassment fool you -- Journey rules.
June 13, 2007
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Mr. Belding and Tony Romo don't stop believing -- together.
By David Puner
February 15, 2007
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At an obscure border town, our
correspondent discovers the biggest obstacle in negotiating the next
4,000 miles: The train has left without him.
By Rolf Potts
November 10, 1999
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The first biography of the man who wrote "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" is politer than it needs to be.
By Steve Vineberg
August 24, 1999
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A dental-phobic writer takes a trip into the cavity we call the mouth.
By Susan McCarthy
August 18, 1999
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A mother reveals her secret on how to travel with children -- and still feel like you're on vacation.
By Phaedra Hise
March 12, 1999
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An overland journey exposes a traveler to the hazards of radiation, desolation and snowstorms.
By Jeffrey Tayler
March 5, 1999
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From back rubs to bowling to B-movies, this Chinese spa has it all.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
January 14, 1999
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A street artist unmasks the hard realities of daily life in Guanajuato.
By Diane Weipert
December 9, 1998
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Hospitality and hostility become blurred for a traveler stranded among Bedouins at the desolate tip of the Sinai.
By Andrew Bill
June 19, 1998
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At GracelandToo, a father-and-son team is determined to capture every Elvis mention alive.
By Christina Boufis
August 12, 1997