One sip of the sauvignon blanc delivers a pop of citrusy flavor—a refreshing reminder during the cold, dark winter months of the summer that seems so far away. But time traveling to greener days spent under the sun isn’t the only perk of this ONEHOPE wine; as the chic label informs tipplers, drinking this bottle also helps plant […]

Skyscanner, the world’s largest independent travel search engine, announced today a massive round of funding that brought it to unicorn status. Slam-dunking the next level of fundraising, Skyscanner, the Edinburgh-based travel search engine, closed a $192 million round today. The company, which is expanding into new markets, is now worth $1.6 billion, the Financial Times […]

Vanesa Souss runs an illustrated blog about her life in Holland. One moment, she’s pictured buying a piano with her boyfriend. Next, she’s visiting the Muiderslot castle with friends. Then, she’s watching a man feed seagulls. Her adventures in Amsterdam have captions in English and Spanish too, cluing the reader in that she hasn’t always […]

When the patent for 3D printing expired in 2012, a lot of companies had big dreams about how the technology could change the way they did business. The problem was that printers were expensive, and only a handful of people had the experience necessary. Enter Amsterdam-based entrepreneur Charlie Hu, whose family owned a number of […]

In 2000, Austin Allan traveled to Spain for a few college credits. While studying in Madrid and then living in Barcelona, Allan fell in love with the warm people and their chilled soups. “It was a weird moment because I didn’t like tomatoes,” he admits. “I actually still don’t.” But the cold soups of his […]

After taking a bite of his flatbread sandwich during his lunch break, London-based software app executive Tom Dodds immediately thought something tasted fishy. On Twitter, he publicly chastised Pret A Manger in a memorable tweet. “What did your chef put in the Pret chef’s special crayfish and avocado flatbread?” he asked. “Tastes like my daughter’s […]

When Matt Letten was a senior in college, he had just lost 100 pounds. He’d been exercising, eating healthy, and working to build a sense of confidence and purpose that he felt he never had. One afternoon, he met with his mentor. “This guy was always someone I could run anything by,” says Matt. “We […]

When David Warren’s father, Steve, was diagnosed with a rare, complex form of brain cancer, he and his family knew that his career as a lawyer would likely be over. The doctors removed part of his brain, and though he was still smart, recalls Warren, he “wasn’t going to be as smart as he was.”Warren […]