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Five Reasons to Travel Alone

Sasha Cagen | Posted 05.25.2011

Sasha Cagen

Traveling alone still gives me a thrill -- but it's not scary anymore, I've done it so much. The sense of risk and heightened reward is what draws me to it.

Walking on a Dream -- Alone Across Iran (Part III)

Mark Kalch | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark Kalch

Soon the plateau began to change. No longer rolling hills and rocky terrain, I now walked towards daunting peaks. I had begun to enter the Zagros Mountains.

Walking on a Dream -- Alone Across Iran, Part 2

Mark Kalch | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark Kalch

10 kilometers outside of Tehran city limits, the landscape changes abruptly from mountains to low rolling hills. I climbed the red dirt slopes, sinking at times up to my knees in the soft, powdery sand.

Don't Tell Me to Feel Bad on Valentine's Day!

Vicki Larson | Posted 05.25.2011

Vicki Larson

There was a time when I looked forward to Valentine's Day.

7 Transformative Solo Trips

Jeff Wise | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Wise

While the risks are greater without a buffer of companions, so are the rewards. You enjoy perfect freedom of thought and movement, a steeling of self-reliance, and an ability to connect more intensely.

Brit Rana Dasgupta Wins Commonwealth Prize

guardian.co.uk | Richard Lea | Posted 05.25.2011

On the day when a band of former winners including AS Byatt, Louis de Bernières and Andrea Levy called for governments around the world to "find new ...

Glass Falls On Snooki, Chris Noth After Ice Breaks Sony Building Ceiling During Purim Party

AP / Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — Snooki, Chris Noth, and Vinny Guadagnino were unharmed by falling glass Saturday night. The three were at a Purim Party in New York C...

Danny Aiello: Singing, Selecting Roles, and Taking On a Musical Al Capone

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jon Chattman

"It's not about vanity," Danny Aiello said sincerely via a phone interview from his New Jersey home. "It wasn't a need to sing. I wanted to sing."

TV on the Radio Singer Kyp Malone Flies Solo, Sort Of

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jon Chattman

As I found in an enlightening interview, the singer is more focused on making music than making headlines merely for making a solo record.

Who Needs Teamwork?

Marc Hershon | Posted 05.25.2011

Marc Hershon

There's pride and a new sense of self in becoming a Soloist. The Soloist is keenly aware of the difference between creative, innovative effort and mind-numbing groupthink. By cutting loose form the pack whenever possible, the Soloist reaches new levels of performance.

Why I'm Alone

Lea Lane | Posted 11.17.2011

Lea Lane

I'm alone because life doesn't always wind up the way you expect it to, and it wound up this way for me, and I roll with it. I'm alone. I'm a solo lady. Alone, but not lonely.

Sole Supporters Enduring this "Repression"

Lea Lane | Posted 05.25.2011

Lea Lane

Who's in a mood to flirt and wonder? I mean, there's enough anxiety and uncertainty without having your heart broken on top of everything else.

No Valentine? Focus on these Five Solo Perks

Lea Lane | Posted 05.25.2011

Lea Lane

Remain positive during the next days when cards and chocolates are as numerous and tantalizing as low-hanging fruit, and words of romance are hot and heavy. Stay strong. Hug your cat.

A New Holiday! "Independents Day"

Lea Lane | Posted 11.17.2011

Lea Lane

How about a tribute to independents who bear the burden of higher per-capita taxes, single supplements, awful blind dates and endless questions about our happiness?