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On the Culture Front: Beyond New York, Montreal High Lights and the Bruise Cruise

Chris Kompanek | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Chris Kompanek

There's something about traveling that changes cultural perspective, and with that in mind, I set out for two radically different cultural experiences last month.

Real New Yorkers Don't Toast Their Bagels

The Daily Meal | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Toasting. A highpoint of civilization. Think about it -- fire plus the greatest thing since, sliced bread. You take something perfect -- bread in a...

Chefs' Favorite Oyster Restaurants

Find. Eat. Drink. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Find. Eat. Drink.

It's true you can now get oysters all year long, but it's the cold winter waters when oysters store up sugars, resulting in a plumper and sweeter tas...

The Most Beautiful Subway Stations in the World (SLIDESHOW)

TravelSort | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
TravelSort

What do you think when you think of subway stations? Dark and grimy? Me too, until my first trip to St. Petersburg. If you're traveling in any of these cities, take a tour of the subway.

10 Amazing Hot Dogs from Around the World (PHOTOS)

Tom Johansmeyer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Tom Johansmeyer

Who has the best hot dog? It's always a tough call. I have fond memories of an oversized stand in Tong Du Chon, South Korea, where I stopped on many a...

PHOTOS: 5 Must-Try Foods In Montreal

Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Our friends at CheapOAir have put together a promotion to win a trip for two to Montreal. So it only makes sense that they have put together a list o...

Fixed on Stars' Paradoxical Pop

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Kristi York Wooten

"Elevator Love Letter," "Ageless Beauty," and "Fixed" are upbeat jangling wonders driven by electronic riffs and hooks so chewy that today's most celebrated songwriters would love to lay claim to them.

Can't Wait for Fall Foliage? You Don't Have to.

Tiffany Hawk | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Tiffany Hawk

2010-09-01-brettonwoods.jpgHere are the five most interesting trip options I came across while making leaf-peeping plans.

Haitian-American Professionals Returning to Haiti to Help Post-Quake

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Jim Luce

Haitian-Americans are becoming increasingly vital to the reconstruction of Haiti. I accompanied several back to their native land last week to work w...

Sleeping in Airports: Top Hotels and Tips for Terminal Stays

Sue Frause | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Sue Frause

I love nice airport hotels. I mean the hotels where you arrive after a very long flight, and instead of making the long drive home, extend your trip for a night.

Double Entendres at Montreal's Twins Parade

Harmon Leon | Posted 06.14.2012 | Travel
Harmon Leon

Residents in Montreal were doing double-takes as their French-Canadian streets filled with those who sprang from a single zygote that split and formed two embryos.

Circus! Circus! Circus in Montreal

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Margie Goldsmith

Are you hooked on the circus? If so, Montreal is where the aerialists are flying high, the clowns hamming it up, and the jugglers doing it on unic...

Montreal Jazz Festival 2010 -- Bigger Is Better

Dwight Brown | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Dwight Brown

The Montreal Jazz Festival has long been the largest in the world. But does size matter? Yes, if you have an impressive roster, conveniently located venues, international music lovers on a good vibe and a vibrant host city.

U.S. Media, Public Can Learn a Lot From Neglected Neighbor Canada

Bill Mann | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Bill Mann

Canada's far more civilized approach to the role of government in its citizens' lives and their basic civility is too important to overlook.

George Brossard, Insect Lover, Discusses His Collection (VIDEO)

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

After giving up his job as a notary, insect-lover Georges Brossard spent decades travelling with his wife to more than 100 different countries collect...

Aeromexico Passenger Arrested After U.S. Refuses Flight Access To Airspace

AP | DOUGLASS K. DANIEL | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

WASHINGTON — An Aeromexico flight from Paris to Mexico City was diverted to Montreal on Sunday when the U.S. denied the flight access to its air...

Klee Painting Stolen From NYC In 1989 Found In Montreal

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

NEW YORK — A painting by Swiss artist Paul Klee that was stolen from a New York gallery in 1989 been recovered after a Montreal gallery owner be...

Hockey's Les Canadiens Far More Than Just Another Sports Team

Bill Mann | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Bill Mann

The Montreal Canadiens are truly unique in North American sport. They are not just a sport team; they are also a cultural institution.

Muslim Woman Expelled From School In Veil Dispute

pewforum.org | Religion News Service | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

A Muslim woman has filed a human rights complaint after she was expelled from a Canadian college for refusing to remove her face veil....

Previously Unseen John Lennon Photos Reveal How Far Popular Music Has Fallen

Andy Pemberton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Andy Pemberton

A cache of photos showing John Lennon writing Give Peace A Chance during his famous bed- in with Yoko Ono in Montreal in 1969 have been unearthed. Y...

Andre Dawson: Expo, Not Cub, In Hall Of Fame

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

Despite his own preference to represent the Cubs, Andre "The Hawk" Dawson will be wearing a Montreal Expos cap in the Hall of Fame. He reportedly tex...

Canada: 20 Years After Montreal Massacre, Ottawa Debates Gun Control

New York Times | IAN AUSTEN | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

OTTAWA -- Like public health care, Canada's tight gun-control laws help distinguish the country from its powerful neighbor to the south. But as Canadi...

Readers' Photos of Fall Leaves

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Following our slide show of the best places to go for autumn leaves, readers sent in their favorite photos of fall foliage. From Michigan to New Hamp...

MLS In Montreal? Major League Soccer Could Be Coming

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

SEATTLE — Major League Soccer would like Montreal to become its 19th team in 2012, if it can get a stadium remodeled. MLS commissioner Don Garb...

NHL Stays Put But Canadian Hockey Migrates South

GlobalPost | Sandro Contenta | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

By Sandro Contenta TORONTO, Canada -- When acclaimed novelist Mordecai Richler was alive, he could often be found in the middle of the afternoon si...