Holiday romance novels to keep you warm all night long The holidays were made for love stories. It’s the time of year when unexpected sparks and rekindled flames feel not only possible but inevitable. At least on the Hallmark Channel, but we’re allowed to live in a snow globe bubble for a few months. From fake engagements to snowed-in enemies-to-lovers, these holiday romances go beyond the usual mistletoe moments. Some follow city dwellers who stumble into small towns that lo

At one time, choosing a sports car meant sacrificing comfort, as most of these performance machines had a stiff ride, a cramped bare-bones interior, and an overall lack of luxury features. That’s far from the case these days. Modern luxury sports cars deliver scintillating speed and a level of comfort and poshness that make them just as plush as they are exciting. Here are the best ones for 2025 and 2026. 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S Base price: $272,650 The Porsche 911 Turbo occ

BY WILLIAM SMITH With the Caribbean island paradise of Anguilla just named the world’s safest place to travel, this British territory of some mere 35 square miles is sure to see an influx of visitors. Here are Polo Lifestyles’ recommendations on where to stay to experience Anguilla’s most luxurious and gracious accommodations. Four Seasons Resorts and Residences Anguilla From generously appointed guestrooms to one-bedroom suites to five-bedroom, oceanfront villas, the Four S

Anguilla beats out Barbados, St. Barth and Aruba in new World Population Review ranking If safety is at the top of your vacation checklist, one tiny Caribbean island just earned top honors for peace, calm beaches and a world-class food scene. Anguilla, a British overseas territory just north of St. Maarten and east of the Virgin Islands, was named the safest destination in the Caribbean, according to a 2025 ranking from World Population Review, which evaluates crime, policing

A man declared brain dead started moving during organ removal surgery. Now, his survival is forcing doctors to rethink how we define death. In a harrowing real-life case that’s raising deep questions about death and consciousness, a man declared brain dead after an overdose unexpectedly showed signs of life while doctors were preparing to harvest his organs. Anthony “TJ” Hoover II was thought to be clinically dead—without reflexes or brain activity—when the organ retrieval pr

Most popular sports undergo substantial changes once a generation or so to make them more appealing to watch, play and televise. From improvements to tennis rackets to increase speed of the game to redesigning soccer balls in order to give them greater flight and curving ability, these changes are accompanied by a plethora of rule changes, resulting in the abandonment of technical rules in favor of a faster and more exciting game. Polo, a sport dating back approximately 2,500

Every human being carries hidden beauty - a solar reflection of infinite potential. Diamonds of the soul, forged in the purifying fires of Heaven’s fall, resurrected through the pressures of our personal struggles, we become bonded by a light that calls forth all those whose senses partake of our true hidden form. Unsurprisingly, this beauty is concealed under layers of trauma, pain, guilt and shame. Life’s challenges imprint not only on the mind but also on the body and soul