The Best Walking Tours in Bordeaux

Bordeaux is a wine-lover’s paradise and an incredibly beautiful city. I first went there in 2010 and have been a huge fan ever since. Its 18th-century core is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the whole city is brimming with upscale wine bars, great restaurants, and some good upscale shopping. It’s a super beautiful city…

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5 best water flossers of 2024, tested and reviewed

Confession time! I don’t floss daily, even though I tell my dentist otherwise, but I do carry floss picks for those emergency food-stuck-in-teeth moments. These instances inevitably remind me of my inconsistent flossing habits. I’ve long wondered whether a good water flosser would help me be more diligent. Now, after much research and testing of…

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17-year-old Eric Zhu’s startup was built in a high school bathroom — now it’s raised $2.3M and is emerging from stealth

Eric Zhu started building Aviato, an analytical platform for private market data, in a very typical place for an entrepreneur: the bathroom in his Carmel, Indiana, high school. Now the 17-year-old’s startup is emerging from stealth with $2.3 million in venture funding. Aviato tracks funding rounds and headcount, similar to competitors like Crunchbase and PitchBook, as…

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Save on Dyson, Sony, Ninja and more

As the astrologically inclined will tell you, this third week of July finds us smack-dab on the Cancer-Leo cusp. “Swinging from one emotion to the next, the challenge for this cusp is to find their emotional center. Meditation would be a great ally in their constant struggle for balance.” This expert take is intended for…

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