Anne McCarthy

Start typing a reply in Google’s Gmail and it might feel like it is reading your mind. Tap out the letters “tha” and up pops the rest of a sentence in greyed out letters. Press tab and your sentence completes itself.

Jane Austen fans are a devoted bunch. True “Janeites” tend to travel widely to celebrate their favourite author, most often to Bath for the Jane Austen festival. But on the other side of the world sits Governor’s House...

“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness..."

Italy is currently experiencing a major political crisis...

This week’s question: With 2019 almost half-over, what is the best movie performance of the year so far? I’ve turned over Kaitlyn Dever’s performance...

Fall is coming: the leaves are turning, the flowers are dying, and Christmas decorations will soon fill stores prematurely. But in Fashionland – a world which constantly swivels its head to the future – next year’s flowers and styles are just coming into bloom, as the Spring-Summer 2020 shows took over Paris the last week in September...

Traveling in a group can be, at best, an epically fun and unforgettable experience. At worst: it’s a challenge-filled ordeal during which friendships are severely tested over squabbles about minor things, like where to eat lunch...

Barcelona may be a well-known hot spot for summer, but did you know that winter – yes, winter! – is also a prime time to visit. So, whether you’re breezing through town for a short twenty-four hours, or enjoying an extended stay...

Italy is adored for countless reasons, but arguably, chief among them is its cuisine.
Perhaps you’ve already experienced the American version of Italian food Stateside. Not to disparage my home country, but the American version of Italian food is, well, a mere imitation of the delights that await you in Italia...

When it comes to having fun, Munich has much to boast about. After all, it’s where over 6 million people travel annually with the sole purpose in mind of having fun at Oktoberfest.
But if you’re not in the area for Oktoberfest...

The Berlin Marathon is one of the six “World Majors” in the marathoning world. Along with Berlin, cities like London, Tokyo, New York, Boston, and Chicago lay claim to being the best and biggest when it comes to marathons around the globe...

The world feels increasingly connected through globalization, yet also, fractured beyond repair by politics and climate. Great art tends to soothe and smooth over those fractures and create more unity and connection. Paris Fashion Week’s Spring-Summer 2020 shows in ...

Anyone who survived it remembers it well. In December 1999, a vicious and violent storm, Cyclones Lothar and Martin, swept across western and central Europe over the course of 36 hours. The storm hit France and Belgium, and left...

After your London bike tour or walking tour, why not pop into one of London’s many terrific bookshops that pepper the city...

Denzel Washington is untouchable in so many ways, and his turn in 1999’s “The Hurricane,” in which he played real-life boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, was one of them – his performance was magnificent...