Anne McCarthy

It’s no secret – London is bloody expensive.
In fact, the World Economic Forum ranks London as one of the top ten most expensive cities in the world. But, that doesn’t mean that the city is inaccessible to those traveling to London. Approach your trip to London with a Winston Churchill-esque ethos: Where there’s a will, there’s a way...

Germany is known for many things: beer, pretzels, Oktoberfest, Heidi Klum, free college tuition(!), and more. But the country’s largest draw this time of year is its Christmas Markets, which have been a popular Christmas tradition in the country for centuries, since – if you can believe it – 1384, when the first one was held in Bautzen. And some of the best markets you’ll come across in Germany are smack dab in the country’s capital city: Berlin.
German Christmas Markets are a magical, fairy ...

From "Hearts Beat Loud" to "Thunder Road," your year-end list isn't complete without catching up with these hidden gems...

Paris has been a hotbed of activity lately, and not the fun kind like the festive activity found on Nuit Blanche or Bastille Day. As is the case throughout much of the world, substantial changes are sweeping through France at the moment...

Author, editor, and journalist Guy Hibbert has written a beautiful book about Paris entitled Paris Postcards. His debut looks at Paris in the form of charming, intricate short stories which immediately...

Last weekend, I joined the masses and bought a ticket to the latest installment of the new “Fantastic Beasts” film, the latest product of the Harry Potter universe. While this fact has little (okay, nothing) to do with Barcelona, one aspect of the film stood out to me in an unexpected way: There were scenes in “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindewald” which felt almost Gothic Quarter-esque, given the neighborhood’s twisting, mysterious, narrow streets, which feel ripe for adventure...

Quick visits, long layovers, and flight delays – all these events may, on occasion, mean you’ll find yourself in some of the world’s best cities with only a short spell of time on your hands.
If Barcelona winds up being such a city for you, count yourself lucky and hit the ground running, because this place is – as Leslie Odom Jr. sings in the musical Hamilton – non-stop!
Here are some...

We all know the feeling: An upcoming holiday season that requires buying gifts, or a recent personal splurge, or maybe even a lavish birthday dinner at a Tim Burton-themed restaurant you force your friends to participate in so they can celebrate you (no? just me?) – can all leave you feeling penny-pinched. Luckily, travel...

Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. This week’s question: What horror film deserves more love, and where can people see it?...

Present day Amherst, Massachusetts is worlds away from 1940s Paris, France...

Caitlin Moran buzzes when she talks. Not literally, of course—but she buzzes and crackles with life like a live wire...

Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)...

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Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions...This week’s question: In honor of Lady Gaga’s turn in “A Star Is Born,” what is the best performance by a musician in a movie?

Indian fashion designer Rahul Mishra, who is based in Delhi, gave Parisians something to talk about when he showed his Spring-Summer 2019 collection at Paris Fashion Week. Mishra has been on the rise since 2014, when...