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Fire pit coffee in Oulu, Finland (Howie Southworth)

In Finland, winter is a way of eating

Howie Southworth
Three bowls of carrot and orange soup (Enrique Díaz / 7cero / Getty Images)

The tiny season we forget to eat

Ashlie D. Stevens
Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon in "Harold and Maude" (FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images)

Harold taught me to not fear death

Kelly McClure
Box of Boldúmen variety (Howie Southworth)

The donut that smiles back in Barcelona

Howie Southworth
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Pair of old ballet shoes hanging on a wall (ljupco / Getty Images)

Dance changed how I eat — for the better

Ashlie D. Stevens
Giardiniera being scooped at Mr. Beef (Kathleen Hinkel for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

A love letter to Chicago's gravy bread

Ashlie D. Stevens
Pequeño arroz seco at Maleducat (Howie Southworth)

Barcelona's bold new food frontier

Howie Southworth
Roast suckling pig at Botin in Madrid (Howie Southworth)

"The Sun Also Rises" is still delicious

Howie Southworth
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Ghost in a corn field (Massonstock/Getty Images)

I smell dead people

Kelly McClure
Jane Goodall with chimpanzee Nana at the zoo in Magdeburg, Germany, June 2004. (Jens Schlueter/DDP/AFP via Getty Images)

Jane Goodall taught us about ourselves

Carlyn Zwarenstein
Pan con tomate at Tapas 24 in Barcelona (Howie Southworth)

Chasing Spain through tomato bread

Howie Southworth
Hand holding half of a lemon (Black Lollipop/ Getty Images )

Why I crave the sourest bite

Joy Saha
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Lychee martini (Ali Waxman / Getty Images)

I fell for lychee (and its martini)

Joy Saha
Ivy, living her best life (Illustration by Salon / Annie Bennett / Dikas Studio)

My dog taught me about rental culture

Annie Bennett
The side hustle of selling feet pics (Photo illustration by Salon / Getty / Vitalssss / Boonchai Wedmakawand)

Selling feet pics blurs boundaries

Ilana Amselem
The Old Man bar in Hong Kong (The Old Man)

I drank like Hemingway in Hong Kong

Howie Southworth
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An illustration of a solo traveler in front of a cruise ship with images of older passengers (Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Lisa-Blue / Horsche / SOPA Images / RgStudio)

My awkward adventure on a seniors cruise

Katelyn Doyle
Spinning ceramics (Getty Images/ Kilito Chan)

My kitchen needed ceramics. So did I

Joy Saha
The author with his grandmother, Gertrude Sheft. (Photo courtesy Bob Brody)

Nana bailed me out and I'm still ashamed

Bob Brody
A Costco store (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

Costco is for tariff preppers now

Daria Solovieva
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Businessman explaining to coworker (Getty Images/Klaus Vedfelt)

Tackle mansplaining with "fauxtitude"

Asha Dore
The author's daughter Evie at Trinity College in Dublin. (Photo courtesy of Kelly Lawler)

One more way America hates kids

Kelly Lawler
Woman purchasing clothes on a mobile app. (Getty Images/Alistair Berg)

Fast fashion's price hike is good for us

Leslie Vooris
Little girl holding plastic credit card in hands (Getty Images/Ivan-balvan)

My 8-year-old wants a debit card

Dia Gallo
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