Lovely lodging of 2015: from Midwest spa, farm to historic Cusco hotel
Feeling at home while away is a beautiful thing, but definitions of comfort differ. I liked the looks of these places while at work during […]
Articles by Mary Bergin
Great meals of 2015: grilled cheese to Sea Salt, spiked shakes to Fish on Fire
Time to review life as you know it, and I’ll do the same as 2015 ends. These restaurants, close to home and many miles away, […]
Supper club food: new at Kohl Center, former Shorecrest Hotel
Wisconsin supper club food is the star in new settings that are casual, stylish and distinctive as winter nears. Factor in an expansion of projects […]
Best new books: Wisconsin farming, Lake Superior loop, Madison food, beer
Confucius says: You cannot open a book without learning something. Remember that while holiday shopping or treating yourself. Many books cross my desk; count these […]
Biggest holiday cookie sale? Try St. Peter’s in little Lebanon
I saw a Lutheran school cafeteria with dozens of church mice a few days ago, but all will disappear by the time many of you […]
More light at Milwaukee Art Museum after $34 million remodeling
The Milwaukee Art Museum quickly turned into an architectural icon for Wisconsin’s largest city in 2001. That is when an addition with a 90-foot-high glass […]
Vietnam: hard-working culture not homogeneous
Last in a series. The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi, shows how wrong it is to presume the country’s culture is homogeneous. Although Viet people […]
Vietnam: Reminders of war turn into tourist attractions
Part two of a series. — Several of Vietnam’s top tourist attractions are often-graphic and filtered reminders of armed conflict. Military aircraft, tanks and torture […]
Vietnam: developing history, heritage, cultural tourism
Part one of a series. Humidity nearly matches temperature on a sweltering autumn afternoon, so five of us head to a 20-mile-long beach with persistent […]
Reader mail: hiking, golf, Germany, supper clubs
Readers, it’s time to lighten the mailbag. Here is a selection of your most recent notes and questions. — Jim and Monica O’Brien of Madison […]
Essay winner’s good deed helps another, not herself
In “The Happiness Hypothesis” (Basic Books, $17), social psychologist Jonathan Haidt notes that the goal of positive psychology is “helping people find happiness and meaning.” […]
Canoe Bay owner shows how to live grand in tiny houses
Dan Dobrowolski understands the growing curiosity to live large in a small space, and others are noticing his efforts from coast to coast. The owner […]