The Baltimore-based band Future Islands created a genre of music called post-Wave. This is one band you should pay attention to.BACK IN MOREHEAD CITY, on the North Carolina coast, I knew Future Islands singer Sam Herring as the younger brother of my friend Joel. Keyboardist Gerrit Welmers was the quiet kid who had a crush on my sister.

Are your travels more than an unconnected series of destinations? Or, in the end, a route in and of themselves to who you have become?THAT TRAVEL MAKES YOU RESTLESS is hardly an epiphany to many who have found themselves back home after a long journey, only to discover that home doesn’t quite fit as snugly as it did before they left.

Damien Boone makes history in Maui.IF YOU’RE NOT SURE why this is a big deal, think about it this way: picture yourself blazing down a massive half-pipe on a skateboard. Regular-style, standing up. Now, imagine doing that while lying on your belly. Face inches from the ground. Or in this case, a massive, rushing, pounding liquid force of nature.

Man, were they happy to see us.A LOT OF PEOPLE have heard about Pitcairn — very few have actually been there. The island, a craggy black rock in the middle of the South Pacific, is one of the most difficult places to visit on Earth. Halfway between Peru and New Zealand, it’s only accessible by boat. The closest airport is on Mangareva, in the Gambier Islands, 330 miles away.

Journey across India, 3000 photos in 3 minutes - Our SiteSustainabilityParks + WildernessHiking OutdoorCampingBeaches + IslandsWildlifeWHAT/WHERERide an auto-rickshaw across the intoxicating Subcontinent.NETWORK CONNECTIONThis video will surely tweak your eyes out, but it’s all in the name of dynamic memories and great storytelling.

Robert Hirschfield reflects and contemplates on past Seders.GIDEON STEIN, a Jewish painter friend, invited me to attend his Seder this year. I refused (my annual Seder invitation refusal), recalling the bitter herbs of my childhood.Our tiny apartment in the Bronx was the traditional site of our family Seder.