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I hate it when I go to a restaurant and the server delivers my drink with a straw. Most folks don’t need straws – or single-use plastics in general – but we use them anyway, because someone hands them to us. (And yes, I understand some people need straws because of...

Here in Texas, we drink a lot of sweet tea and Dr Pepper. In Patagonia, the locals drink maté. While traipsing through South America this month, I saw people sipping the infused herbal drink while chatting at cafes, sitting on street benches, and even while driving...

My husband and I were sitting at a table outside a fast-food restaurant in a bustling Santiago neighborhood recently, exhausted after a nine-hour international flight, when someone dropped a few coins at my feet. I bent over to help him scoop them up. They must have...

The Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to Austin next month – as a one-day event instead of the two days it has covered in past years. But if you’re up for a day of binge-watching cool outdoor and adventure movies, you can still get your fill. The festival will...