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Introducing the FATHOM Shop The new FATHOM Shop is filled with products that will make your pantry feel like a fromagerie, your bathroom like a hammam, your cubicle like an atelier.

City Streets and Summer Haze

DUBLIN – Literary excerpt from Joyce's "Dubliners" setting the scene for a quaint Irish evening.

The Secret Life of Fado

LISBON, Portugal – She put her soul into the performance, bringing the restaurant to tears. I couldn't understand the words, but I could feel how much Matilda ached.

Eye Candy in Tokyo

TOKYO – From Lolita Girls to paper cranes, the curious, exciting, cutting-edge, and just plain mystifying things to see are limitless.

The Meat Girlz of Kyrgyzstan

KYRGYZSTAN – I spent an afternoon with the glamorous, sausage-selling Russian ladies. We toasted my visit with vodka, which they keep in large vats stored beneath the counter.

Fathom Questionnaire: Laura Aviva

Bizarre travel rituals: I'm not superstitious, but a Bolivian shaman gifted me with a collection of protection amulets and told me that I must always have them with me when I travel. And I do.

Behind the Scenes of "My Last Supper"

When you think you can't handle another meal, we take an inside look at Melanie Dunea's lavish chef tome, "My Last Supper: The Next Course."

Storyteller Contest: Family Travel Saga

Inspired by the holidays, we want to hear about your most insane family travels. Send them to us, and we'll publish our favorites between now and Christmas.

The Dosa Experiment

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Back from South India, one hungry reader finds that when she needs a dosa fix, she's got to make it herself.

Cooking in Kerala

KERALA, India – Although no one outside the village had been invited, we were welcome to join in the pujas honoring gods and goddesses with hundreds of devotees.

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