Got a getaway planned for Memorial Day weekend? Are you pinning all your hopes on the rejuvenating effects of trip to the beach, or perhaps a whirlwind 72 hours in the mountains? Not to rain on your parade or anything, but enjoy the glow while you can because it's got the lifespan of a mayfly. » 5/23/14 5:00pm 5/23/14 5:00pm

So this is a pretty bizarre story. A French woman attempting to travel on holiday to New York with her husband and two children was denied entry into the US for no apparent reason. » 4/27/14 5:09pm 4/27/14 5:09pm

Since it's still hot as hell, it can't hurt to pick the ideal destination for our next (imaginary?) getaways. » 8/22/13 11:30pm 8/22/13 11:30pm

Just like Thelma and Louise before you, ladies love to ditch their partners and go on adventures. Even better, most modern girlcations (sorry) don't end in driving off a cliff. Win/win! » 7/03/13 3:00pm 7/03/13 3:00pm

A minor Internet firestorm erupted earlier this week when a fairly unassuming fellow named Marshall Weinbaum posted this eyebrow-raising Facebook picture of lady bloggers clutching his quadriceps while he holds a sign that reads, “Hi Mom.” Why would Marshall Weinbaum do such a heinous thing, especially knowing that… » 4/28/13 6:00pm 4/28/13 6:00pm

Bey and Jay are currently celebrating their fifth anniversary eating, wearing tribal-printed DVF (her), smoking cigars (him), and posing with schoolchildren in Old Havana. They also brought their moms Tina and Gloria, as well as some bodyguards, just like you or I would do on our anniversary vacations, right? » 4/06/13 3:00pm 4/06/13 3:00pm

In last year's Sundance movie The Lie, a man who plays hooky from work tells his boss that his kid is sick. Later, under duress, he blurts out, shockingly, that the baby has died—and the remainder of the film deals with the consequences. As it turns out, that premise is more realistic than you might have imagined: 26%… » 12/23/12 1:30pm 12/23/12 1:30pm

Remember that story of how Mitt Romney once strapped the family dog's crate to the roof of the car before a road trip to Canada and the dog was so scared that he pooped all over the car? And then Mitt Romney pulled the car over at a gas station and hosed the car off and then continued driving? Well, according to Ann… » 4/17/12 2:15pm 4/17/12 2:15pm

Pearl's Rainbow, Key West's only lesbians-only guest house, is going to have to go temporarily sausage party to survive in this economic climate. » 11/28/10 2:40pm 11/28/10 2:40pm

[West Tisbury, MA; August 24. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama leave State Road restaurant after dinner with Vernon Jordan and other friends Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, on Martha's Vineyard. Image via Getty] » 8/25/10 6:52pm 8/25/10 6:52pm

[Marbella, Spain, August 4: The vacationing first lady walks the streets, surrounded by pastel-clad Secret Service agents. Image via AP.] » 8/05/10 9:18am 8/05/10 9:18am

• Two high school teachers from Winnipeg have been suspended for performing a lap dance at a pep rally. School officials say the dance was "totally inappropriate" and a 12th grade student called it "dirty." Video after the jump. • » 2/24/10 5:20pm 2/24/10 5:20pm

Slate's Explainer asks why college students get such long winter breaks. Answer: "the stagflation and energy crisis of the Carter era." The real question is why working stiffs don't get a whole freaking month to pretend to learn French. [Slate] » 12/30/09 4:45pm 12/30/09 4:45pm

[Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland; August 23. Image via Getty] » 8/24/09 9:10am 8/24/09 9:10am

I don't mean, have you done one. But, was it actually fun and relaxing, like, you know, the real thing? I seriously want to know! » 4/23/09 4:20pm 4/23/09 4:20pm