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At first, Pompano Beach, Florida, seemed to be little more than a northern extension of Fort Lauderdale. That’s a common perception among those who haven’t been – it’s close, coastal, and easy to reach. But I checked into the

Someone from He Chu Chu, one of the community groups that march in Curaçao’s Seú festival, handed me a costume before I had time to ask what it was. It was deep green, intricately patterned, with a headwrap to match. Sherry, a local makeup artist, started on my mascara, warning me that the energy outside was unlike anything I could prepare for.

She was right. Seú (pron...

Last summer, I traveled more than 3,300 miles and spent nearly 50 hours in transit to reach Denali Backcountry Lodge. To get there, I flew from Salt Lake City to Anchorage, spent the night in Alaska’s largest city, boarded an eight-hour train north, stayed near the park entrance, visited Denali’s famous sled dog kennels, and finally climbed aboard a helicopter bound for Moose...

Patagonia, the company, is suing a drag queen named Pattie Gonia. The persona — built by climate and LGBTQ+ activist Wyn Wiley into one of the outdoors’ most visible queer voices — is a pun on the company’s name, and that pun is now the subject of a federal trademark lawsuit.

On Sunday, Wiley