Across the Northeast, a host of summer camps deliver a mix of old-school camp experiences — complete with arts and crafts, s’mores and lakeside fun — but with decidedly adult upgrades such as cocktails and chic bunkhouses.
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Robin Roenker,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Chinese immigrants who arrived during the California gold rush and built the Central Pacific railroad were attacked and expelled from towns and mining camps across the American West.
It’s designed for customized pour-over control and accounts for variables other electric kettles can’t touch, like brew type, steep time, and even altitude.
Players enjoyed playing on the new artificial turf and welcomed upgrades that include new clubhouse carpet and lockers.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
Black bunting is now draped over the Walnuttown Fire and Rescue station's garage doors, fire trucks and both men's lockers as the department mourns the losses of Buck and 56-year-old Assistant Chief Robert Shick.
Food and drink concessionaires, professional caterers, HOA clubhouses, event planners — any purveyor that’s not a public restaurant, food truck, flea market stall or food hall vendor — are also excluded from the roundup.
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Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
The clubhouses were outfitted with merch stands, bars, restrooms, DJs, livestreams of panels, Royal Blue vending machines and vibrating hammocks.
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Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
His head isn’t visible; the focus of the image is the swirl of hair on the man’s chest and at his waist, pointing toward what is concealed in his trunks.
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Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
Karim stands in front of elephants at the San Diego Zoo, speaking directly to the camera in a casual tone about how cool their trunks are.
Some of us virtuously recycle items that will be transported across the world to smother island nations in single-use plastic bags and water bottles, milk jugs, yogurt tubs, pet food and potato chip bags, Styrofoam meat trays, Coke bottles, Amazon mailing envelopes, and fast-food wrappers.
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Caroline Fraser,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
The commodity can be found in everything from your shopping bags and milk jugs to detergent bottles and your kid’s toys.
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