DiDonato has appeared on catwalks for major fashion houses and has featured in publications such as Vogue, Elle and Harper’s Bazaar.
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Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
Events across the region are taking place all day at schools, local businesses, houses of worship and burned down local landmarks in various stages of rebuilding.
The hotel’s bicycles are perfect for quiet explorations of a more local side of Kyoto’s city DNA—from local temple complexes and shrines (many without tourists) to centuries-old family producers and artisans, lining low-key streets.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
These schools are a far cry from the storied institutions that play in college basketball shrines like Cameron Indoor Stadium or Pauley Pavilion, or capture the nation’s attention during the annual March Madness tournaments.
Schools were closed, books were burned, educators were beaten and sometimes killed, political rivals were jailed or sent to re-education camps.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
Lucy Kasdin, a volunteer and the deputy director of health and housing services for Alameda County, noted a June 2024 Supreme Court decision allowing cities to sweep homeless camps even when no shelter is available.
Carved from porous tufa stone once covered by the sea, the four wine cathedrals are considered an engineering marvel.
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Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
Gothic architecture, on the other hand, focused on height and light; despite being constructed from heavy stone, Gothic cathedrals seem to defy the laws of gravity.
Predicting Hubble’s descent to Earth The Hubble Space Telescope was lifted to a higher orbit several times by Space Shuttle missions between 1993 and 2009.
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Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
The exercises mimicked the demands of difficult backcountry missions.
Inextricably tied to the D-Day invasion of World War II, this northern French region of orchards, dairies, horse farms and seaside villages along the English Channel draws visitors who come to honor the fallen or visit famous medieval fortresses and abbeys.
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Seth Sherwood,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
Euganean Hills are a treasure trove of biodiversity, and not only naturalistic but also historical, artistic and cultural, thanks to the presence of Venetian villas, castles, villages, monasteries and abbeys.
In Kyoto, tranquil temples and classic tea houses reveal a more traditional side of Japan.
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Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
The trio also offers a range of travel styles, such as chasing eclipses from Arctic and Mediterranean cruise ships in 2026, photographing the eclipsed sun above ancient temples in 2027, and combining stargazing and Outback road trips in 2028.
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