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Group fitness classes can be intimidating.

My hips don’t swing, but my belly does

A friend once convinced me to try a Zumba class at the base gym. A veteran of the step aerobics craze, I figured, “How hard could it be?”

A pop art room at the Twist Museum in London is split in half, one part vibrant color and the other monochrome, with a large double-sided mirror in the center. About an hour and a half is ample time to explore its illusions and assorted other exhibits at a leisurely pace.

London illusion museum toys with reality through all sorts of sensory shenanigans

Underneath Oxford Street in one of London’s most popular districts, the Twisted Museum contains a vast array of exhibits that entice those eager to see just how many ways the brain can be tricked.

Megumu Gomi, left, and his wife, Megumi, pose outside D-13, a cafe they founded in an old flat house used as service member housing near Yokota Air Base, Japan.

Cozy cafe in an old military home is a hidden gem in western Tokyo

Cafe D-13 is in a renovated structure near Yokota Air Base that was used as military family housing in the 1950s and 1960s. Uncovering this eatery feels like discovering a speakeasy, and the sense that one is let in on a secret.

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A view from inside Universal Epic Universe’s Celestial Park.

Universal Epic Universe is here

The Miami Herald got a preview of Universal’s third theme park in the Sunshine State — fourth if you count Volcano Bay water park — and the first major park in the Orlando area in 26 years. It opens to the public May 22.

A screenshot of an AI chatbot exchange on the NeuroTranslator phone app.

These autistic people struggled to make sense of others. Then they found AI.

Autistic Translator claims to help some people make sense of their social mishaps.

Walpurgis Night is celebrated in various parts of Germany with fire, celebrations and effigy-burning.

Chase away the witches and toast summer’s approach at these events

On April 30, Walpurgis Night, the Burning of the Witches and Beltane turn fear into festivals. Or, if movement is more your thing, Dancing into May is a related alternative.

We should reflect on what doesn’t show in the mirror

No matter what is reflected in a mirror, the goal shouldn’t be perpetual beauty, but that we are beautiful to the people in our lives that matter the most.

An Alpakas Eifel patron walks through the countryside with alpacas by his side during a hike in Plütscheid, Germany, April 13, 2025. When the weather is clear, the hike offers stunning views of the western Eifel region's rolling hills.

Family farm offers fuzzy timeout with alpaca hikes in German countryside

Alpakas Eifel, a small, family-run trekking business in the bucolic village of Plütscheid, Germany, invites guests to explore the countryside with a leashed alpaca by their side.

ScreenX shows movies, concerts, sports and short films on screens at the front, left, right — and now above — the audience in roughly 30 theaters across South Korea.

ScreenX adds a new dimension to moviegoing — but is it worth it?

Dubbed ScreenX, the entertainment system displays movies, concerts, sports and short films on screens at the front, left, right — and now above — the audience in roughly 30 theaters across South Korea.

The grilled fish at Quagies in Kaiserslautern, Germany, comes with jollof rice and a side salad. Plantains can be added for 5 euros.

Get hands-on at West African kitchen next to team handball court

Restaurant Quagies Westafrikanische Küche offers a variety of dishes from Ghana and Nigeria including fufu — a pounded cassava dish traditionally eaten with one’s hands.

El Torito's extensive menu may take a few minutes to navigate, but the wide selection offers something for everyone.

Tacos, fajitas and flan: El Torito brings US-style Mexican dining to Japan

El Torito, a U.S. chain of Mexican restaurants, brings its hefty list of tasty options to central Tokyo. Its two locations are in Ikebukuro and Nishi-Kasai.