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by Max Miller Design by Chris Kim The Carnival Cruise Line has been having a pretty rough year. A number of incidents has forced them to offer Motel 6-like rates to potential customers. These days, the things you do on a typical cruise are very different than the things you do on a Carnival Cruise. This graphic helps highlight that. ...

by Matt Shirley Amusement parks aren't all about fat people and unsupervised kids. There are a ton of other unique challenges to navigate as you spend more and more of your life at the local theme park. And remember: YOU'RE HAVING FUN DAMN IT. ...

by Julie Zeveloff Gallup is out with its latest batch of "well-being" data, and a new city has fallen to the lowest spot in the rankings. This year, Charleston, W.Va. ranked lowest on the pollster's index of well-being in metropolitan areas. It displaced Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio, which came in last place the previous two years. The index ranks well-being by averaging scores in six categories: Life evaluation, emotional health, work environment, physical health, healthy behaviors, and access to basic necessities. via Business Insider ...

Whether you're a music festival rookie on the road to liberation or one of those seasoned veterans who looks like he's always on the way to a festival, there are a few things you need to know before heading to the madness. Essentially a mishmash of camping, concert-going and frightful encounters of misplaced trust with evil hipster clowns, festival season is a time for losing yourself in the music and then losing your wallet, backpack, cell phone, friends and eventually, your mind. Don't let your first festival experience be one to regret, but instead enjoy yourself knowing you came prepared (as much as possible). And if you missed the first weekend of Coachella but are ready to rock weekend ...

America has always had really weird laws about getting drunk. American liquor laws are a bizarre rats’ nest of conflicting federal, state, and county regulations, and in many cases the end product is a weird mélange of colonial-era legislation, Biblical law, and modern referendums. We’ve tracked down nine examples of the worst offenders (and put to bed one obnoxiously persistent urban legend) to aid all of our readers who wish to pull of crazy stunts like riding a horse while drunk or trying to buy any alcohol at all in Utah. OHIO: FISHY RUMORS Let Mandatory be the official and truthful end of a ...

Seth Kaplan of In the Know Experiences has outlined five trips that you swingin' bachelors out there need to go on in your lifetime. Seth knows the ins and outs that any man would like to do, so read on and you will, too. Ibiza, Spain Hotel: Ushuaia Why: From May through October, Ibiza has become one of the hottest bachelor party destinations in the world. Ushuaia offers 5-star accommodations, direct beach access, and non-stop day/night parties. Be sure to book your suite on the lower level pool side as you will be in the center of the action. Every night beginning at 6pm, some of the hottest DJs spin exclusive pool ...