At Manhattan's City Winery, located in the heart of Tribeca, over 300 barrels of wine are aging to perfection.

The fully functioning winery, which produces over 6,200 cases of wine a year, is also a music venue and restaurant — creating a unique culinary experience for attendees.

Business Insider recently went behind the scenes to see just how the urban winemaking process works.

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On the morning we arrived, six tons of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, one ton of Pinot Noir grapes, and about four tons of Roussanne white wine grapes, had just been shipped in.

The Cab grapes are grown in Yountville, a landmark vineyard in Napa Valley.

The Pinot grapes came in from Durant vineyard in Willamette Valley, Oregon — and the Roussanne is from Alder Spring vineyard, located in Mendocino, California.

From October 7, 2001, until December 28, 2014, US and NATO forces carried out combat operations in Afghanistan.

While those operations were meant to end and the US had begun withdrawing troops from the country by the end of 2014, the Taliban continued success on the battlefield, coupled with the ineffective performance Afghan security forces, led the US to continue its deployment in the country, which has seen decades of wars fought by numerous combatants.

Overall, the US has a force of nearly 10,000 Afghanistan, though President Barack Obama intended to reduce that force to 5,500 in 2017, the continued Taliban threat has caused a change of plans, with some 8,400 troops slated to remain in Afghanistan at the end of next year.

Most NATO forces withdrew from Afghanistan at the end of 2014.

By the end of that year, foreign-military losses amounted to 3,500 killed and 33,000 wounded. Those loses included 2,400 dead and 20,000 wounded for the US; 453 and 7,500 for Great Britain; 159 and 1,859 for Canada; and 89 and 725 for France, though those numbers do not include private-security contractors.

Since 2001, the US has spent about $110 billion on Afghanistan's reconstruction, more than the cost of the Marshall Plan that reconstruct Europe after World War II. Washington has allocated more than $60 billion since 2002 to train and equip Afghan troops.

The US money spent in Afghanistan has yielded limited results, however.

Security in the country remains precarious and the Taliban is believed to control more territory in Afghanistan than at any time since 2001. A record 5,100 civilian casualties, including 1,600 deaths, were recorded in the first half of 2016, according to the UN.

Below, you can see a selection of photos documenting the last 15 years the US's war in Afghanistan.

SEE ALSO: Watch a US-led coalition airstrike wipe out an ISIS bomb factory in Iraq

Osama bin Laden is seen at an undisclosed location in this television image broadcast Sunday, October 7, 2001. Bin Laden praised God for the September 11 terrorist attacks and swore America "will never dream of security" until "the infidel's armies leave the land of Muhammad," in a videotaped statement aired after the strike launched Sunday by the US and Britain in Afghanistan.

The US and Britain on October 7, 2001, launched a first wave of air strikes against Afghanistan and then US President George W. Bush said the action heralded a "sustained, comprehensive and relentless" campaign against terrorism.

Eyewitnesses said they saw flashes and heard explosions over the Afghan capital of Kabul in the first phase of what the US has said will be a protracted and wide-ranging war against terrorism and the states that support it. The attack had been prepared since the September 11 suicide attacks on the US. 

Mohammed Anwar, left, and an unidentified boy in Kabul, Afghanistan, display pieces of shrapnel from bombs dropped Monday morning, October 8, 2001.

The US and Britain hit Afghanistan and key installations of the Taliban regime with cruise missiles Sunday night for harboring suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden. Many residents of Afghanistan seem unfazed by the bombing after living in war like conditions for more than 20 years.

There are currently three Tesla vehicles on the road: the original Roadster and its later variations; the Model S sedan; and the Model X SUV.

If all goes according to plan, the mass-market Model 3 sedan will hit the streets in 2017.

As it turns out, I've driven all of Tesla's cars, and I went for a brief ride in a prototype of the Model 3 earlier this year.

At one level, Tesla's are cars like any other cars. They have doors and wheels and windows.

But they also have distinctive elements — and each Tesla has it own cool features.

I've highlighted my favorites. Here's a breakdown:

SEE ALSO: Here are the best new features coming to Tesla cars

THE ROADSTER: Tesla's first car was a sexy little two-seater that redefined what an electric car could be. I drove the Roadster in 2010 (it was the Roadster Sport), and I sampled the car again in 2016.

COOLEST FEATURE: Acceleration! Electric cars are fast. The Roadster is fast — The Sport posts 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds. There are faster Teslas, but in the Roadster, you really feel the speed.

SECOND COOLEST FEATURE: None! The Roadster was all about proving that a modern electric car didn't have to be a glorified golf cart. Other than that, the Lotus-derived design is a bare-bones sports car that doesn't even have power steering.

On Saturday October 8, more than 70 competitors from 25 countries will assemble in Zurich, Switzerland to compete in the world's first bionic Olympics — a gauntlet of grueling events collectively known as the Cybathlon.

The event is like the regular Olympics, only the athletes are all part-robot.

Some competitors are missing a hand or leg, while others are paralyzed from the neck down. To make up for these setbacks, the athletes have motorized, computer-enhanced prosthetics, the strengths of which will be put to the test in six different events, depending on which body part is bionic.

Here's how it'll all shake out.

SEE ALSO: Exoskeleton research could allow paralyzed to turn and climb

In the Exoskeleton Race, competitors who've lost the use of their legs will don the latest assistive suits to step over stones, climb stairs, and walk across a ramp as quickly as possible.

Robert Riener is the event organizer of the Cybathlon and a professor of sensory-motor systems at ETH Zurich, which is putting on the event. He says the main goal of the competition is to celebrate how close the relationship between humans and robots is becoming.

"Most assistive technologies are not satisfactory yet, and do not provide good daily life support," Riener told Tech Insider in December 2015.

In the Powered Arm Prosthesis Race, competitors who are missing part or all of a limb will test their dexterity in picking up and transporting various odd-shaped objects.

"Through the organization of the Cybathlon we want to remove barriers between people with disabilities, the public, and technology developers," the event's website reads.

Though competitors will win gold, silver, and bronze medals just like the real Olympics, the medical doctors, engineers, and professors who are present on Saturday will take careful note of which technologies help most and which hold people back.

The Powered Leg Prosthesis Race will include many of the same obstacles as the Exoskeleton race — athletes will compete in six events on four parallel tracks at the same time.

Unlike the Exoskeleton race, however, athletes must take controlled and measured steps the entire way. Their goal isn't just speediness, but grace. They can't lumber around the course and get full credit just for completing it.

So-called "active prostheses" make this kind of fine motor movement possible. As opposed to passive prostheses, active ones aren't just cosmetic — they respond to the user's muscular input.

Do you crack under pressure? Crumble when you're stressed? If so, you'd be better off pursuing a career in science or education than you would in healthcare or law enforcement.

Using data from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), a US Department of Labor database full of detailed information on jobs, we found the 29 professions you should avoid if you really don't like stress.

O*NET assigns a "stress tolerance" score (0-100) — which measures how frequently workers must accept criticism and deal effectively with high stress on the job — for each of the almost 900 jobs in its database. A lower rating signals less stress; a higher rating signals more.

Here are jobs that earned a stress tolerance rating of 94 or higher. If you're the type of person who thrives under pressure or can stay cool, calm, and collected in high-stress situations, these jobs may be perfect for you. If you're the crack-or-crumble type, you may want to avoid them:

SEE ALSO: 24 high-paying jobs for people who don't like stress

29. Probation officers and correctional-treatment specialists

Stress tolerance: 94

Average annual salary (2015):$54,080

28. Ship pilots

Stress tolerance: 94

Average annual salary (2015): $83,150

27. Patient representatives

Stress tolerance: 94

Average annual salary (2015): $36,920*

*Patient representatives are not listed on the BLS. This is the salary for "Healthcare Support Workers, All Other."

In May, I flew to Chicago for the Psychological Science convention.

If you're at all inclined to nerd out over the study of human behavior (nope, not me), the convention is one of the coolest places you'll ever find yourself.

Dozens of top psychologists were there to present their findings on topics including happiness and well-being, memory, and goal pursuit.

Around the same time, my colleague Melia Robinson of Tech Insider was visiting Stanford University, asking students to tell her something that would blow her mind. And I thought: Who knows more about the mind than an entire convention of psychologists?

I caught up with a few of them and asked each one to tell me about a piece of research that completely blows their mind.

Here's are the findings that make psychologists do a double-take:

SEE ALSO: I spent a weekend with dozens of top psychologists, and one thing I heard gave me an entirely new outlook on stress

1. Simply walking through first class on a plane can make economy passengers really, really angry

Susan Fiske, a professor at Princeton University, cited a study that was published in May 2016.

Researchers found that fliers who were reminded of social inequality were more likely to get angry and start "air-rage" incidents, becoming abusive or unruly toward crew members and other passengers.

Specifically, air-rage incidents in the economy class were nearly four times more common in planes with a first-class cabin. And those incidents were more than twice as common in planes that required passengers to board from the front, meaning everyone had to walk through the first-class cabin.

Bottom line: No one likes being reminded that other people are getting better treatment than they are, especially after they've shelled out a hefty sum for a flight.

2. When it comes to addiction, it may be mostly in your head

Roy Baumeister, a professor at Florida State University, recently learned about some intriguing research on addiction.

For a 2010 study, researchers measured cigarette cravings among flight attendants who smoked, on both long and short flights. (Smoking is prohibited on flights.)

Results showed that flight length had no significant effect on craving levels. And interestingly, cravings were stronger at the end of the short flights than they were at the end of the long flights.

These findings suggest that people start craving cigarettes when they know they're about to have one — not when they haven't had one in a while.

3. Your motivation to achieve your goals depends on thoughts you aren't even aware of

Gabriele Oettingen, a professor at New York University and the University of Hamburg, pointed to her work on a process called "mental contrasting," or "WOOP."

An alternative to positive thinking, WOOP involves thinking about your goal, the best possible outcome, the personal obstacles that stand in the way, and a plan for getting around them.

Oettingen and her colleagues have found that WOOP works by affecting our nonconscious processes, which in turn influence our conscious decisions.

For example, in one clever 2014 study, researchers had college students go through the WOOP process for a social goal, like finding a girlfriend. Then those students took a reaction-time test that measured how quickly they connected words related to their present reality and their desired future. (The words were presented quickly, so the students couldn't have consciously made the connection.)

Finally, the students indicated how motivated they were to achieve their goal.

Results showed that the students who had completed the WOOP process were more motivated to achieve their goal than students who hadn't gone through the WOOP process. And that was largely because the WOOP-ers saw the future and reality as more closely linked.

Warning: Minor spoilers ahead for "Westworld."

One of the coolest things to do at New York Comic Con this year is a virtual reality experience of "Westworld," HBO's newest drama set in a sci-fi/western world. 

The premise of the show is that humans have advanced robotic technology to a point where androids can no longer be visibly distinguished from humans. A company called Delos builds a huge theme park, styled to look like the late-1800s Wild West, and populated it with these robotic "hosts." 

Obviously the Westworld park is not real, but HBO has done a lot to market the show, including creating a fake "Discover Westworld" website which allows anyone to chat with a "robot host" named Aeden and releasing a "Delos Incorporated" website that looks like the internal forum for Delos employees.

Now there's a temporary pop-up location in New York City, designed to look like the Delos arrival area, where fans of the show can play "guest" for 15 minutes in a virtual reality experience.

Scroll down to see what it's like inside the elaborate "Westworld" set up.

Comic Con attendees have to make an appointment first at a booth in the main Javits Center building (Level 1E, Booth 1ECC12A).

You receive a thick metal card with the appointment time written on the back. This is your ticket into the off-site, virtual reality experience, located just a couple blocks away.

Upon entering, you'll see a minimally furnished room with sleek lighting. "Hosts" dressed in all white will greet you and give a mini orientation.

New York City is building a $70 million museum devoted to telling the 130-year history of Lady Liberty.

Set to open in 2019, the Statue of Liberty Museum will be located on Liberty Island in New York City. 

The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation held a groundbreaking ceremony on October 6, and unveiled the renderings of the museum, which will be designed by the NYC-based architecture firm FXFOWLE. The project is a collaboration between  the foundation, which manages the island and the statue, and the National Park Service.

Entry to the museum will be included in the ferry ticket ($18 for adults) to Liberty and Ellis Islands.

Check it out.

SEE ALSO: New York City's nightmarish Penn Station is getting a much-needed makeover

The new museum will face the Statue of Liberty on the opposite side of Liberty Island.

The 26,000-square-foot space will be divided into four main areas.

The first section — the entrance — will feature a "Liberty Star Mural" consisting of 50 star sculptures. The pieces will made from iron bars that Gustave Eiffel (who built the statue and designed the Eiffel Tower) created to support the statue. The bars were used for 100 years, but were removed in 1986.

The first company Netflix CEO Reed Hastings founded was successfully acquired in 1997, but that doesn’t mean Hastings was a good CEO out of the gate. In fact, Hastings is first to admit that as a leader and a manager, he wasn’t very effective.

“We grew very quickly, but very chaotically, and I always felt like I was half up water,” Hastings said at The New Yorker’s TechFest on Friday. “I was not doing a very good job as a manager.”

The reason, according to Hastings, was a lack of honesty.

“I was uncomfortable about being honest with people so I valued kindness very high, and consideration,” he said. “And that’s a good value too, but honesty is really important at work … I’d be frustrated with you but I wouldn’t really tell you, but it would, of course, manifest itself, and it took me a long time to have the courage both to be able to be an example of honesty myself to receive it.”

Hastings attributes this to his inexperience. “I had never led anything when I started the company,” he explained.

The culture Hastings has helped create at Netflix is totally different. Netflix has become famous in Silicon Valley for its unique company culture, which does not tolerate either failing employees or brilliant jerks. It preaches freedom coupled with responsibility, and is definitely an honest culture.

Netflix doesn't shy from from cutting away the dead weight. "If you're not working out for whatever reason, there's no reason to keep you,” a Netflix employee wrote in a recent Reddit AMA. Netflix doesn't stand on ceremony.

This culture was outlined in a famous 2009 slide deck by CEO Reed Hastings that summarized Netflix’s management philosophy.

If you want to take a look at Reed Hastings' famous 2009 slide deck, scroll down:

SEE ALSO: How to get a job at Netflix, and what it's like to work there

The Sharks have seen it all. Entrepreneurs of all stripes vie for their cash in the Tank, and sometimes their businesses are just plain weird.

There was the hiker who turns roasted crickets into energy bars, the husband and wife on a mission to change the way we poop, one Squatty Potty at a time, and, who could forget, that guy who badly wants to draw a cat for you.

One kind of business that hasn’t been pitched on "Shark Tank": a wacky tobacky business. Not yet at least.

With marijuana now legal in some form in 25 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, and legal at the recreational level in four states, it's probably only a matter of time before a ganjapreneur swims with the Sharks.

Related: All 7 Shark Tank Stars Share Tips on How to Become a Millionaire

I spoke with the judges on Sept. 23 during a swanky breakfast in Beverly Hills celebrating the season eight premiere of their hit show to learn how they feel about the budding marijuana industry and whether they’d invest in it. (Fellow Shark Daymond John did not attend the breakfast and has not responded to a request for comment.)

SEE ALSO: 15 behind-the-scenes secrets you didn't know about 'Shark Tank'

Kevin O'Leary

"I would love to invest in the marijuana industry. I've looked at four different deals, but my lawyers tell me I can’t because we need a better mandate. There's a RICO statute in the way. I’ll land my plane in Florida and I'll get arrested because I invested in something in Colorado. I can’t do it.

"I have to hold off for now. I can’t take that risk. I can't go to jail for being a cannabis investor. My advice to entrepreneurs in this space right now is to stay in the state in which you have your mandate and figure out a way to redeploy your cash because you can’t put it in a bank.

"This is like the end of prohibition. It's going to be a remarkable opportunity. The cashflow in Colorado is three times what they thought it was going to be. They did the right thing by legalizing it and it’s now a huge cash crop. People should not be going to jail for marijuana. This is substance that’s been used by humans for thousands of years. It's stupid what we’ve done to it, and I think it has to be federally legal.

"California will switch soon. Once that happens, I think the floodgates will open and I will be one of the first investors when it gets a federal mandate."

Related: Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary: Having Dyslexia Is a 'Superpower' in Business

Barbara Corcoran

"I tried it twice. The first time At 35 and again 10 years later. It was weird and not for me, but it's big business and I'd rather invest in it."

"I would like Daisy Cakes, one of my best investments from 'Shark Tank,' to make marijuana cakes. Their home-cooked cakes from the south and my girl there is making tons of Daisy Cakes, doing great already. I love her, but I want her to make a marijuana cake, but she won't do it. I advised her to, but she says it would ruin her brand. She's mistaken.

"My advice to entrepreneurs looking to enter the marijuana business is to be early in their market, because this is a market that’s expanding like crazy. I was in Aspen, Colo., last winter and there were four salons where I could buy marijuana. Now I don't smoke it, so I didn't. But these salons where you can get it are more luxurious than the night clubs out there.

"Pot's a big business. People know what the profits are going to be, so I think hitting it fast and early is the number-one prize.

"What's going to destigmatize marijuana is having the old people die off. Anyone who's under 30 believes in it."

Related: Barbara Corcoran on Why Women Are 'Better at Running Businesses Than Men'

Robert Herjavec

"I have no problem with it. I think anything to legitimize any kind of substance that used to be illegal is great because I think you always want to take the criminal element out of it, and I like things that are regulated.

"In terms of a business trend, I think it's already too late to invest. Like any trend, if we're talking about it, it’s already happened. It's the old Wayne Gretzky quote, 'Don't go where the puck is. Go where the puck's about to be.'

"I would invest, but I don’t know anything about it. It's just not an area that I understand. I like to invest in things where I understand the tipping points and what's going on."

Related: Robert Herjavec: 'The World Doesn't Reward Mediocrity.'

Whether you're looking for a celebratory weekend getaway or planning to relocate permanently, it's likely that you'll want to find a city that offers plenty of fun activities, but doesn't break the bank.

With the help of WalletHub's 2016 Most fun cities in America ranking, we've come up with a list of 15 cities that are both fun and affordable.

To determine it's original ranking, WalletHub compared the 150 largest US cities based on 51 key metrics, ranging from number of fitness centers per capita to movie costs to number of music venues per capita. Each city was scored on three categories: entertainment and recreation, nightlife and parties, and costs. (Read more about their methodology here.)

To compile our ranking, we averaged the cities' overall score and costs score — a category made up of 10 metrics, including average beer price, average food price, movie costs, and bowling costs. The cities with the lowest averages made it to the top of our list.

Below, check out 15 US cities where you can have a blast on the cheap.

SEE ALSO: The 25 cities with the best quality of life in the US

DON'T MISS: The 25 best cities for millennials in America

14. Kansas City, Missouri

Average beer price (6-pack): $8.04

Average pizza price: $8.16

Average movie ticket: $9.15

Price for a 3-star hotel room: $60

(TIE) 13. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Average beer price (6-pack): $8

Average pizza price: $9

Average movie ticket: $10.18

Price for a 3-star hotel room: $82

(TIE) 13. Buffalo, New York

Average beer price (6-pack): $7.99

Average pizza price: $8.66

Average movie ticket: $10.16

Price for a 3-star hotel room: $93

Amateur photographer Charles W. Cushman traveled extensively in the US and abroad from 1938 to 1969, capturing beautiful snapshots of everyday life. 

His archive has been donated to and maintained by Cushman's alma mater, Indiana University, which has given us permission to publish his gallery of New York City photos taken in 1941 and 1942.

These images give a glimpse into what everyday life in Chinatown, the Financial District, and Midtown was like more than 70 years ago.

Kamelia Angelova wrote an earlier version of this story.

SEE ALSO: Incredible colorized photographs show the immigrants who passed through Ellis Island 100 years ago

The old Fulton Market in Manhattan's Lower East Side wasn't quite so bustling on this Saturday afternoon in 1941.

Photo: Courtesy of Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection / Indiana University Archives

There were still traffic jams on South Street along the East River even in 1941.

Photo: Courtesy of Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection / Indiana University Archives

Here, a view of the East River and the majestic Brooklyn Bridge.

Photo: Courtesy of Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection / Indiana University Archives

There are cars, and then there are Aston Martins. The boutique British sports car maker doesn't build transportation —  it is a purveyor of automotive art. And though they may not all be as striking as the Vulcan hypercar or as classically beautiful as the Aston Martin DB5, Aston Martins have always been stylish, powerful, and attention-grabbing. So much so that Aston is the car of choice for the world's most famous fictional super spy. No, we're not talking about Jason Bourne or Austin Powers.

At the top of the Aston Martin hierarchy is their flagship grand tourer, the Vanquish. The multimillion-dollar Vulcan is a limited-edition, track-only offering to 23 customers, and the Lagonda Taraf is, well, a Lagonda. The Vanquish is a car we've had our eye on. Last year, we named the Aston one of the most beautiful news cars money can buy.

Earlier this year, Business Insider had the opportunity to check out a 2016 Vanquish for a few days. Aston Martin delivered the silver super GT to our New York office one afternoon, and from the moment we laid eyes on the Vanquish, it was hard to turn away.

Photos by Hollis Johnson unless otherwise credited.

SEE ALSO: These are the 12 best driver's cars of 2016

The Vanquish is the latest model to serve as Aston Martin's flagship offering.

The carbon-fiber-intensive super GT has big shoes to fill.

It succeeds the DBS and ...

"Thumper" is a new rhythm-action game from Drool, a two-person studio comprised of ex-Harmonix employees (the folks behind "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero"), one of whom is in a metal band called Lightning Bolt.

The result of these ingredients is what Drool calls "rhythm violence," and that's exactly what it sounds like — you'll be matching rhythms like you would in "Guitar Hero," but the whole experience is rough, exciting, colorful, absurdly fast, and somehow physical.

Also of note is its visual style — like a Stanley Kubrick movie mixed with "Mario Kart," or something. Those visuals, combined with its intense, hypnotic soundtrack, make for one of the most interesting games of the year.

Here's how it works.

SEE ALSO: We got an early hands-on look at the 'Titanfall 2' campaign — here's what we thought

In "Thumper," you play as a futuristic-looking chrome beetle critter that's constantly rocketing down a narrow track through a colorful, psychedelic landscape.

The meat of "Thumper" centers around a call-and-response mechanic, where you'll suddenly hear a drum beat burst out from its ever-present ominous music, and you have to match that beat as it rushes towards you on the track.

What's amazing about "Thumper" is that you play the entirety of the game using just two buttons on your controller: The left thumbstick and the "X" button. In the GIF below, I hit that first beat with a single press of "X," slide through those horizontal bars by holding "X," and then make the turn by pressing "X" and holding left on the thumbstick.

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Wherever you are in your professional life, there's a TED Talk for you. Let the following TED Talks inspire you, challenge your way of thinking, and give you the push you need to take your career to the next level.

SEE ALSO: 10 books everyone between 18 and 30 should read

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When you feel like you've missed your calling:

Ashley Stahl: 3 questions to unlock your authentic career

"There's a difference between doing work we love, and doing work that is who we are," says Ashley Stahl, a career counselor who left a job she thought she loved years ago to pursue a career that she felt was more aligned with who she was. Stahl provides three questions to ask yourself to find your true calling, and reminds us that it's never too late -- or too early -- to ask for guidance.

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When you're feeling career envy:

Alain de Botton: A kinder, gentler philosophy of success

If you ever feel as if your job isn't good enough or that your career doesn't measure up, rest assured that you're not alone. In this revealing TEDTalk, philosopher Alain de Botton tries to pinpoint the reasons so much anxiety exists around our careers and statuses in the world — from career snobbery to materialism to envy — and how these factors skew our idea of success. De Botton makes a compelling case for creating our own definition of success, so that we can let go of anxiety and make room for happiness in our work.

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When you're at a career crossroads:

Barry Schwartz: The paradox of choice

Many people feel stuck in their jobs or careers, but they are afraid to leave for fear that they'll make the wrong move. This, psychologist Barry Schwartz explains, is called the paradox of choice. In this eye-opening TED Talk, Schwartz discusses the downside of having too many choices and provides some insight into why we can't seem to move forward — even when nothing stands in our way.

Shake Shack just rolled out a new fried chicken sandwich.

It's called the salt and pepper honey chick'n and is described on the restaurant's website as "crispy all natural cage-free chicken breast topped with salted honey and ground black pepper."

We decided to see if the new sandwich can compete with the chickn' shack, Shake Shack's first fried chicken sandwich, which debuted last year with much success.

Keep scrolling to see how the two stack up when sampled side by side.

We took a trip to the Shake Shack in the Brooklyn neighborhood of DUMBO.

As it does with most new menu items, Shake Shack is testing the salt and pepper honey chick'n at its Brooklyn locations only. If it does well, the sandwich will become available nationwide.

Despite debuting a new fried chicken sandwich, the original chick'n shack with lettuce, pickles, and buttermilk herb mayo is still available. The two sandwiches are the same price in NYC: $6.29.

It was a big year for SUVs at this year's Paris Motor Show.

Automakers used this year's show to give consumers an early glimpse of next-generation SUV models, as well as visions for future SUV designs. 

Scroll down for a closer look at the most impressive SUVs and SUV concepts on display:

SEE ALSO: The 22 hottest cars at the 2016 Paris Motor Show

1. BMW showed off its stunning X2 concept. The concept comes with interesting features like massive exhaust pipes and blue X's in the headlights. We'll have to wait to see how many of those elements make it to the production vehicle.

BMW is aiming to launch the X2 by spring 2018. We expect the price will fall somewhere between the $33,000 X1 and $39,000 X3.

You can get a closer look at the X2 here.

2. Audi unveiled the next generation of its luxury mid-size crossover, the Q5, and it's 200 pounds lighter than its predecessor. It also has a slightly larger wheelbase that increases legroom for those in the back. It's slated to first roll out in Europe in 2017. The US will see it by summer 2017, but pricing hasn't yet been released.

Tommy Walker always knew he wanted to travel.

Living in a small, working class town in Northeast England, the now 29-year-old remembers dreaming of somewhere exotic, somewhere "far, far away from here" as a child, he told Business Insider.

In his early 20s, he finally got the chance to go. Tired of a 9-5 corporate job at a product management company, he bought a ticket to Sweden, intending to work his way down by the Eurorail to explore the continent.

Then, his dad got sick, and he postponed his trip, settling for shorter-term stays instead.

In 2011, his father died, leaving Walker and his brother an inheritance through his workplace that Walker chose to split into pieces: about 60% on longer-term investments, and 30% on travel, starting with an ambitious trip to Southeast Asia.

He acknowledges that some people might consider his windfall a stroke of luck, but says he wishes some things had turned out differently. "Sure, I got an inheritance," he said, "but at the end of the day it's my father. It's no compensation for what happened, but obviously, it helped me get to where I am today."

His inheritance stopped fully funding his travels — which you can follow via Facebook, Instagram, or through his website — before the first of four years was up. Since then, he's been in a cycle of working, saving, and traveling. "I've always been lucky enough to find work and make money," he said, "so once I started this travel journey, I always felt that I'd always find money if I wanted to buy something later on."

Below, Walker explained the gritty reality behind long-term travel, why you don't need a windfall to leave home, and how he now affords to stay on the road.

SEE ALSO: A 31-year-old who's been traveling the world for 5 years explains how she affords it

Walker started his adventure with a ticket to Bangkok, to backpack Southeast Asia. He chose his destination in part because his father, a Buddhist, wished later in life that he would have traveled more.

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In Bangkok, Thailand.

"That feeling of being in Asia, I'll never get that back," Walker reflected. "Any traveler who’s been traveling for more than two years will say you can't get that initial feeling back — you're naive and you don't really know a lot, and everything is new and there's no expectation. Southeast Asia is perfect for that, because it's so different to Western culture. It's such an incredible vortex to be pushed into."

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In India.

After 10 months backpacking Southeast Asia, Walker moved to Australia to find a job and shore up his savings again. He ended up in Melbourne with two: a day job working in IT, and a part-time gig as a host at a restaurant.

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In Melbourne, Australia.

Fall is always a good time to get freaky with your clothes (see: not being drenched in sweat 24/7) but the Marie Kondo minimalist in us wants to argue that it's also the perfect time to clean up your act when it comes to the basics too.

Sure, dress shoes aren't quite as fun to acquire as say, a pink satin bomber, but when you go to your first office party post beach season, and you look like a world-class gentleman, you'll be glad you took the high road.

To help you form the ultimate dress-shoe checklist — not just for fall, but all of life — we polled a few of our favorite red-carpet stylists on what's absolutely essential. Here's what they had to say.

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Black Oxfords

The simple black, lace-up got a vote from every stylist we polled. An oxford is a classic choice, just be sure to go for a cap- or plain-toe style. A wholecut oxford is a beautiful shoe but too dressy to be a real workhorse in your wardrobe.

"If you can only afford one, a beautiful black lace-up dress shoe is always one to invest in. It'll work with almost every suit you own — even a tuxedo."— Samantha McMillen

Church's Polished Leather Oxfords, $431, available at matchesfashion.com

Brown Brogues or Wingtips

A dark brown perforated brogue or wingtip is a buy nearly every stylist mentioned in our survey. This go-to shoe is a slightly less dressy alternative to a black lace-up oxford and yet still the picture of class.

"A brown lace-up wingtip with a round or pointier toe is an essential for every man. Once you’ve got that and a black oxford in your closet, you can start playing around more."— Jeff K Kim

Jack Erwin Wingtip Oxford, $195, available at jackerwin.com

Chelsea Boots

Most of the stylists we polled put at least one suit-friendly boot on their must-own list. While chukkas, moto boots, and desert boots were all mentioned, the Chelsea boot won the most votes.

"I love Chelsea boots because you can wear them with a sweater and fitted denim for a night out and then turn around and wear them to the office with a suit and tie. No one makes a better Chelsea boot than Tom Ford."— Avo Yermagyan

Tom Ford Gianni Chelsea Boot, $1,990, available at tomford.com

On October 7, the US marked 15 years of military activity in Afghanistan. 

And despite over a decades worth of US and NATO military assistance, the country remains deeply troubled with a resurgent Taliban, a highly suspect military, and an economy where the opium industry remains the largest single employer. But before the US invasion, before the Russian war, and before the country's Marxist experiment, Afghanistan used to be a far different place.

An astonishing collection of photos from the 1960s came to light in early 2013.

In the 60s, amateur photographer and college professor Dr. William Podlich took a leave of absence from his job at Arizona State University to work with UNESCO in the Afghan capital of Kabul, bringing his wife and daughters with him.

Later, his son-in-law Clayton Esterson found the late doctor's photos and put them on the web. The response was amazing.

Esterson told the Denver Post: “Many Afghans have written comments [on our website] showing their appreciation for the photographs that show what their country was like before 33 years of war. This makes the effort to digitize and restore these photographs worthwhile.”

An earlier version of this article was produced by Geoffrey Ingersoll.

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On the left is a picture showing the photographer's daughter in a pleasant park. On the right is that same park 40 years later.

In the 60s, this blonde attracted looks in a still very conservative Afghanistan.

But many people also wore nice western clothes in the 60s, too.