Over the course of our lives, we only get a few thousand weekends. The most successful people know better than to squander them by laying around or scrubbing the floors.

In her book, "What The Most Successful People Do On The Weekend," time management expert Laura Vanderkam outlines how to make the most of this sacred time off from your harried workweeks.

She outlines how you can take control of your weekends by planning ahead, being selective with your time, and finally indulging what you love most.

The first step to controlling your weekends is making conscious choices.

It's so easy to plop down on the couch on a Friday night or Saturday morning and watch TV, but falling into these routines will suck away the few free hours you have. Instead of doing something by default, choose to decide how your time is spent. 

Vanderkam writes, "In a world of constant connectivity, even loafing time must be consciously chosen, because time will be filled with something whether it’s consciously chosen or not — and not choosing means that the something that fills our hours will be less fulfilling than the something our remembering selves will likely wish we’d elected to do."

Source: What The Most Successful People Do On The Weekend

Make appointments for yourself, even if it's only to read a book.

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee says you need to have a plan for the weekend, setting specific hours or minutes aside for activities you want to do.Then you have to commit. 

Huckabee advises: "If you know you want to read a book, then get the book out and have it set aside and make plans to read it. Say it's going to be at 1. When that starts, get on it. Don't wait until that afternoon, then think — could I read? Or listen to some music? Or take a walk? Then you'll sit about wasting an hour of what little time you have figuring out what to do with the rest of it."

You have to be disciplined and commit to the decisions you make. 

Source: What The Most Successful People Do On The Weekend

Planning actually makes weekends happier, and unlocks a key mechanism of joy.

Vanderkam cites Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert's 2006 book, "Stumbling on Happiness." In it, Gilbert argues that "the greatest achievement of the human brain is its ability to imagine objects and episodes that do not exist in the realm of the real." 

Gilbert is talking about anticipation. Anticipation accounts for a huge chunk of happiness, which comes from thinking about the events we plan. Vanderkam writes, "As you look forward to something good that is about to happen, you experience some of the same joy you would in the moment. The major difference is that the joy can last much longer."

Source: What The Most Successful People Do On The Weekend

The stress, long hours, and sedentary nature of your modern office job are sucking the life out of you — literally.

Aside from the tight deadlines, bad food habits, and being cooped up with other people's germs, plenty of things you do every day in the workplace are killing you.

From the printer to your keyboard, the dangers presented in a typical office can have real effects on your physical well-being and mental health.

Sitting all day could shave years off your life.

Sitting for lengthy periods is terrible for your body. Aches and pains are the least of your problems — sitting too much can lead to an early death. You face a higher risk of muscular skeletal disorders, obesity, diabetes, cancer, heart disease and more, even if you work out regularly.

Around 86% of American workers sit all day at work.

Regularly slouching in your can chair lead to long-term illnesses.

If your job requires you to sit most of the day, it's best if you get a sitting device that allows you to straighten your poor posture. If not, you're "contributing to a pool of chronic, long-term ailments — including arthritis and bursitis."

Using a treadmill desk increases your chances of physically hurting yourself.

Although a treadmill desk may help with the risk of obesity and heart disease, these desks are also prone to increased typos and might cause you to fall more often than merely sitting in a chair.

A few weeks ago, Business Insider counted down the 10 worst logo changes of 2013.

There was Yahoo's disappointingly minor change following a month's work of prospective new designs, and the bizarre, "hip" twist made by professional services giant Ernst & Young.

But while these changes were certainly unfortunate, they don't come anywhere near the completely ridiculous fails companies have made in the past.

We're talking about completely inappropriate stuff, like the London 2012 logo, which was accused of resembling everything from Nazi paraphernalia to Lisa Simpson performing oral sex. 

And that's just scratching the surface of our 15 worst corporate logo fails of all time.

London 2012 Logo

When London unveiled its £400,000 2012 logo design, the masses were unimpressed.

Some claimed that it looked like "some sort of comical sex act between The Simpsons." (Note the figure resembling Lisa Simpson).

Others opined that the logo resembled a swastika.

On the flip-side, Iran threatened to boycott the Olympics since they believed the logo spelled out "Zion."

Pick your poison, but the logo seemed to be a resounding fail.

Catholic Church's Archdiocesan Youth Commission

This was the 1973 logo for the Catholic Church's Archdiocesan Youth Commission.

Yeah.

Arlington Pediatric Center

Oh no, there's more?

Who's approving these logos?

Think your place is small?

These small spaces will put your 500-square-foot studio to shame. Small spaces are trending in real estate these days, and these folks are grabbing the bull by the horns.

Here are 24 of the smallest homes we could find, from all over the world. They're on roofs, on wheels, and in backyards.

They may make you feel claustrophobic, but their owners have found them to be quite livable.

Know of an even smaller living space? Let us know in the comments.

New York City will get 370-square-foot micro apartments.

Size: 250 to 370 sq. ft.

Location: New York, NY

Last January, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg finally revealed the design of thestudio apartments that will be no more than 370 square feet.

These apartments would be an affordable housing solution for young professionals and will be able hold a kitchen, bathroom, living area, and sleeping area.

The affordability is debatable, however, as the micro apartments will still cost between $940 and $1,700 a month to rent.

This 330-square-foot apartment in Hong Kong transforms into 24 different room combinations.

Size: 330 sq. ft.

Location: Hong Kong, HK

Gary Chang, an architect in Hong Kong, turned his family's tiny 330-square-foot tenement apartment into a sleek and efficient living space with 24 different room combinations, including bathrooms, kitchens, living rooms, and even a guest bedroom area.

So, how does he do it? Chang installed a number of sliding panels which he can move around the space to reveal hidden areas and storage. It's a system he calls the "Domestic Transformer."

San Jose is also getting its own 300-square-foot micro apartments.

Size:300 sq. ft.

Location: San Jose, Calif.

In August 2012, the San Jose Department of Housing built a development of 42 affordable single-room-occupancy apartments, each one 300 square feet or less. Designed by Studio E Architects, each unit measures about two parking spaces and includes a full kitchen, a bathroom, and a combined living/sleeping area. 

There is a long wait list for one of these studios, but at a price of $650 a month, the wait may well be worth it.

Seen any good art exhibitions lately? If air travel is on the agenda, you’re in luck: A slew of airports around the world are hosting thought-provoking art.

It may seem counterintuitive—the frenetic terminal environment is hardly equivalent to a peaceful museum—but airports are catching on.

You see, the experience of seeing something beautiful or thought provoking can actually ease the stress of air travel, notes Blake Summers, director of the Airport Museums and Exhibitions program at San Francisco International Airport.

While airports abroad usually earn blue ribbons for concept and design, we’re happy to report that the majority of impressive airport art collections are close to home: U.S. hubs from coast to coast have world-class exhibitions and permanent displays, along with dedicated curators. (San Francisco International, in fact, was the world’s first airport to have an accredited art program.)

Yolanda Sanchez, for example, is the director of fine arts and cultural affairs at Miami International Airport (MIA). She curates works that reflect South Florida’s cultural and ethnic diversity and brings in exhibits that bridge the cutting edge and the mainstream. “Our aim is to choose uplifting works that create that element an of surprise, things that you didn’t expect when you’re traveling and stressed out,” she explains. One challenge when selecting pieces is appealing to the enormous cross-section of viewers who will see them—and this doesn’t just apply to passengers. “We have 30,000 employees here, many of whom don’t get the chance to visit museums,” remarks Sanchez. “This art is for them as well. I like the idea of presenting contemporary art to people who might not otherwise get to experience it.”

Indeed, egalitarianism and accessibility are common denominators when it comes to the airports on our list. Many feature installations that can be touched and interacted with, such as artist Christopher Janney’s “Chromatic Oasis,” where changing lights and sounds are passenger activated, at Sacramento International Airport in Sacramento, Calif. Others, such as Amsterdam Schiphol in the Netherlands, feature priceless artworks like the current display of Dutch masters on loan from the Rijksmuseum. The international airport in Brisbane, Australia even has a fascinating, huge-scale installation in the parking lot.

Hartsfield-Jackson International, Atlanta

Early adopter Atlanta International (also known as Hartsfield-Jackson) has been showcasing thought-provoking art since the 1970s, when the first permanent collection was installed thanks to Mayor Maynard Jackson, who purchased 14 original works for the main terminal. Today, this busy hub now has more than 250 pieces, many by Georgia’s most significant artists. The art program is three-pronged: site-specific artwork commissioned from prominent artists, rotating exhibitions and performing arts series. Highlights include Joe Peragine’s “Brute Neighbors,” a colony of ants crafted from cast urethane plastic and copper tubing that crawl across the walls and ceiling above baggage claim, and a collection of hauntingly beautiful black-and-white portraits depicting small-town life taken by Georgia photographer Cicero C. Simmons in the 19th century—admire them on Concourse D. atlanta-airport.com

Madrid-Barajas, Spain

Spain’s busiest airport is a stunner: Its Antonio Lamela and Richard Rogers–designed Terminal 4, a light-filled and airy space with an undulating roof made from bamboo, is a work of art in itself. But the airport also houses a noteworthy contemporary art collection—mostly paintings and sculpture from the second half of the 20th century—including pieces by Spanish masters Joan Miró and Luis Gordillo, along with conversation-starting installations like “Three Ladies of Barajas,” by sculptor Manolo Valdés, located in the T4 check-in area. The three 13-foot-tall bronzes named La coqueta (the coquette), La realista (the realist) and La soñadora (the dreamer) huddle as if talking together. Other fantastic large-scale works include bold murals by Oswaldo Guayasamín and Javier Clavo. aena-aeropuertos.es

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, Kentucky

A series of showstopping 20-by-20-foot Art Deco mosaics, commissioned from German-born artist Winold Reiss during the Great Depression, is the airport’s crown jewel. The pieces were originally housed in Cincinnati’s grand Union Terminal railway station—now demolished—and were painstakingly transferred to the airport in 1972. Works like the graphic pen-and-ink murals by cult street artists the London Police also represents cutting-edge contemporary art. The airport—ranked the country’s best by airline ranking experts at Skytrax—also plays host to what it calls “Surprise Art,” impromptu performances in the terminal spaces by the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and Cincinnati Ballet, among others. cvgairport.com

Copenhagen Airport

Denmark is the happiest country on earth for the second year in a row, according to a survey of 156 nations called the World Happiness Report, and the good vibes start as soon as you arrive at Copenhagen Airport. Noteworthy Scandinavian art throughout the terminals includes aerial sculptures by Finnish artist Raimo Veranen, a bronze and travertine marble fountain commissioned from Jens-Flemming Sørensen and a copper, stainless-steel and enamel sculpture called “The Four Winds,” made in the 1960s by artist Henrik Starcke. Even the seats are buzzworthy: The airport’s chairs are by design legend Hans Wegner. cph.dk

Singapore Changi

Singapore’s dazzling hub receives the kind of rave reviews you expect to hear about from a high-end restaurant or luxury hotel. Organized, tranquil and loaded with diversions that range from the five specialty gardens (filled with butterflies, sunflowers, cacti and orchids) to the numerous gourmet restaurants and a “Snooze Lounge” for full-length napping, this airport-but-not-as-you-know-it is a work of art in itself. Not surprisingly, there’s also actual artwork to be appreciated, namely the famous overhead sculpture “Kinetic Rain,” the world’s largest kinetic art sculpture, comprising 1,200 bronze droplets attached to motorized pulleys. changiairport.com

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Sometimes, it pays to travel below the earth's surface.

Virgin cave systems comprise some of the last unexplored regions on our planet. Late last year, for the first time ever, a group of cavers photographed a cave in China that's so vast it even has its own weather system.

But for those who deem caving — or spelunking — a little too adventurous, camera-wielding cavers have captured the beauty of the earth's interior.

Here are 12 of the most breathtaking caves in the world.

West of Koh Mook, Thailand, is the gorgeous Morakot Cave. Also known as the Emerald Cave, visitors must swim 230 feet in complete darkness to reach the cave's private beach, which is walled in on all sides.

Source: KohMook.info

The world-renowned Waitomo Glowworm Cave in New Zealand is home to the Arachnocampa luminosa, a worm that emits its own light. Visitors can take a boat ride through the caves and see the glowworms, which look like tiny stars in the darkness.

Source: Waitomo Caves

Some of the most interesting caves in the world are the Crystal Caves of Naica, in Mexico, which were discovered in 2000. The immense crystals are believed to have grown for about 500,000 years due to the chamber's unique conditions.

Source: National Geographic

School lunches can be so boring.

But David Laferriere, a father of two from Massachusetts, keeps things entertaining by drawing a picture on his sons' sandwich bags almost every morning after he makes their lunch. 

LaFerriere, an illustrator and graphic designer, started doodling on lunch bags in May 2008. He posted the designs to Flickr since the sandwich bags get thrown out, he explained in a video feature for the website.

Five years later, LaFerriere has decorated close to 2,000 sandwich bags. It's a morning ritual he plans to continue until his youngest son, now 14, heads off to college, LaFerriere told Business Insider through email. LaFerriere's other son is 15. 

LaFerriere uses Sharpies to draw on the sandwich once it's inside the bag. The drawings don't take very long.

"It's rare that I go over 5 minutes since time is tight," he wrote.  

Some of his favorite things to draw are monsters, robots, chickens, birds, squirrels, and worms. "I really like the ones that incorporate the shape of the bread or a bubble."

You can see some of our favorite sandwich bag art in the following slideshow and visit LaFerriere's Flickr page to see all of his work. 

"Chicken fishing"

"Christmas tree"

"Leftover pumpkin pie"

The U.S. Air Force gets a lot of ribbing from the other services for being a kush job, but the general consensus when it comes to photography is that United States Airmen are second to none.

The flagship publication in the Air Force — Airman Magazine— has recently collated and released what its editors believe is the best imagery of 2013.

Air Force photographers are unique in that they don't just photograph airplanes or service specific operations. Their travels put them on the ground, in the operating room, or in America's epic Boneyards.

Certainly, the beauty in this imagery is as subtle as it is outstanding.

Senior Airman Jodi Martinez fires at opposing forces during an Ability to Survive and Operate exercise at North Auxiliary Air Field, S.C. Martinez is a photographer assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The 1st CTCS acquires still and motion imagery in support of classified and unclassified air, sea and ground military operations. Combat Camera held the exercise to train them to function outside the wire as a combat documentation specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman George Goslin)

U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons Head Coach Troy Calhoun leads the team into the stadium to play conference rival Wyoming at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Cowboys defeated Air Force 56-23. (Department of Defense photo/Mike Kaplan)

Senior Airman Justin Gordon completes a static line jump at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Gordon participated in the training to maintain his qualifications and also reenlisted prior to the jump. He's the assistant NCO in charge of survival, evasion, resistance and escape training with the 52nd Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo)

In March 2011, Japan was hit by an 8.9 magnitude earthquake that initiated a 30-foot high tsunami. The giant wave then triggered a nuclear meltdown of the Fukushima Daichi plant.

After the relief efforts began, more than 18,000 people had been confirmed dead and the elements had completely demolished large portions of Japan's phone system.

Stranded citizens had no way of calling their loved ones to see if they were alright. So they had find some form of internet access to reach out to their families.

This harrowing experience prompted employees of NHN Japan, a subsidiary of South Korean internet company Naver, to devise a solution for people to contact family and friends during crises like this.

Three months later, LINE Messenger was born. After its initial launch, LINE gained 50 million users in under a year. By comparison, Facebook took three years to get 58 million users, according to Reuters.

A key feature embedded in the program is that users can text and call people from their smartphones through an existing web data plan. Since this entails chatting over the internet rather than via the phone, users aren't charged for a phone call.

Recently, the app was used as a fundraising tool to donate over $500,000 for hurricane relief in the Philippines via sales of LINE's popular cartoon stickers. Although competitors like WeChat and WhatsApp have almost the exact same features, LINE has used its disaster relief background for charitable causes, so it is not seen as simply a chat service.

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Established in 1915, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island churns out 20,000 new Marines every year.

Every Friday, a new crop of Marines leaves the base, and they leave happily.

The 12-week program is widely considered the most hellish of all recruit training regimens in the U.S. Military.

Here at Parris Island, the legendary drill instructors (DIs) make sure every waking moment of a recruit's life is jam-packed with training.

There's only one major road running into Parris Island.

Gorgeous marshlands stretch for as far as the eye can see all around the island.

Recruits who want to run away can't take the only road and are unlikely to brave the alligators in the swamp.

Some of the greatest athletes in the world endorse some of the unhealthiest foods in the world. And a recent study shows that these celebrity athlete-endorsed ads may be more prevalent than you think.

But we're not here to talk about the evils of brainwashing children with superstars — we will leave that to chef Jamie Oliver, who often rants about the subject.

What we are here to look at is just how goofy these ads can get when they associate incredibly fit people with intensely sugary and fatty products.

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Most athletes happen to be terrible actors, and the ones who aren't bad (Peyton Manning, actually, is the only one who comes to mind) are forced to read awful lines, anyway. 

Sports drink giants Gatorade and Powerade make products that are basically sugar, water, and sodium, but they're actually not unhealthy when associated with exercise — and both brands have had cool commercials.

As for Red Bull, well, no one really argues that energy drinks are healthy, but Red Bull runs events that fit the brand's image, and with high production values, to boot. It put a guy in space and had him plummet to Earth! So we'll let it slide, too.

We will check out some corny ads and promotions that will make you wonder how the partnerships ever started in the first place.

You will notice some repeated faces. The report we referred to earlier, from the American Academy of Pediatrics lists LeBron James, Serena Williams, Peyton Manning, Tony Stewart, and Apollo Ohno among the top ten athletes associated with the most food brands with low nutritional content.

Oreo

Oreo deserves some credit for its athlete endorsements, because at least a fast food chain or sports drink can make the pitch that they have some healthy options available.

And what's even more daring is the Nabisco brand used its roster — which included Venus and Serena Williams, Eli and Peyton Manning, Apollo Ohno, and Shaquille O'Neal — to sell its most unhealthy treats, like the ungodly Triple Double Oreo.

Watch the Williams sisters coach a team to victory against the Manning brothers in a bizarre Double Stuf Oreo licking contest. It's pretty incredible:

Papa John's

When Peyton Manning joined the Denver Broncos in 2012, he decided to buy 21 Papa John's franchises in Colorado. Now, there's not an NFL game that goes by that isn't inundated with commercials starring both Manning and Papa John himself, John Schnatter.

And other athletes have noticed, too — in a game against the Broncos in September, the Philadelphia Eagles defense yelled "Papa John, Papa John!" to distract Manning as he called an audible.

The American economy is being reshaped along the booming industries of technology and energy, according to new rankings of America’s Best Performing Cities by the Milken Institute.

In the 2013 rankings, thirteen cities defined by Milken as tech hubs made it into the top 25, while nine could attribute their impressive growth to the energy industry, notably the shale and natural gas renaissance. 

Milken's ranking is based on data from both long- and short-term growth in jobs, wages, salaries, and technological output.

#15 Denver–Aurora–Broomfield, Colo.

This metro area has a diverse high-tech industry that mixes in telecommunications, aerospace, manufacturing, and energy research. The city does so well partially because of its attractive business climate and friendly government.

The city’s Business Incentive Fund makes it an attractive place for companies like Southwest Airlines (which just opened a new pilot and flight attendant base) and SCL Health Systems (which moved its headquarters to Denver). The Fund’s efforts will result in over 1,600 jobs and $6 in direct fiscal benefit over the next five years.

Read the full city profile at Milken »

#14 Nashville–Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, Tenn.

The Music City has something new to sing about, namely some serious job growth  An increase in automobile production added nearly 4,000 jobs in 2012, while tourism reached a record high in 2012. The city has experienced a cultural renaissance thanks to the opening of the Music City Convention Center, the Omni Hotel next door, and an expansion of the Country Music Hall of Fame, with an of 4,100 jobs in restaurants and bars in 2012.

Read the full city profile at Milken »

#13 Raleigh–Cary, N.C.

Raleigh has a large educated workforce, strong high-profile universities, and low operating costs for businesses. The city has experienced an expansion in the tech industry, fueling growth in a number of other areas. Recently, financial services firms like Fidelity Investments and Credit Suisse have built bases in the area, as well as MetLife, which has plans to build new global technology services hubs.

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This year's 71st annual Golden Globes honor the year's best in television and film.

And nominees from "Girls" creator Lena Dunham and "Gravity" star Sandra Bullock to the casts of "Breaking Bad" and "Modern Family" are hitting the red carpet.

See who wore what to the big show.

Zooey Deschanel

Lena Dunham

Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann

Rupert Murdoch has found a buyer for his yacht, Rosehearty, says The Telegraph. He put the vessel on sale three months after filing for divorce from his ex-wife, Wendi Deng.

The yacht itself boasts 5 cabins and some pretty amazing toys like water skis and full sets of diving gear.

Murdoch has said that the sale has nothing to do with divorce, he merely works too much. Apparently Wendi use it a fair amount though.

The vessel was sold by Alex Lees-Buckley in Monoco's Camper & Nicholsons office.

This is the Rosehearty, she's almost 138 feet long.

This is one of the five guest cabins aboard.

The boat accommodates about 12 guests.

The NFL divisional playoff games were this weekend and we now know the four teams that will compete next weekend for a trip to this year's Super Bowl.

As usual, the games were filled with plenty of interesting and entertaining moments.

This week's collection of GIFs includes Colin Kaepernick mocking Cam Newton, a couple of struggling punters, and Andrew Luck spraying his teammates.

Here are our 18 favorites.

Ahmad Brooks was just a tad early on his blitz and then Cam Newton embellished the contact with a super flop.

Thomas Morstead had a little trouble handling this snap.

Meanwhile, Ryan Allen also had trouble with a snap and then made matters worse.

Stephen Wilkes, a photographer in the tri-state area, created a day to night series of iconic locations throughout the world, many of them in Manhattan.

Featured in Time, Wilkes discussed that he's not a collector of one single moment, but rather many moments that are blended together to tell the story of a single place.

Then he puts it all together into one stunning photo. 

Time reports:

For the shoots, Wilkes wakes before dawn and often uses a crane to get at least 50 ft. (15 m) above his subjects. He takes the first pictures by daybreak. He’ll have shot 1,200 to 1,500 more by the time he wraps up 12 to 15 hours later. About 50 make it into the final photograph, an editing process that can take months. While he’s shooting, there are no bathroom breaks. Meals, if he decides to eat at all, are brought up in a bucket. 

Bethesda Fountain in Central Park is a familiar spot for New Yorkers and tourists alike.

And here's Central Park in the winter.

This shot of Coney Island features a crowded amusement park at night, and a packed beach during the day.

Friendly neighbors, family-run businesses and quaint restaurants serving comforting diner fare — these are the images conjured up by the phrase “Main Street USA.” 

Even in this fast-paced era, many small towns have held onto their historic roots and preserved their central thoroughfares. From a harbor town on the west coast with ornate Victorian architecture to Key West’s colorful Duval Street, visitors can find unique cultural attractions and warm, welcoming communities in small towns across the country.

A few steps along each of these main streets prove that small-town America is alive and well—and can hold its own against larger, neighboring cities. Here are our picks for America’s best main streets.

Main Street in Galena, Ill.

Galena’s Main Street epitomizes small town America. Just three hours outside Chicago, Galena provides a retreat from urban hustle and bustle.

The downtown area includes antique shops, restaurants, and boutiques—all housed in mid-19th century storefronts. Visitors can browse the work of local artists at the street’s art galleries or stop by the DeSoto House Hotel for a breakfast or lunch buffet.

Those with a sweet tooth will enjoy Galena’s old-fashioned ice cream parlor. Guests can choose from more than 40 flavors of ice cream and sample old-fashioned sodas, floats, malts, and shakes.

Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor’s Galena Guide

Check Out: 10 Best New Spas in North America

Water Street in Port Townsend, Wash.

Once named the “City of Dreams,” Port Townsend was slated to become the West Coast’s largest harbor. Plans changed, but the town still retains much of its original charm.

Visit Water Street to explore historic business districts and watch Victorian ships sail across the water. Port Townsend Gallery showcases the work of some of the town’s best artists, and visitors can sample house-made ales at Port Townsend Brewing Co. Stop by The Spice & Tea Exchange for gourmet seasonings and spices as well as custom-made rubs and blends.

Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor’s Port Townsend Guide

Main Street in Denton, Tex.

Just north of Dallas, Denton boasts a vibrant community with attractions for every age. Main Street is located next to the city’s historic courthouse and features unique shops, numerous dining options, and a variety of museums, galleries, and art venues.

Watch live performances outside the courthouse, or browse one of the street’s antique stores. A Creative Art Studio features the work of local artist and offers classes for budding artists.

For a sweet treat, visit Denton Square Donuts: the store is open during evening hours so you can satisfy your late night cravings.

Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor's Texas Guide

There were alotof good and some bad moments during Sunday night's Golden Globes.

But let's focus on the best, compiled below from the red carpet and show.

From Jennifer Lawrence goofing off to Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul celebrating their "Breaking Bad" victories, see what celebrities were up to last night.

Zooey Deschanel is impressed by Jesse Tyler Ferguson's leap in the air on the red carpet.Melissa McCarthy and Jimmy Fallon pretend the actresses' purse is an award backstage.

Amy Poehler's face when she won her first Golden Globe.

Benedict Cumberbatch ("Sherlock") and Michael Fassbender ("X-Men: Days of Future Past") were caught dancing.

Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston celebrate their two "Breaking Bad" wins for TV series and Best Actor (Cranston).

This candid face Jennifer Lawrence made during the show.

Amy Poehler made the crowd roar in laughter when she cross dressed as Tina Fey's fake son.

Emma Thompson took off her Christian Louboutin heels telling the audience of the red soles, "I just want you to know, this red, it's my blood."

Christoph Waltz shows off Best Supporting Actor winner Jared Leto ("Dallas Buyers Club") backstage.

And, Jennifer Lawrence's video bomb of Taylor Swift.

SEE ALSO: The best and worst dressed from the Golden Globes

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The American Institute of Architects has chosen the 26 recipients of the 2014 Institute Honor Awards, which recognizes excellence in architecture, interior architecture, and urban design. 

More than 500 submissions were evaluated by a panel of experts in the architecture world. Winners will be honored at the AIA 2014 national Convention and Design Exposition in Chicago in June.

From a home built into the side of a rock to a welcome center with a living roof, these buildings are a sight to behold. 

The campus for the Centre for International Governance and Innovation in Waterloo, Ontario consists of two three-story connected buildings made up of locally-sourced limestone, brick, wood, and glass. (KPMB Architects)

As plants from the garden extend down and over the roof of the building, the design of the Visitor Center at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden helps patrons transition from the street to nature. (WEISS/MANFREDI)

With this project, an unremarkable gymnasium from the 1950s was converted into a meeting house and arts center for the Sidwell Friends School, a Quaker-affiliated school in Washington, D.C. (KieranTimberlake)

German public policy group Heinrich Böell Foundation and Friends of the Earth have just released their annual publication Meat Atlas, which illustrates food trends around the world.

The booklet informs consumers about meat production in different countries based on data from world organizations such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO), and Gallup data, just to name a few.

"In the rich North we already have high meat consumption. Now the poor South is catching up," Barbara Unmuessig, the foundation's president, told BBC. "Catering for this growing demand means industrialized farming methods: Animals are pumped full of growth hormones. This has terrible consequences on how animals are treated and on the health of consumers."

The following charts (republished under a Creative Commons license) give a sense of how people consume meat around the world.

This chart shows meat production around the world. Though the USA and Europe still produce plenty of meat products, the prices of feed, energy, and land are all becoming more expensive and the cost of producing industrial livestock is rising. Pigs and poultry are still doing well in the market since both species don't necessarily need a lot of feed and can be kept in confined spaces.

Meat companies are growing thanks to mergers and acquisitions, and are expanding across countries and animal species. Today, there are ten major meat producers around the globe, four of which are based in the U.S.: Cargill ($33 billion in food sales a year), Tyson ($33 billion in food sales a year), Smithfield ($13 billion in food sales a year), and Hormel Foods ($8 billion in food sales a year).

The global demand for meat is growing, particularly in China and India, which could see an 80% boom in the meat sector by 2022 due to a new (and growing) middle class. Africans are also starting to eat more meat, though the supply and demand are still not quite what they are in other parts of the world.

Meat production and consumption in the industrialized world have radically increased since 1950. Overall, however, meat consumption has stagnated. In the U.S. there has been a 9% drop in consumption from 2007 to 2012 thanks to trendy low-meat diets and growing concern from customers over where meat comes from. It could also be due to recent meat scandals, including horse meat marketed as beef.

Poultry is the fastest growing segment of globalized livestock. By 2020, China's poultry production will increase 37%, Brazil's will increase 28%, and U.S. production will increase 16% due to growing consumption around the globe. In India, poultry consumption is expected to rise nearly tenfold to just below 10 million tons a year in 2050.

One reason poultry is so popular is the price. Producing poultry is cheaper than other types of meat because chickens are more efficient to feed than other livestock ,and there are few religious or cultural limitations to eating chicken. In 2011, an estimated 58 TRILLION chickens were slaughtered around the world — that's compared to roughly 1.4 trillion pigs and 300 million cattle.

Only a small percentage of the population in the U.S. and Europe describe themselves as vegetarians or vegans. It's much more popular in India since Buddhism and Hinduism share beliefs about rebirth and the importance nonviolence that leads people to reject the consumption of meat due to the slaughter of animals.

And even though it's not as popular as meat consumption, people are becoming more interested in vegetarianism and veganism as lifestyle choices.

There could also be a shift in the future from animal protein to protein from aquatic plants or insects, as a recent United Nations report suggests. Insects are particularly efficient and high in protein.

The entire booklet is a fascinating read (and free to download). Head over to Heinrich Böell Foundation to take a look at the rest of the maps.

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