A Tale of Two Cities

Amelie or Carrie? Baguette or bagel? Brasserie or diner? "Paris versus New York" settles the score once and for all.

Hometown Debrief: Cee Cee in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany — The editors behind the city's newest cultural newsletter hip us to the coolest local hangouts.

Iconic Moments

It’s nice to duck into a dark church and feel the cool, smooth stones, smell the incense of a century’s worth of masses, and observe a quiet space open to everyone.

Ask Fathom: New Year's in Berlin?

Dear Fathom: Everybody's always talking about how Berlin is the coolest city on the planet. I'm heading there for New Year's and don't want to feel like a dork. What should I do?

A Mona Lisa Crush

PARIS – If I didn't know any better, I would have thought I was caught in a swarm of paparazzi vying to get a shot of Justin Bieber emerging from a strip club.

Fathom Questionnaire: Becca Bergman Bull

I always bring home kitschy magnets. My favorite is a real piece of bread that's been lacquered and topped with fake lard and garlic from Kiev.

In Focus: Mosques of My Travels

INDIA – Rafat Ali has traveled enough in the last year to fill three passports. In this photo essay, he captures mosques in New Delhi and Aligarh in India.

The Secret Life of Fado

LISBON, Portugal – She put her soul into the performance, bringing the restaurant to tears. I couldn't understand the words, but I could feel how much Matilda ached.

The Meat Girlz of Kyrgyzstan

KYRGYZSTAN – I spent an afternoon with the glamorous, sausage-selling Russian ladies. We toasted my visit with vodka, which they keep in large vats stored beneath the counter.