In 16th-century Paris, the starkly primitive clashed with the beautifully refined. The dainty bourgeois would gather dressed in their finest frocks, wearing tall, veiled, conical headpieces atop ...

Lauren McGraw hands me a large hose. She's dressed, coiffed and made up for her cover shot, but the muck boots give her away. McGraw shows me how to use the hose to suck up the water (and whatever ...

In January 2010, an earthquake devastated the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, killing more than 100,000. In October of that year, a cholera epidemic broke out. It would eventually kill some 10,000.

My wife, daughter and I love taking the boat on day-long adventures fishing, exploring, swimming, sandbaring and enjoying the water. It’s all fun and games until someone needs to use the bathroom. On ...