For nearly three years Janelle Nanos worked as a reporter at New York Magazine, covering everything from nanny surveillance to conspiracy theories. She then joined National Geographic Traveler as Special Projects Editor, developing multi-platform projects that spanned both the print publication and web, and editing the award-winning Intelligent Travel blog. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Slate, Marie Claire, The Village Voice, Forbes, and Mother Jones.

My Morning with 200 Nuns
Posted on 5/8/2012 at 3:14PM | 4 Comments

This weekend, the Sisters of St. Joseph gathered to help stop human trafficking.

I don’t typically make it a habit to hang out with over 225 nuns on a Saturday morning, but this past weekend, I found myself at the Motherhouse, the Brighton home of the Sisters of St. Joseph. This congregation of Catholic nuns is part of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, the ... READ MORE
The Red Sox Redefine ‘Sellout’
Posted on 5/4/2012 at 11:01AM | 1 Comment

Notably, with empty seats and free tickets.

Empty seats? Sold out! (Photo via iStockPhoto.) What do you call a bunch of empty seats at Fenway Park while tickets are being handed out to customers for free? A sellout of course! The Globe was on it today, finding that in an effort to continue their sellout streak (now at ... READ MORE
New Facebook Status: Organ Donor
Posted on 5/1/2012 at 2:42PM | No Comments

The move can help save thousands of lives.

(Image via Facebook.) Perhaps you missed it, but April was Donate Life month here in Massachusetts, a month-long push to help people register as organ donors. But even if you didn’t see the media coverage on the designation, it’s likely you won’t be able to escape hearing about Facebook’s foray into the organ ... READ MORE
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