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Rising Star: Catherine Lily Thomas

Catherine Lily Thomas is a young artist and rising runway model. At age 18, she’s 5’10” exceptionally tall as a lifetime ballerina. Her passion is to pursue psychiatry to help people with mental distress. As an activist for climate change and sustainability, she produced her first documentary while attending summer school at Stanford University in 2022.  I met her at a conference in Napa when she was only 12 years old and did an impromptu photoshoot (her first one). Over the years, I’ve seen her blossom into a young woman.

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Should You Pay for Seat Selection on Your Flight?

Short answer: pay for seat selection when sitting together, or a specific seat, actually matters to your trip. If you are flying solo on a short flight and you do not care…

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Sara y Julieta Opens November 1, 2026 in Mexico City

Sara y Julieta opened on November 1, 2026, in Mexico City’s Roma Norte neighborhood, as a 22 room luxury boutique hotel in two restored Porfirian residences dating from 1903 to 1911, with…

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