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On Valentine's Day, just about anything can get a person in the mood - but there are some things are a sure bet. That's why we perused our most romantic hotels to find come-hither amenities that could have even total strangers getting hot and heavy in no time. Grab your spouse, significant other, or the eye candy that lives next door and check in to one of these sexy spots.

The Supreme Court has nine justices, but if the constitutional fight over same-sex marriage reaches them this year, the decision will probably come down to just one: a California Republican and Reagan-era conservative who has nonetheless written the court's two leading gay rights opinions.

Q: Are there websites where travelers are sharing their experiences and where I can get advice on international payment?

MILWAUKEE - If you can ride a two-wheeler, you're qualified to hit the timber and rock "trails" at Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park in Milwaukee. But don't be fooled: Ray's isn't your average family entertainment venue.

LAGRANGE, Ga. - Once upon a time in a village called LaGrange in a kingdom called Georgia, there was a storytelling festival named after a beautiful flower called an azalea. From all across the land, men and women would gather, often bringing their little ones, to hear stories kindled by humor, nostalgia, a commitment to preserving history, and perhaps best of all the imagination.

No need to fret for the state of Hawaii tourism anymore.

LOS ANGELES - Great L.A. theaters and intriguing gravesites.

Q: Why would you move your credit card into your phone? If it gets stolen, someone could use it, couldn't they?

Custom-made men's dress shirts were once considered the privileged peacockery of the moneyed set - a dash of sartorial swagger that could be afforded only by Hollywood A-listers, Wall Street bankers and monocle-wearing aristocrats of a bygone era.

NEW ORLEANS - I get to New Orleans every so often, and my waking hours there can be separated into three categories: Eating, getting ready to eat and just finished eating. I map out my semiregular restaurant assaults the way some parents plan a day at Disney World: I figure out which attractions I most want to see and time my arrivals to ensure a good seat.

NEW ORLEANS - What is to become Restaurant R'evolution is still under construction; there are gaping spaces for equipment yet to arrive and rubble yet to be removed. But chefs John Folse and Rick Tramonto can look through the dust and see their vision coming to life.

My name is Gary Warner and I am a hodad.

Sample the cream puffs at a historic Japanese bakery.

So many times sleep approached.

Novak Djokovic admitted Monday that he needed all of his physical and mental resources to rally from 4-2 down in the final set to sting Rafael Nadal for a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5 victory in an epic Australian Open final.

LOS ANGELES - A series about horse racing led by Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte sounds like a sure thing. But "Luck," which debuts Sunday night on HBO, is so nuanced it may alienate viewers who don't spend every Saturday afternoon at the track.

Victoria Azarenka achieved a dream on Saturday as she defeated former champion Maria Sharapova, 6-3, 6-0, for the Australian Open title and took over the WTA's No. 1 ranking.

Novak Djokovic struggled for nearly five hours on Friday to defeat Andy Murray, 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 7-5, for a place in his third final at the Australian Open.

Holocaust survivor Henry Greenbaum, 83, has made it his life's work to tell his story of survival to whomever is willing to listen, in order to prevent anything like it from ever happening again.

Why see most of your vacation through the lens of a camera? Put the digital monster down and really experience your adventures.