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This past January, Princeton University’s Alumni Weekly magazine featured a parade of today’s 25 most influential alumni. Just four names were familiar to me – Jeff Bezos, Robert Mueller III, Sonia Sotomayor and Michelle Obama.

Some of us are already up to our eyeballs in preparing our gardens for summer blooms, vegetable and fruit harvests and all things garden related.

HANOI (AFP) -With his daring pho cocktail inspired by Vietnam's signature beef noodle soup, Hanoi's leading hipster bartender Pham Tien Tiep is hoping to elevate the drinking scene in a city better known for its raucous outdoor beer dens.

It’s not often that a wine tasting is a surprise birthday party. But that’s what happened recently for Blue Grouse’s Winemaker Bailey Williamson’s 50th birthday.

This might be one of the funniest Instagram accounts during the cherry blossom season. A woman with the online name Lele Chan created an Instagram account to capture the weird things people do for cherry blossom pictures.

Foodies, have you ever heard of hot dry noodles? It is neither noodle with soup nor stir-fried noodle. Instead, it is a traditional Chinese dry noodle and rated as No.1 in “China’s Top 10 famous noodles” by Business Insider.

Many people adopt eco-friendly practices in an effort to protect and preserve the planet, but going green can also be good for the pocketbook.

And four other events that make Vancouver awesome this week

Koh Phi Phi Ley (Thailand) (AFP) - Hordes of tourists clamber across the white sand with selfie sticks as Thai park rangers wade into turquoise waters to direct boats charging into the cliff-ringed cove.

One of Vancouver’s coolest occasions for wine sipping returns to Vancouver for a fifth year this May.