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Friday, June 15, 2012Popular Posts
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I never considered going into the military but I've nevertheless saw the US Navy as my 'armed service of choice.' My dad served... -
Last week, I appeared on MSNBC with Alex Witt to share how to relive the settings of three Oscar-nominated films in Paris ("Midnight in...
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So the Rolling Stones are 50 years old , some of them have been remarkably great years, though most mediocre. Still they are the greatest ro... -
I likely moved to New York City because of Woody Allen films. The whole "Annie Hall" thing. But arguably his most famous New York ...
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Getting ready for St Patrick's Day? This year do it armed with truth. Leprechaun truth. 1. Are leprechauns real? Yes. And they have pots... -
Perhaps we should judge a life by how one is remembered. My dad, who died 10 years ago today, had a SRO funeral. A few hundred Tulsans fill... -
U Thant Island -- a 100-by-200-foot granite outcropping in the East River -- is named for the former UN Secretary General. You can't go....
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I love ruins. I’ve climbed Mayan pyramids, sat in Greek amphitheaters and walked lost Roman roads. It’s not the literal history that draws m... -
I really don't know why people stick with big-city beaches. This one, Chacala, a kilometer wide bay with perfectly soft brown sand, is 9...
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In January, the Atlantic did a survey of an issue that often overlaps with my feeling of why travel is so important: perception. Often we f...
