There’s a first for everything, and it usually takes place in San Francisco. This time, a diverse array of San Francisco Institutions have come together to offer both visitors and locals something called a CultureBus (www.sfculturebus.org/). Its a pilot project, under which passengers will be shuttled on a route strewn with Museums and cultural attractions in San Francisco.
The […]
Posted on September 17th, 2008 by Thomas
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The 2008 rankings for America’s Favorite Cities are in, and I spent some time poking through the results. Here’s the deal - Travel + Leisure teamed up CNN Headline News to grade 25 major Amercian cities in 45 different categories, ranging from food and shopping to people, culture, nightlife and lots more.
New York, not unsurprisingly, aced the […]
Posted on September 16th, 2008 by Thomas
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The LA Times is reporting that ‘Infinite Jest’ writer David Foster Wallace has committed suicide. His wife [Karen Green] told Claremont police that the novelist and humorist who wrote ‘Infinite Jest’ hanged himself Friday night.
No reason given for his suicide.
In addition to his scribbling, David Foster Wallace was also a professor at Sonoma College in Claremont, […]
Posted on September 14th, 2008 by Thomas
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BBQ, beer, beaches and bands. That’s what you call a good LA weekend. Noon to 6 pm, Sept 13 and 14, Santa Monica Beach gets converted into one giant BBQ grill for the Los Angeles BBQ Festival (www.labbqfest.com/), with authentic barbeque from Texas, Kansas City and Mississippi, in addition to the local Los Angeles bbq pitmasters like […]
Posted on September 13th, 2008 by Thomas
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Los Angeles vacations are good for movie fans and celeb hunters, but if you want to getaway from the stars and Hollywood hype, then September 12 to 14, the 20s & 30s Singles section of the Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club has organized a 3 day Singles outdoors get-together on Catalina Island, at Camp Emerald Bay.
Activities […]
Posted on September 10th, 2008 by Thomas
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Ok, so the economy is in the dumpster, and the travel industry isn’t doing all that spectacularly either. Airlines are cutting flights and shutting down altogether, hotels are offering steep discounts and rebates, and travelers are well… they’re not traveling. But still, doesn’t mean you can give away the store for free. But that’s just […]
Posted on September 9th, 2008 by Thomas
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To bring you uptodate, Eder H. Rojas, a Mexican citizen and a Woodbury, Minnesota resident, is (was) a 19 year old Compass Airlines flight attendant. He got ticked off at being put to work on the Minneapolis to Regina flight, and on May 7 2008, decided to express his displeasure by using a lighter to set […]
Posted on September 8th, 2008 by Thomas
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I was gonna do this last week, but got sidetracked by Hurricane Gustav and then it kinda slipped out of my mind. But when ruby slippers, pole dancers, Oscar de la Renta, Jimmy Choo, Gwen Stefani, and Lindsay Lohan and her DJ ‘buddy’ Samantha Ronson come together, its not something you can skip. So here’s the […]
Posted on September 7th, 2008 by Thomas
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Reporters from news organizations across the nation are in Wasilla, combing the town and looking for hidden skeletons in Republican VP nominee and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s closets. But they’re all missing the point. It’s the spirits without skeletons that they need to be hunting down. Because FYI - Wasilla, AK of which Palin was the […]
Posted on September 5th, 2008 by Thomas
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In Washington DC, there’s a difference between the bipartisan spirit and bipartisan spirits. The former is something which allows a bunch of politicians to agree to join hands in an effort to flush the country down the loo.
The latter can be found at swanky restaurants tucked discreetly inside posh hotels, where lobbyists entertain politicans from both sides of the aisle. Case in […]
Posted on September 4th, 2008 by Thomas
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