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Entries Tagged as 'travel'

Recession Film #4: Thieve’s Highway

May 1st, 2008 · by Guest Blogger · No Comments

Fire up those Netflix queues. Lucas Joaquin recommends films to watch during the recession.

“Thieve’s Highway” (1949, Jules Dassin)
Nick Garcos comes home from war to find that his father has been crippled by a crooked produce distributor in San Francisco. He sets out to take revenge, but gets wrapped up in a plan to drive […]

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Tags: fun activites · travel · recession · Today's lunch order

Recession Film #3: Wages of Fear

April 30th, 2008 · by Guest Blogger · No Comments

Fire up those Netflix queues. Lucas Joaquin recommends films to watch during the recession.

“Wages of Fear” (1952, Henri-Georges Clouzot)
Yves Montand is a drifter who’s come to a dreary oil town in Venezuela with hopes of striking it rich. He and his friends spend most of their time in a dingy town bar drinking and […]

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Tags: fun activites · travel · recession · money · weee wooo weee wooo

Picture of a Sign of the Week: Jackson Heights

April 28th, 2008 · by Andrew · No Comments

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Tags: travel · Picture of a Sign of the Week

Out and About: Orlando

March 20th, 2008 · by Renda · 2 Comments

Yesterday I woke up at 4am and flew to Orlando. There’s sunshine, orange juice, delicious $1.29 tacos, a convertible, and a wifi y’all. All things I’ve enjoyed in between meetings, brainstorms and dreamstorms.
Moving images after the jump.

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Tags: travel · Special Places