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The Urchin Foreign Picture Show
What? There are movies made outside the U.S.? It’s true – in fact there are some phenomenal films produced throughout Europe, Asia, and if penguins had cameras, they’d be making beautiful films in Antarctica as well. Here are three of … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Film & Television
Tagged animated film, animation, bicycle thieves, bruno ganz, foreign film, foreign movies, France, iran, italian neorealism, Italy, marjane satrapi, persepolis, vincent paronnaud, vittorio de sica, west germany, Wim Wenders, Wings of Desire
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The White Nights of Luchino Visconti’s ‘Le notti bianche’
By Geo Ong Italian filmmaker Luchino Visconti has made a career of successfully adapting literary classics. 1963 saw the release of his version of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s Sicilian novel, The Leopard. In 1971 Visconti tackled the controversial material of … Continue reading
The Urchin Travel Wish List
Uruguay I’d never thought much about Uruguay until this past week when I met a couple from its capital, Montevideo, at the hostel where I’m staying in New Zealand. From them, I learned that the majority of Uruguay’s 3.3 million … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Travel
Tagged ana dablam, dingboche, dudh kosi, everest base camp, federico fellini, gorashep, himalayas, Human Development Index, into thin air, Italy, jon krakauer, kathmandu, lukla, michelangelo antonioni, montevideo, mt. everest, nepal, Rome, south america, uruguay, vittorio de sica
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Eating Adventures on the Road; Or the South Dakota Hunger Part 1
Margaret and Rory are headed west! Check out where it all began. How they plan on getting there. And how things have gone so far. Oh, and don’t forget to read about what they’ve been drinking. By Margaret Hedderman Ever … Continue reading
Posted in Margaret, Travel
Tagged brookings south dakota, Chutes and Ladders, Custer, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, minnesota, South dakota, travel eating, wal-mart, winona mn
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The Sketchy World of Art in the Sketchy City of Los Angeles
By Geo Ong A couple of months ago, during a rather quiet evening at the bookstore, I was approached by a tanned, hulking gentleman with a thick Italian accent. After introducing himself, whose name I somehow forgot instantly, he presented … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Money, Fine Arts, Geo
Tagged artistic integrity, Italy, leonardo da vinci, los angeles, los angeles art culture, los angeles art scene, money, scams
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What’s the Rush?: Dwindling Attention Spans in the Fast Age of Technology
By Geo Ong I shall preface this piece with an obvious statement: I have no right to tell someone how to live. In my attempt to keep you interested and keep you from scrolling to the end and saying to … Continue reading
Posted in Geo
Tagged amazon, attention span, books, carlo petrini, e-readers, electronics, fast living, food, globalisation, globalization, hurry, Italy, kindle, local food, local food movement, mcdonalds, regulator bookshop, Rome, rush, slow food, slow living, spanish steps, technology, technology boom, time, walking
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A Week’s Worth of Food Around the World: The Story in Pictures
By Sarah Jost In 2005, Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio published Hungry Planet: What the World Eats, a collection of portraits of the typical week’s groceries of 30 families in 24 countries. Below are some of the portraits, as well … Continue reading
Italy’s Most Relaxing Adventure
By Margaret Hedderman When all roads lead to Rome, take the back way to the small coastal region of Cinque Terre in North-western Italy. Candlelight and distant music filter pleasantly through small stone alleyways, past two table pizzerias, sidewalk cafes, … Continue reading
Posted in Margaret, Travel
Tagged cinque terre, gelato, Italy, la spezia, Manarola, margaret hedderman, monterosso, Riomaggiore, Rome, Vernazza Corniglia
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2010 World Cup: Goalkeeping and Peacekeeping
By Sarah Jost June 11 began the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. For the next two and a half weeks, the world will sit on the edge of its collective couch/rug/bar stool/computer chair at work to see who … Continue reading
Posted in Politics & Global Issues, Sarah
Tagged america, FIFA World Cup, flags, football, Italy, london, los angeles, nationalism, soccer, South Africa, sport, the Midwest, vuvuzela, War!
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