Month: July 2013

The Way Way Back: just when the whole summer was about to suck…

The Way Way Back: just when the whole summer was about to suck…

“It’s like spring break for adults.” Once you’re driving along the 6 en route to Cape Cod all aspects of real life seem to magically disappear. The tunnel of trees leading up to all the beaches and goodness the Cape has to offer, well, it’s 

LIGHT: Bruce Munro’s nightlight installation at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens in Nashville

LIGHT: Bruce Munro’s nightlight installation at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens in Nashville

“…the Field of Light is a personal symbol for the good things in life.” – Bruce Munro There’s something to be said about the quaintness of Nashville: its simultaneous country-like feel paired with its nearby city features (best experienced on a hot summer July night!) This time: at 

Home of Maker’s Mark: a 101 on whisky in the heart of Bourbon Country

Home of Maker’s Mark: a 101 on whisky in the heart of Bourbon Country

Driving through a series of intertwined backroads off I-65 there’s the heart of Bourbon Country (Kentucky for you fools out there), where most likely that bottle of bourbon sitting on your shelf was originated (hopefully not dusting!). I was a bit strapped on time so 

Before Midnight review: love is beautiful, love is annoying

Before Midnight review: love is beautiful, love is annoying

“Know thyself.” You know that feeling when you meet someone and it’s as if everything you’ve ever done had lead up to that very moment? Of you know, love stuff? Then before you know it you’ve spent so much time with that person you start 

SOMM: A funny documentary about the journey in becoming a noble wine connoisseur aka Master Sommelier

SOMM: A funny documentary about the journey in becoming a noble wine connoisseur aka Master Sommelier

“Our job is to not make picking a wine off a restaurant wine list like playing a game of Russian roulette” I’ve been waiting to see Jason Wise’s documentary SOMM for what seems like an eternity now, so when it finally came out a couple 

Eco-terrorism, off-the-grid anarchy, and counter-attacking capitalistic corruption in Zal Batmanglij’s The East

Eco-terrorism, off-the-grid anarchy, and counter-attacking capitalistic corruption in Zal Batmanglij’s The East

“Spy on us. We’ll spy on you. Poison us. We’ll poison you.” When I think of terrorism as an average American citizen with a “normal” job, it’s hard for me to imagine committing large-attack crimes against anyone, regardless of how mad the system makes me.