Guam sits like a jewel in the tropical Pacific, a paradise of beauty and contrasts. About the shape of a boot thirty miles long and ten miles wide, the island contains high cliffs, white beaches, and swaying palm trees. Jets throw contrails into the brilliant blue sky as white foam-covered waves break from the sea, […]
“Tuna Does Vegas” turns the award-winning Tuna trilogy into a quartet. Direct from the Greater Tuna Corporation of Austin, Texas, it is the latest creation from actors and playwrights Joe Sears and Jaston Williams and their co-writer Ed Howard. With the help and complicity of possibly the fastest backstage dressing team, Williams and Sears play […]
There are segments of sociology, found perhaps only on Cape Breton Island, that need to be recorded, if not studied. The “Lee Hawkers” game is such a segment; a common summer night cry of “1-2-3 Lee Hawkers” heard in the woods surrounding the New Waterford neighborhood on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. This modified game […]
He was mean to the bone from birth. He cheated, coerced, and killed men with relish. In the end, for his many crimes, Louis “Lepke” Buchalter became toasted in the electric chair of Sing Sing. Louis Buchalter was born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on February 12, 1897. His parents were Russian Jews, and his father owned […]
I was looking through my rather impressive library recently when I realized that my literary tastes are a bit… dark. I wish I was talking about darkness, like in vampires or medieval times or even your basic murder mystery. No, I mean I have books on ancient martial arts, terrorism, firearms, police officer survival, edged […]
Most Americans overpay for car insurance because they don’t understand how much they should be paying or don’t make the effort to shop around to make sure they get the best rates possible. This could mean hundreds of dollars effortlessly going to insurance companies and out of your bank account. At a time when our […]
It was sometime in the mid-1980s. I was having dinner at Forlini’s restaurant at 93 Baxter Street in midtown Manhattan with my good friend Rudy Riska, who was the athletic director of the Downtown Athletic Club and was known as the King of Heisman Trophy. I grew up across the street from Forlini’s, in a […]
Gurgaon Restaurants Gurgaon, described as the Manhattan of India, is characterized by its tall buildings, its cosmopolitan population and its vibrant cultural and food scene. Restaurants in Gurgaon cater to all tastes and lifestyles, which explains the proliferation of a number of Italian and Chinese restaurants. These restaurants offer something for everyone: a quick bite […]
1. Get pre-approved for a loan. Most sellers require a pre-approval letter along with their written offer. You should have it ready so that when you find the right home there will be no delay in submitting your offer. There is a lot of confusion about pre-approved vs. Pre-qualified… even real estate agents sometimes use […]
Cape Town has had a long and turbulent history. With Apartheid they still remain in the minds and hearts of their people. The transformation has led to the new ‘Rainbow Nation’, which can be experienced in the cosmopolitan city center of Cape Town. Flower vendors, business executives, valet attendants, office workers, and shoppers all rub […]