Posts Tagged ‘Reviews’

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| Originally Published In The Points Guy

Destination of the Week: New Orleans

WHAT TO DO It’s impossible to keep a city like New Orleans down. Long known for its raucous, free-spirited mélange of cultures, cuisines and musical genres, as well as half a dozen truly inspired annual excuses to party, including of course, Mardi Gras (February) and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, or Jazz Fest […]

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| Originally Published In The Points Guy

Destination of the Week: Shanghai

WHAT TO DO Shanghai is a city of contrasts, which makes it a particularly tantalizing locale to explore. In recent years, an explosion of luxury hotels, upscale shops, and vibrant nightlife has given the city an international glamor that is quickly making it one of the premier destinations in Asia. At the same time, pockets […]

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| Originally Published In The Points Guy

Destination of the Week: Boston

Mark Twain once summed up the Northeast’s three major metropolises as such: “In Boston they ask, how much does he know? In New York, how much is he worth? In Philadelphia, who were his parents?” Times may have changed since Twain’s day, but Boston maintains an intellectual air thanks to its assortment of premier universities […]

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| Originally Published In The Points Guy

Travel Tuesday Top 10: Airline Menus by Celebrity Chefs

It’s the best of times and the worst of times—for in-flight airline meals. The trend in coach seats on domestic flights has been to cut costs by either selling lackluster pre-packaged meals, or doing away with dining options altogether. Meanwhile, at the front of the plane in first and business classes, particularly on international flights, […]

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| Originally Published In The Points Guy

Travel Tuesday Top 10: Best US Airport Restaurants

Many travelers plan their airport time like a highly coordinated commando mission—get in and get out as quickly as possible. But more and more cities have stepped up their game in an attempt to transform their airports into cosmopolitan gateways that offer visitors a taste of the treats offered in their ports of call. So […]

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| Originally Published In The Daily Meal

A Shanghai Dumpling Primer

Although Shanghai is known for its pork soup dumplings, dumplings with a multitude of fillings turn up at breakfast, as appetizers at multi-course family-style meals, and as popular to-go snacks. For this dumpling windfall, we’ve got the where and how for sampling this local staple while visiting Shanghai. Stuffed with pork filling in a savory […]

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| Originally Published In Art Info

Chaplin’s Granddaughter Keeps it Surreal

Aurélia Thierrée likes to say that her mother gave life to everything in “Aurélia’s Oratorio,” including Aurélia herself, which bodes well for audiences at the La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, California, where the show is currently being staged. Thierrée’s mother, Victoria Thierrée Chaplin — renowned theatrical innovator and daughter of cinematic icon Charlie Chaplin — knows her way around […]

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| Originally Published In LA Times

Dengue Fever “Venus on Earth” (M80)

LOS Angeles-based indie-rock band Dengue Fever has earned international acclaim for its stylish, genre-bending take on Cambodian pop. On its third album (in stores Tuesday), the band channels its passion for Khmer rock and ’60s psych into an increasingly unique musical hybrid. “Seeing Hands” is sultry Cambodian-Middle Eastern noir, while “Tiger Phone Card,” is a […]

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| Originally Published In Boston Globe

Live: Pollard’s potency guided by old, new voices

Former Guided By Voices frontman Robert Pollard is known for two things: drinking hard and playing long. He delivered on both fronts during a 2 1/2-hour set before a full house at the Paradise on Friday night. Pounding beers and drinking tequila from the bottle, he powered through nearly 40 songs from his prolific 22-year […]

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