Monthly Archives: February 2011

For Oscar Sunday…Movie Travel Brochures!

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

Mystery and Intrigue in Postwar Vienna! See history as it happens in postwar Vienna. This bomb-ravaged city still looks better than most towns on their best days. Saunter down the cobblestone streets and dodge the crazy autos as you search … Continue reading →

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A Colonial Getaway in Uruguay

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Buenos Aires is an exciting, vibrant, and beautiful city, as I’ve written before. But like any huge metropolis, it can also feel loud, polluted, restless, and overwhelming. (With all due respect to the Big Apple, porteños never seem to go … Continue reading →

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Family Film of Pre-Castro Cuba

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

Like the Arnolds of TV’s “The Wonder Years,” my father’s family had a home movie camera. Beginning around 1946, birthdays, weddings, vacations, and other happenings would not escape the eye of the Super 8. There are hours of footage through … Continue reading →

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One Step Closer to Becoming an Italian

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

On February 8 of this year, my mother received an email from the Italian Consulate in Chicago, saying, “Good Afternoon Mrs. Tenuta [her maiden name], the process to be recognized the Italian citizenship for you and for your sister has … Continue reading →

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A Modest Proposal for Moroccans

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

Ladies and gentlemen, I am nothing if not a wholesale supporter of democracy and freedom. Let it ring from one side of the International Date Line to the other, I say. A people’s right to govern itself, no matter how … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl XLV Matchup and Pick!

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

You can analyze and evaluate and postulate ’til the cows come home (assuming they are out doing things), but in the end, football is about blocking and tackling. Yes, quarterbacks must be accurate, receivers must execute routes and hang on … Continue reading →

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