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Travel

Mature, Complex, with a Lasting Finish. NOS Primavera Sound, Porto

NOS Primavera Sound leaves a lasting impression on Trebuchet's man in Portugal...

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Une Femme Au Soleil: Montreuil Theatre, Avignon

Searching for the mean streets amongst Avignon's pleasant boulevards...

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Sun, Sea and… Pebbles? Saving Your Summer With A Coarser Response to Beach Erosion

Beach replenishment helps protect against storm erosion during El Niño ...

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Deeper Into the Hepatitis Bathtub

A booksigning followed by dinner should be simple. In newly-cleansed Manhattan, it's anything but...

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In New York City with the Hepatitis Bathtub

En route to NYC for a NOFX book signing, Scott Laudati takes the Red Sox and racism trail...

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Breathe it in Deep! Cycling and Walking are Healthy, even with Air Pollution

Walking and cycling are good for health even in cities with higher levels of air pollution ...

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Amazon River Plume points to new Reef Discovery

Scientists discover new reef system at mouth of Amazon River ...

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Do You Have a Postcode for that, Sir? Archaeologists Discover Outer Reaches of the Silk Road

Nepali textile find suggests Silk Road extended further south than previously thought ...

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Losers, Lawnmowers and The Grave of Jack Kerouac

Hitting the road for the birthday of Jack Kerouac, Scott Laudati wends a weary way to the writer's graveside...

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Was Medieval France (even partly) Islamic? New Evidence Suggests So

Evidence of likely early medieval Muslim graves found in France ...

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Electrified, Stupefied, Exhilarated. Art Basel Miami

In the heat and glitz of Miami Beach, Art Basel Miami engulfs the senses and threatens to overwhelm the unwary. It's worth it though. Review...

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NOS Primavera Sound Festival in Porto!

NOS Primavera Sound Porto's lineup and location are enough to excite the most jaded of souls. Details and ticket links ...

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Hanging Offence: Bjorn Geldhof (YARAT)

Artistic and Strategic Director Bjorn Geldhof answers Trebuchet's questions about YARAT art space and his intentions there....

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Cold Soup?! Get Stuffed! It’s Vertical Salad. Gazpacho

Gazpacho is, potentially, a cornerstone of the vegetable juice purge diet, with the rare novelty of actually being delicious....

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Expanding Worlds : Across the Sheer Size of Africa

Like my wallet, I'm holding cultural currencies with bills from over twenty African nations. ...

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Sneezin’ Ticket? Virus Transmission and Commuting

In increasingly mobile modern societies, long-distance transmission can rapidly spread pathogens....

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Does the Devil Have the Best Tunes?

Passion at every level, from personal trauma, hit and run thrill and love, to the way the world is moving: its cruelty, its pains and pleasures....

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Presenting the Ping Pong Ourobouros of Singapore

The white, pearl-like spheres will become luminescent by night, and the sentences will join up to form lines flowing around the circular shape....

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West Africa Redux : Twenty Kinds of Awesome in Africa

'whenever I mention Mali, Ghana, or Sierra Leone, the inevitable question is usually, "What was your favorite place?"'...

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A mixture of figuration and abstraction. Interview [Bernie Clarkson]

'It was such a surprise to win the trip and exactly the sort of prize I would have chosen for myself'...

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Death on an Imagined Afternoon

One of the things I like most about Nigeria is that I’ve lost the sense of security that seems to pervade all of life in the United States....

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At Circa Tabac

I couldn’t say much for the bar but the bathroom was very accommodating....

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On Working at Barnes and Noble

“You want to be a writer,” Kelly said. “Why don’t you work at Barnes & Noble?” “I wear clothes, too. Maybe I should get a job in a sweatshop.”...

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Lesotho Breaks, Lesotho Mends. Africa by Bike

'The longer that I’m on the bike, the more it becomes an extension of myself' ...

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Notes on a Dog

“Get rid of the dog”, she said. “Or get rid of me.”...

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Bicycling Lesotho : Headed North

Intentions of making it through Lesotho before the snows came have come to naught....

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Hills, Wind and Rain

After surviving two days of these winds to finally crawl into Hermanus, I'm extra cautious. I respect the winds. Nay, I fear them. Cycling essay, Lesotho...

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Tanned Pilots : The Secret

Airline pilots can be exposed to cockpit radiation similar to tanning beds...

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Easter Islanders’ Fuzzy Teeth Reveal Moai Mystery

Hardened plaque from ancient teeth is helping resolve the question of what plant foods Easter Islanders relied on before European contact....

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The Last Honky Tonk in Nashville

You’ll get a solid handshake, by men who believe a firm handshake can tell a lot...

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