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Stephen Murrayliving in San Francisco, CA
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San Franciscan from rural southern Minnesota, I have traveled widely and have done fieldwork in Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Thailand, Taiwan, and the US Education/Experience: PhD University of Toronto in sociology, Berkeley postdoc in anthropology, with an undergraduate major in "Justice, Morality, and Constitutional Democracy" (try putting that into a small box on a form!) Interests: movies, books, cultural travel, bird-watching, 49ers Motto: Mo dang kang Affiliations: American Sociological Association, American Anthropological Association URL RSS |
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The "surge" in Iraq was supposed to provide time for national reconciliation. Reducing violence was a means to that end, not the end. The theocratic Shi'ite government is now ready for the US troops to get out of the way. By Stephen Murray | Published 10/10/2008
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A brilliiant, intrepid, and alcoholic scientist battles his alocholism, his commanders, and an insidious new booby trap being dropped by the Germans. By Stephen Murray | Published 9/23/2008
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The only large motel within Point Reyes National Seashore, the Golden Hinde has beach, pool marina, and a Thai restaurant.
By Stephen Murray | Published 9/19/2008
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Begun by Giotto in 1334, completed by Franceso Talenti in 1359, the bell tower of the cathedral in Florence (Firenzi) remains the marvel that the Hapsburg empero rCharles V said should be kept under glass. The carvings on it now are! By Stephen Murray | Published 9/18/2008
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Less well-known than the Cathedral and Santa Croce, Santa Maria Novella is the church in Florence (Firenzi) with the most important Renaissance paintings. By Stephen Murray | Published 9/18/2008
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Discussion of various causes of reduction of violence in Iraq and of what to do in Afghanistan
By Stephen Murray | Published 9/7/2008
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The oldest public building in Florence (Firenzi) houses masterpieces by Cellini, Donatello, Michelangelo, et al. By Stephen Murray | Published 8/27/2008
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Built on the burial spot of the martyred patron saint of Paris, the Basilica of St. Denis is a formidable Gothic edifice with the tombs of most French monarchs from 10th through 18th centuries. By Stephen Murray | Published 8/26/2008
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The building reopened in 2001 shows off about three thousand artistic treasures from Asia at a time. It is just above the Iena subway station. By Stephen Murray | Published 8/26/2008
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I don't think that San Francisco has many outstanding Thai restaurants. The mother of them all, the Racha Cafe, was bought by the owners of Thai BBQ and ruined. By Stephen Murray | Published 8/22/2008
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The promises made for increased freedom (both for Chinese and for foreign reporters) to get the Olympics to go to Beijing have been broken, but W is going to kowtow to the owners of much of the national debt he has run up. By Stephen Murray | Published 8/4/2008
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In addition to having the only van Gogh painting on public display in Provence, teh Angladon has very unusual Chinese art and oustanding paintings by Vuillard, Modigliani, and Sisley (and much else) By Stephen Murray | Published 7/10/2008
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The Hotel Nice Riviera is neither a bargain nor a deluxe hotel. it is clean, has a friendly staff, and exorbitant Internet-access charges (as do all the other hotels in the south of France in which we stayed). By Stephen Murray | Published 7/10/2008
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We found the Bristol Hotel a pleasant and convenient place to stay for visiting Avignon, and as a base for side trips in the south of France interior. By Stephen Murray | Published 7/10/2008
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Hazzards's memoir "Greene on Capri" is a discerning portrait of a monster (of self-loathing) as close to repose as he got. By Stephen Murray | Published 7/7/2008
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There is much more to Aix than its open-air flower market: Cezanne sites; art by Cezanne, Modigliania and others, churches, and the local delicacy, calisson. By Stephen Murray | Published 7/1/2008
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Review of "The Story of a Marriage" and a book tour appearance by Andrew Sean Greer By Stephen Murray | Published 6/20/2008
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Report of a two-night stay at the Campanille Hotel across from Terminal 3 of the Nice Airport, adjacent to Parc Phoenix and the Arenas complex. By Stephen Murray | Published 6/12/2008
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Rousillon has a great vistas, a lot of restaurants and galleries, and was a major source of ochre since the times of the Roman Empire.
By Stephen Murray | Published 6/9/2008
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With Lawrence Tierney in the title role, the 1947 movie provided a brisk and lethal cocktail of black comedy, an escaping criminal, and some very bad judgment about hitchiking. By Stephen Murray | Published 6/5/2008
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Along with France's largest spring, there is much of cultural as well as scenic interest in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse By Stephen Murray | Published 6/2/2008
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Account of author appearances and Q&A of Michael Chabon and Michael Ondatjee in San Francisco By Stephen Murray | Published 5/29/2008
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The 1927 sequel to the 1927 novel about a British incarnation of the Swiss poet is as chaste as the first book is filled with debauchery. By Stephen Murray | Published 5/29/2008
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Along with Anhouil and Giradoux, Montherlant was esteemed as a supplier of grandiloquent historical plays in France during the 1940s. "Master" centers on self-sacrifice -- that of a man who has lived his life and of his daughter who has not. By Stephen Murray | Published 5/28/2008
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LaCoste, a Protestant village in the south of France, site of a 16th-century massacre, and later parties by the Marquis de Sade and Pierre Cardin. By Stephen Murray | Published 5/28/2008
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Infamous for delays and canceled flights, ORD has amenities more US airports should have. By Stephen Murray | Published 5/19/2008
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Hanslip makes me like the John Adams concerto more than Gidon Kremer did, particularly in the Chaconne. She plays with great lyricisim throughout the disc. By Stephen Murray | Published 5/18/2008
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A reasonable and reasonably laid-out hotel room within walking distance of Notre Dame, the Louvre, the Pompidou Center, etc. By Stephen Murray | Published 5/7/2008
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A review of Montherlant's play "La ville dont le prince est un enfant"/"Fire That Consumes" with comparison of text to screen adaptation (available on DVD) with some thoughts about interest in authors vs. interest in their writings. By Stephen Murray | Published 5/7/2008
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One of the best US beaches, plus a historic lighthouse, just offshore from downtown Miami and I-95. By Stephen Murray | Published 4/14/2008
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An institution popular with Cuban exiles and tourists since 1971 in the heart of Miami's "Little Havana" continues to please many palettes. By Stephen Murray | Published 4/10/2008
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Immaculately clean, large rooms in a new hotel in which the staff is eager to make guest stays pleasant. By Stephen Murray | Published 4/10/2008
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Thousands of protestors and celebrants were disappointed by collusion to prevent visible protest of the Genocide Olympics. By Stephen Murray | Published 4/10/2008
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Review of Alice Adams's Mexico: Some Travels and Some Travelers There. Highlights include Oaxaca, Zihuatanejo, and a Frida Kahlo pilgramage.
By Stephen Murray | Published 3/21/2008
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A biopic of Irish writer Sean O'Casey showcased soon-to-be stars Julie Christie and Maggie Smith along with an unconvincing already-established star, Rod Taylor. By Stephen Murray | Published 3/18/2008
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Envisioned as a libretto rather than a play with spoken lines. By Stephen Murray | Published 2/23/2008
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The site of artillery batteries during WWII, Fort Funston is now dominated by hang-gliders and people loosing their dogs (and seeing whose dogs their dogs find). It is also one of two places in California where cliff swallows breed in the summer.
By Stephen Murray | Published 2/23/2008
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Arguably a piano concerto rather than a symphony, Bernstein's second symphony is a major musical accomplishment.
By Stephen Murray | Published 1/27/2008
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Neither intimate nor romantic, the Hawaiian Monarch is clean, reasonably priced and staffed, and a good value.
By Stephen Murray | Published 1/16/2008
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Explanation of the two sites most requiring visits in Split, Croatia - the shrines to themselves of the Roman emperor Diocletian and the sculptor Ivan Mestrovich. By Stephen Murray | Published 12/7/2007
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The main city of Istria since ancient times, Pula has Roman arches, an amphitheater, and a temple... and a Mediterranean ambiance. By Stephen Murray | Published 11/23/2007
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Positive evaluation of hotel Il Guercino and its breakfast buffet. By Stephen Murray | Published 11/23/2007
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A review of the western (set and filmed in Mexico) 1972 film "The Wrath of God" starring Robert Mitchum, Frank Langella, and the last screen appearance of Rita Hayworth. By Stephen Murray | Published 11/22/2007
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Rejected (not without good reasons) by hardcore wuxia film fans, there are other kinds of entertainment supplied by Jet Li and the rest of a fine cast in "Romeo Must Die," directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak in 2000.
By Stephen Murray | Published 11/21/2007
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Review of am immediately post-Cold War portrayal of the business of terrorism, with a very nasty supervillain who woudn't be out of place as a James Bond antagonist seeking world domination.
By Stephen Murray | Published 11/20/2007
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A review of Incident at Loch Ness " (2004), written and directed by Zak Penn, starring Werner Herzog as a version of himself.
By Stephen Murray | Published 11/20/2007
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A comedy of ghastly manners savagely satirizing Italian machismo mores. By Stephen Murray | Published 11/20/2007
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"Sopyonje," (also romanized as "Seopyeonje") a 1993 film directed by Im Kown-Taek is a tearjerker about the hard lot of itinerant entertainers, reminiscent of some heartbreaking Chinese clasics. By Stephen Murray | Published 11/20/2007
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Review of a documentary mostly consisting of the reclusive Cartier-Bresson looking at pictures a few years before his death: a great slide show without any great revelations other than that the "decisive moment" involved choice from multiple images. By Stephen Murray | Published 11/20/2007
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Review of the 1959 biopic about the life of drummer Gene Krupa from 1927 to 1944 (rise and fall and comeback) also starring James Darren as the best friend. By Stephen Murray | Published 11/20/2007
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Showing the burning oil fields, mute Kuwaitis, and seeming space alien firefighters, Herzog drew no lessons. By Stephen Murray | Published 11/17/2007
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An overview of what there is to see in Hvar, Croatia, an limestone island in the Adriatic Sea. By Stephen Murray | Published 11/16/2007
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An overview of the notable buildings that led to Trogir being named a UNESCO World Heritage site. By Stephen Murray | Published 11/12/2007
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Review of James Purdy's short (1976) novel In a Shallow Grave about a disfigured veteran in the American South. By Stephen Murray | Published 11/5/2007
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Three great ones: Brotherhood of War, Pork Chop Hill, Steel Helmet By Stephen Murray | Published 11/2/2007
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Not as good as Fuller's "Steel Helmet" from earlier in 1951, "Fixed Bayonets" has impressive snowscapes and performances by Richard Basehart and Gene Evans. By Stephen Murray | Published 11/2/2007
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Made while bullets were still flying in Korea, Sam Fuller made a poignant and pointed movie about racism, (in)competence, and US infantrymen's solidarity. By Stephen Murray | Published 11/1/2007
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A wide-ranging, strong collection; displayed very (lighting, labeling, availability of seats); and with interesting and abundant seats. By Stephen Murray | Published 11/1/2007
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Dimly lit, minimally labeled, the Gardner's paintings by bonafide masters are not the artists' masterpieces (go two blocks to the FAM for those). Still, it has some antiquarian charm as a time capsule. By Stephen Murray | Published 10/31/2007
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Highlights and logistics of the Arthur Sackler Museum, the Fogg Museum, and the Busch-Reisingerm, all on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. By Stephen Murray | Published 10/31/2007
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The collection of the Downeast Heritage Museum in Calais, Maine is not sizable, but the museum is user-friendly, well-planned, with well-mounted exhibits and a river view By Stephen Murray | Published 10/25/2007
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The site of the first permanent European settlement north of Florida is a place for historical meditation, but lacking in any visible remains:There's nothing to do but gaze, since nothing is left of the 1604-05 settlement. By Stephen Murray | Published 10/25/2007
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Across a bridge from Maine, Campobello Island is a rocky island in the Bay of Fundy where the Roosevelts summered--and where FDR's polio came on.
By Stephen Murray | Published 10/16/2007
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The dramatic Anthropology Museum at the coastal edge of the University of British Columbia showcases cedar carvings in particular along with a major collection of European ceramics. By Stephen Murray | Published 10/10/2007
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The end of the peninsula occupied by Vancouver, BC is a wooded park with lakes and trails and vistas of English Bay and the Strait of Georgia. This posting provides an overview of what there is to do and see in the park.
By Stephen Murray | Published 10/10/2007
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Discusses some attractions in central Vancouver, British Columbia. By Stephen Murray | Published 10/10/2007
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Visiting the house Hawthorne made famous as well as the one in which he was born in Salem, MA. By Stephen Murray | Published 10/10/2007
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An overview of Walden Pond State Reservation, just outside Concor, MA
By Stephen Murray | Published 10/10/2007
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Hawthorne's novel about a cursed family in a Salem (MA) mansion moves slowly, but is more readable than Thoreau or Emerson IMO. By Stephen Murray | Published 10/8/2007
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The prose, the poetry, the organization, the self-congratulation in Thoreau's Great American Classic put me off. By Stephen Murray | Published 10/2/2007
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The first National Park Service-run historic site is what was the commercial heart of New England trade. The visitor center sells tickets to the replica sailing ship on the dock and some of the historic buildings in the dock area. By Stephen Murray | Published 10/1/2007
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An overview of the state park of Castle Rock, arguing that it is a more interesting place to hike than in northern Santa Cruz County, (northern) California than Big Basin State Park is. By Stephen Murray | Published 9/25/2007
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The San Francisco sister museum of the De Young, the one with European art is the Palace of the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. By Stephen Murray | Published 9/22/2007
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Borges wrote about unobscure authors and once upon a time wrote movie reviews By Stephen Murray | Published 9/19/2007
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This is a personal take on the sometimes frustrating but undeniably brilliant Argentine writer of the last century, a father of postmodernism very rooted in multiple cultural pasts, particularly English literature.
By Stephen Murray | Published 9/19/2007
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The experiences of Croatian writer Slavenka Drakulic becoming defined by being Croatian and the absurdities of being defined as a succession of "others" in "The 25h Hour" By Stephen Murray | Published 9/12/2007
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Astronomers are human, all too human--especially gathered on a remote island in the South China Sea! By Stephen Murray | Published 9/11/2007
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A 20th-century Frankenstein story with far more horror than blood. By Stephen Murray | Published 9/11/2007
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Not sweetened as the food in many other Thai restaurants in the US is, and not fiery unless one asks for "spicy hot." By Stephen Murray | Published 9/5/2007
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Art, gardens, and observation tower By Stephen Murray | Published 9/4/2007
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A park for picnicking, hiking, and panoramic photography. By Stephen Murray | Published 8/20/2007
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Free (though limited) parking, geology, golden eagles, and fresh air. By Stephen Murray | Published 8/13/2007
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Efficient service, reasonable prices, good food, parking, and getting the dishes we want are the reasons we keep returning to Dim Sum King just south of San Francisco, just off Skyline Blvd. (Highway 35) By Stephen Murray | Published 8/9/2007
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Now located in San Francisco's Civic Center, the Asian Art Museum well-displays an outstanding collection of Asian art (with a wide variety of special exhibitions). By Stephen Murray | Published 8/3/2007
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Near Crater Lake National Park, Oregon's Kimball state park is less scenic, but one can much more easily get to the water's edge. By Stephen Murray | Published 7/26/2007
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The Witter Bynner House has become the Inn of the Turquoise Bear, providing extended continental breakfast,
late-afternoon wine and cheese receptions, top-flight amenities. By Stephen Murray | Published 7/22/2007
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An immaculately clean, refurbished mid-19th-century hotel in Barcelona's Eixempla district. By Stephen Murray | Published 7/16/2007
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Pecos National Historical Park is an important prehistoric, colonial, and Civil War site only 25 miles easy of
Santa Fe, New Mexico. By Stephen Murray | Published 7/16/2007
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If one has to wait for more than an hour, one kilometer from the airport is not "convenient." By Stephen Murray | Published 7/9/2007
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review of Peter Matthiesen's The Birds of Heaven By Stephen Murray | Published 7/9/2007
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There's not a lot to do in Santeander except go to the beach By Stephen Murray | Published 7/9/2007
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Striking rock formations and views of lakes and the major California volcano. By Stephen Murray | Published 7/8/2007
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Fishing, picnicking, percussing, bird-watching, and occasionally someone ventures into the water. By Stephen Murray | Published 7/8/2007
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Not as indispensable as the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the new Museum or Russian Art is a charming addition to the Minneapolis art museum scene in the former Mayflower Congregationalist Church. By Stephen Murray | Published 7/8/2007
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A scenic state park on which Jack London used to live By Stephen Murray | Published 7/8/2007
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"Cow cave" was occupied 9000 years ago, when Fort Rock was an island surrounded by water, not sagebrush. By Stephen Murray | Published 7/8/2007
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Along with great location, service orientation, and spacious rooms, the Best Western lake View Lodge now has WiFi in the rooms By Stephen Murray | Published 6/30/2007
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Not bad, but not a destination. By Stephen Murray | Published 6/14/2007
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If there was a US Supreme Court decision that turned the late Jerry Falwell into politics, it was Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954), not Roe v. Wade (1973). By Stephen Murray | Published 6/8/2007
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A good motel on the Arizona/California border. By Stephen Murray | Published 6/8/2007
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Bridgeport, CA is mostly a staging area to go elsewhere, but has a photogenic 1880 court house and a 4-star restaurant in a house built in 1881. By Stephen Murray | Published 6/8/2007
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A "Mobil gas mart" with bounteous and excellent food. By Stephen Murray | Published 6/8/2007
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Cookies and waffles and cold air. By Stephen Murray | Published 5/30/2007
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Good motel set off by staff friendliness By Stephen Murray | Published 5/25/2007
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Two female icons in the same role on screen By Stephen Murray | Published 5/22/2007
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Mandalay offers more dishes that are at least as good as those prepared by Burma Star in a roomier, more pleasant atmosphere. By Stephen Murray | Published 5/22/2007
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Half.com sometimes has better prices, but Amazon.com remains the Internet site to which buyers and sellers gravitate, because Amazon (sellers) offer more titles. By Stephen Murray | Published 5/22/2007
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recommendation for the Amador Country Inn By Stephen Murray | Published 5/20/2007
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Hotel Granada in downtown Panama City By Stephen Murray | Published 5/20/2007
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Blockbuster continues to be unable to re-establish its dominance of the by-mail DVD-rental business By Stephen Murray | Published 5/20/2007
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The combination of disinformation and blocking access to conditions in Iraq has built on keeping journalists from observing the disconnect between reality and what US officials wanted to be true that was attempted in Vietnam a quarter century (and more) ago. By Stephen Murray | Published 5/18/2007
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Egypt is the second-leading recipient of US aid, most of it military, though Egypt has not been at war with anyone since 1967--except against those critical of the regime. By Stephen Murray | Published 5/15/2007
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