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The Folk Art Gallery of San Rafael: African Tribal Masks, Laos Textiles and Peruvian Retablos

By Renee Blodgett on August 5, 2012 in Asia, California, Laos, North America, Photos, USA

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I recently discovered The Folk Art Gallery in San Rafael, California recently, a town about twenty minutes north of San Francisco. The gallery has products from around the world, mostly from villages and markets in...

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New York’s Style on 18th Street and Irving Place

By Jessica Tiare Bowen on August 4, 2012 in New York, New York City, North America, Photos, USA

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“How you dress is how you see yourself and how you want the world to see you.  When I wake up in the morning, depending on what my calendar looks like, I ask, ‘Who am...

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The Ride to Coney Island on Restored R1/R9 NYC Subway Cars

By Renee Blodgett on August 4, 2012 in New York, New York City, North America, Photos, USA

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The ride to Coney Island was on restored "R1/R9" NYC subway cars, which ran under the streets of New York City from the early 1930s until the 1970s. For New Yorkers, remember rattan seats and...

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Thanka Cheeks: The Impact of Burmese Refugees in Thailand’s Land of Smiles

By Kelli Mutchler on August 3, 2012 in Asia, Myanmar, Photos, Southeast Asia, Thailand

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It was not how I expected to spend my last English class: clustered into a darkened bedroom with the students, watching Korean Pop TV on mute, and anxiously hoping Thai officials would not discover the...

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Norway’s Gladmat Food Festival For Delicacies You Didn’t Know Existed

By Renee Blodgett on August 3, 2012 in Europe, Events, Festivals, Norway, Photos, Scandinavia

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Gladmat is a Food Festival in Stavenger Norway that happens every summer at the end of July. You can find strange and unusual food, many local producers of fish, meats, herbs, breads and other foods...

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The Grace of Gymnast Gabby Douglas at the London Olympics

By Renee Blodgett on August 3, 2012 in England, Europe, Events, London, North America, Photos, USA

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Gabby Douglas just made history by becoming the second black female gymnast to capture an Olympic gold medal. Douglass and the U.S. women’s gymnastics team won the gold medal this week, marking the first gold...

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Incredible VISUAL at London Summer Olympics: Water. Splash. Intensity. Pool. Stroke.

By Renee Blodgett on August 2, 2012 in England, Europe, Events, London, Photos

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OMG. From Day Four at London's Summer Olympics. Don't you wish you were there if you're not?...

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Wine Riot: 250 Wines in Four Hours Hits SF, NYC & LA

By Renee Blodgett on August 2, 2012 in Boston, California, Chicago, District of Columbia, Events, Illinois, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, Midwest, New England, New York, New York City, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA, Washington DC

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Wine Riot is an event that brings people together to learn about and drink wine. As they say, "a fun, non-intimidating place where people can learn about wine." They offer tools to find cool wine tastings,...

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