Author Archives: matthew

Learning in Vegas with Liza Jascolt

Posted on December 20, 2011 by matthew

Professor Liza Jascolt teaches a hands-on casino management course at the University of Houston. Continue reading →

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Weekly Travel Quote

Posted on June 29, 2011 by matthew

Weekly travel quote from Fountains of Wayne takes us to a hotel lobby. Continue reading →

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Indiana: A Place to Pee Between Illinois & Ohio

Posted on June 27, 2011 by matthew

Indiana license plates feature their new slogan: “Indiana: A Place to Pee Between Illinois & Ohio” Continue reading →

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World’s Fair Article at Bootsnall.com

Posted on June 23, 2011 by matthew

World’s Fairs are designed as windows into the future. Matthew Stone highlights 12 famous buildings, from Knoxville to Paris, left over from World’s Fairs at bootsnall.com. Continue reading →

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Wisconsin’s World’s Fair Relic

Posted on June 23, 2011 by matthew

The Norwegian Pavilion from the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair survives at Wisconsin’s Little Norway. Continue reading →

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Weekly Travel Quote

Posted on June 22, 2011 by matthew

Travel quote from the Postal Service: I watch the patchwork farms’ slow fade into the ocean’s arms
And from here they can’t see me stare
The stale taste of recycled air Continue reading →

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Be the Change

Posted on June 21, 2011 by matthew

Reflections on Comfest Columbus and remembering what is important. Continue reading →

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Cabinet of Curiousities

Posted on June 17, 2011 by matthew

Box 13 Art Space presents a fascinating cabinet of curiosities in a moving storage container. How cool. Continue reading →

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Misnaming Rockford

Posted on June 16, 2011 by matthew

Rockford is not near Chicago, but they call it Rockford Chicago Airport. How about Sacramento Oakland? Or Austin San Antonio? Or San Antonio Austin? Or…yikes! Continue reading →

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Weekly Travel Quote

Posted on June 15, 2011 by matthew

Travel Quote: “Coney Island is always an attraction, whether you come away disappointed, disillusioned, or like me, obsessed.”
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