Jan 12th, 2008 at 12:00PM: Living like Matthew McConaughey may involve taking your shirt off, as Matt Damon says in his hilarious impression of the often shirtless star while Damon was a guest on David Letterman. (Here is the YouTube video. It explains why I chose the photo I did.)
Another way that is less dramatic, perhaps, is by living with a family overseas. McConaughey was an exchange student to Australia in 1988 and ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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How to live like Matthew McConaughey
Jan 12th, 2008 at 12:00PM: Living like Matthew McConaughey may involve taking your shirt off, as Matt Damon says in his hilarious impression of the often shirtless star while Damon was a guest on David Letterman. (Here is the YouTube video. It explains why I chose the photo I did.)
Another way that is less dramatic, perhaps, is by living with a family overseas. McConaughey was an exchange student to Australia in 1988 and ...Travel tips from A-listers
Nov 28th, 2007 at 8:48PM: Cramped in coach, sitting in close quarters to the overweight hairy dude with the BO problem, we all can't help but wish we were celebrities, or at least moderately wealthy so we could afford to travel with some sort of semblance of luxury. Don't tell me you haven't. But does luxury always entail a steep price tag? Not always. Here are some travel habits of celebrities:
Selita Ebanks of ...Celebrity Travel Cut-Ups: Paula Abdul
Apr 19th, 2007 at 9:07PM: As if news that a celebrity has once again demanded services and privileges above and beyond that of the ordinary person or passenger comes as a surprise to anyone I bring you the latest in celebrity travel temper-tantrums: Paula Abdul. The stunt that Ms. Abdul tried to pull with Southwest airlines is little of a shocker to me as I've dealt with the American Idol judge/diva on a couple of ...GADLING'S TAKE FIVE: Week of February 4
Feb 9th, 2007 at 3:04PM: There was a tremendous out of activity going on here at Gadling this week. There were mentions of huge music festivals; silly hitchhiker's auctioning off their names and enough Valentine's suggestions to eliminate any and all excuses. We understand that you may have missed something in the frenzy and so now it is time to catch-up. Here are some picks hand plucked by me that are worth viewing once ...Army of Björk in Brooklyn
Jan 27th, 2007 at 6:23PM: Just as I start to believe I am a die-hard Björk fan some quirky costume party comes along knocking my theory out-of-whack. For instance, on Wednesday, January 31 the Stain bar on Grand Street in Brooklyn is having an Army of Björk costume party where fans or anyone game to dressing up like the eclectic Icelandic artist can do so and be accepted with open arms. In addition to frosty ...World Sound: More Desi Boy Bands
Dec 16th, 2006 at 3:43PM: If you were to give me a pop quiz right now on Desi pop culture I'd flunk horribly. I'd like to think my crooning Asha Bhosle's version of Ina, Mina, Dika would score me some points in the Desi community, but the song is centuries old and the world is need of a fresh new sound from young Desi boy heart-throbs. According to my favorite and really the only Desi culture blog I read, Sepia Mutiny, the ...ABBA Museum to Debut in 2008
Nov 28th, 2006 at 8:54PM: Dancing queens and kings get ready to pack your bags and jet off to Stockholm! In 2008 an interactive museum dedicated to legendary Swedish pop group, ABBA will open, allowing fanatics to see the clothing, learn the history and record their own ABBA songs in a studio. Are you dancing yet? Are your feet moving wild with excitement? CNN reports that even though the band hasn't recorded an album ...Red Hot & Riot in Brooklyn
Nov 26th, 2006 at 4:45PM: When I read the news on the Red Hot & Riot Live concert going down at the Brooklyn Academy of Music next weekend, December 1 & 2, I nearly flipped my wig. With a friend of mine leaving for Africa today to play in a series of concerts (one of which includes a World AIDS Day show) and this too-good-to-be-true-to-believe concert line-up right in Brooklyn I could barely contain myself. Not ...CBS Pilot Alert - Drama at the CDC
Oct 12th, 2006 at 6:27PM: Mmm... Where do I begin with this one - the facts or my own personal opinion? I'll start with the facts as I stumbled upon over at EURweb. The celeb powerhouse couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, have had a few things up their sleeve since last July when Jada hinted at a new project she had been pitching to networks with her hubby Will Smith at the Television Critics Association Press ...Word for the Travel Wise (09/23/06)
Sep 23rd, 2006 at 8:00PM: Everyone has a favorite musician they'd take a loan out at the bank to go see in concert if it were the last concert ever being held in some rare exotic place like Easter Island. I have a couple I would go out on a limb and do such for; the first being Björk, second Sade and the third I'll give to Les Nubians. After seeing the two Cameroonian sisters perform live in Los Angeles I was sold. ...Travel Shows to Watch on the Tube
Aug 20th, 2006 at 7:16PM: I have a 1981 Magnavox in my room which tells you how much I watch or don't watch TV. It took me forever to get the adapter box thing to hook my modern-day DVD player up to the ancient television set, but when I did, I started watching my foreign film DVD's and still left a lot of regular cable programming to a view here and there. Every now and then I'll submit myself to a good mind-wasting time ...Cuba & Fidel in Photos
Aug 18th, 2006 at 1:37PM: We can all thank the folks at Polo's Bastards for bringing us this fine collection of Fidel and Cuba photos while we pack our bags and prepare to flock over when the time comes. (Coughs.) If you didn't know already, Fidel hasn't been feeling too well and Raul is helping out around the little island located approximately 91 miles from the U.S. Whether Fidel has reached the end of the road or not, ...Diddy Spends Thousands on Private Jet for Luggage
Aug 13th, 2006 at 6:14PM: Usually, I wouldn't bother opening the forwarded crap my friends feel the need to flood my email with, but this one caught my eye. Why? Because it is travel related and I thought even if I didn't want to know or care there is someone out there drooling and waiting for this type of material to pop up in the blogosphere. In other words it is my loyal duty to Diddy lovers across the planet to spread ...Le REX Hotel
Aug 9th, 2006 at 11:18PM: A lucky little poot of a friend of mine gets whisked away to France for the Jazz in Marciac festival to play with Wynton Marsalis and does me the favor of sending this link to Le REX Hôtel where he is presently camping out. Hisssss... Boo! Puh! No, no, what I mean is I'm happy for him. Really! With the link he states that the hotel is some thing rather amazing and from that point I found ...Mermaids of the Weeki Wachee Springs
Aug 6th, 2006 at 4:45PM: How come I never knew about this Florida attraction? Located just an hour north from my home digs in Tampa the mermaids of Weeki Wachee seem like a really fun-filled family destination far off and away from Mickey Mouse as can possibly be. The author of this Miami Herald story does a dazzling job in making me want to experience the siren song of the mermaids for my own. The amusement park falls ...B.E.D., Miami
Jul 28th, 2006 at 7:11PM: Tonight, things are quiet here in Tampa. Just the clicking from my computer keyboard and some light music plays, but in the distance, some 300 miles away, I hear reggaeton, salsa, hip-hop and feel the pulse of Miami. It rests in my thoughts and tomorrow night I will do it BIG! I'll take to the streets like the most untamed tourist, belting out lyrics from classic G. Estefan songs and when I've ...Hollywood: Movies in the Graveyard
Jul 21st, 2006 at 11:50AM: Long ago Erik mentioned a cool little place to stalk some of Hollywood's A-list celebs while touring the streets of Los Angeles. Back then I remember being pretty surprised when he directed our attention away from the Star maps to point us to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, but it makes good sense now though. Known as the Resting Place of Hollywood's Immortals the cemetery also plays hosts to some ...GADLING'S TAKE FIVE: Week of June 25
Jun 30th, 2006 at 11:22PM: Looks like another Friday has snuck up on us which means it's time to list some of our favorite posts this week on Gadling. If you missed them before, here they are now: 5. Summer Hot Spots of the Rich and Famous: Following the every move of movie and music stars has never been a personal past time of mine and while I choose to believe that most people are in the same category of caring less, I ...Sounds to Sail to the Islands
Jun 27th, 2006 at 9:25PM: Sit listening to my music collection on party shuffle for an hour and you'll find I'm all for jarring sound transitions. Follow me closely here. Music is about movement. It's about the flowing, swaying, and gyrating movement of bodies rocking harmoniously on packed dancehall floors in places with little ventilation. Sometimes it's sudden and spur of the moment while others it's calculated. ...Jazz in Marciac
Jun 26th, 2006 at 4:23PM: Summer and France are almost synonymous for many Americans who can't possibly fathom braving the country through the winter when most of the French natives are running about. Additionally, summer is probably the only time most Americans have time for travel or are allowed their one week of play during the rest of the 365 days. Whatever your reasons, if you find yourself meandering from café ...
