By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate
Hanalei Bay today. Linda Ballou photo
When I lived on the North Shore in 1978, there was...
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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate
Po‘ipū Cost Walk. Linda Ballou photo.
Po‘ipū is the favored spot by visitors to the...
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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate
As a young woman, I had dropped out of society and landed on the North Shore of Kaua‘i....
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Imagine you’re a filmmaker. You have an idea. It feels like a good one, a very good one. You start writing, and after multiple screenplay drafts,...
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Is Pixar the greatest animation studio in the history of film? Possibly. It can certainly compete with Disney, its quasi-parent, along with the...
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There’s an old belief that all little boys go dino-mad for a minute. I have no idea if that’s accurate, but I do know I was no exception. Back...
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There aren’t many fictional characters that have as many character facets as Batman. You could go in a number of different directions beyond horror...
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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate
Linda Ballou
The only thing certain about travel in 2022 is that it is uncertain. People...
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As you read this, somebody is working a soulless customer service job. They’re getting screamed at by a customer with an almost sociopathic lack of...
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Chicagoland Equipment & Supply (CES), a portfolio company of Cooper Management, LLC, and a leading supplier of equipment, supplies and service to...
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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate
Winter on the Central Coasts means fewer tourists and plentiful wildlife. Birds and marine...
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There have been eleven movies made with the title Vengeance is Mine. The first of those films was made way back in 1912, proving that even in those...
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He was close. He thought he was ready, but at the last moment, he stepped away. Wait — let me back up and I’ll explain. To set the stage, last...
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Movie stars are good. Serious Actors are better. Best of all are That Guys.* Even if you’re a casual film viewer, you likely have a favorite That...
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I once read that a person’s preferred 007 can be determined by when their father showed them their first Bond movie. This is not a concept that’s...
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We say that all lives have value. Do they? If so, what exactly is that value? To ponder a question like that is, at best, distasteful. At worst,...
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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate
Smith River
Steaming temps in the inland valleys of Southern Oregon are sending smart...
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a trend-setter, and it’s kind of amazing considering the risks taken. Consider the lead of Iron Man was a troubled...
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I’m a genre nerd. While a thoughtful documentary or smart drama will capture my attention, nothing gets my nerd radar pinging faster than a film...
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Is it fair to call Nicolas Cage a film icon? Not in the religious sense of the word, but more the idea that an icon represents a concept.
Take a...
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The past is a distant country. The further away we travel from it, the more strange the customs feel and the more unlike our own times it becomes....
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Once upon a time, there was a director who got royally screwed. His name was (and continues to be) David Ayer, and his upbringing in South Central...
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No Sudden Move is streaming on HBO MAX
I adore crime movies, though some flavors more than others. About half of Quentin Tarantino’s filmography...
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Black Widow is streaming on Disney+
Prequels are terrible. That is, until they aren’t. It used to be that the idea of checking out the earlier...
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