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Taking a Shot

August 02, 2018

by Alexander Freeling.   Most writing about new technology sounds painfully outdated within a few years. It’s hard to evoke the thrill of a new device or technique which will soon be commonplace, h...

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The Eternal City

May 08, 2018

Perhaps more than any other city, Rome is a palimpsest - history overlaid on history, each layer acquiring new meaning as it acquires new neighbors. Friend of No Man Neil Watson visited recently an...

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On the Road in Mexico

March 27, 2018

Modern plane travel has accustomed us to traveling vast distances in a matter of hours. This is, of course, a great convenience. But it can never match the pleasure and satisfaction earned by thos...

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Losing Ground in Montreal

November 22, 2016

by Neil Watson.  Montreal offers visitors a little bit of old Europe without the trans-Atlantic flight. The vibrant cafe and restaurant scene, the French language (although Parisians might scoff). ...

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Our Man in Havana

May 17, 2016

by Neil Watson.  There was a time when the best American nightlife was in Havana. The Hotel Naçional on the Malecón still has pictures of Sinatra and other American matinee idols on its walls. That...

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