Category Archives: Intl

America The Beautiful.

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Somebody

The Louvre never has much American art. At first it seems snarky, but their excuse is pretty solid. See, The Louvre doesn’t exhibit art past 1848 and America isn’t all that old. Continue reading →

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Somebodyisfromhere.com’s Sequel to His Story about the first Sherlock Holmes.

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Somebody

When the first Sherlock Holmes movie came out Somebodyisfromhere.com wrote a thorough, well thought out article that was half movie review and half travel piece. For the second movie, Somebodyisfromhere.com will quickly churn something out, stick to formula, and probably meander from point to point with out much use of segues.

Sequels are always disappointing. Continue reading →

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UK for the Holidays

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Somebody

Here’s an article from a guest of the site Olivia Lennox. She writes about the UK. It figures…a real bonafide girl comes to the site and Somebodyisfromhere.com didn’t even have time to tidy up. Enjoy! The UK in Winter by … Continue reading →

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Midnight in Paris.

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Somebody

Somebodyisfromhere.com has always thought Paris was a bit like the band Wilco. Sure, he always heard good things, but he never really bought in. Continue reading →

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Baker Street.

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Somebody

Archive: 2009. Back then Baker Street was home of a great, albeit fictional, detective. Today, Baker Street is home of a lot of bars… and, well, some other stuff. This millennium, the Baker Street Tube station is one of London’s largest … Continue reading →

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In Bruges.

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Somebody

ARCHIVE 2008. Colin Farrell plays an Irish hitman hiding out in Belgium in his new movie, In Bruges. Farrell, an Irishman, gives his best performance to date mostly because he drops the cocky swagger he uses while playing Americans. Farrell’s character and the character … Continue reading →

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His Island Jamaica.

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Somebody

This mindset translates into culture, as well. When asked to name the top sports of Jamaica he said, “Sprints, Football, Cricket, Netball, then Others.” Not only did Gayle give it the top spot, but where as Somebodyisfromhere.com would refer to the number one sport as track or running, Gayle implies it’s all about the short distance race. Continue reading →

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What’s the Fourth Largest French Speaking city?

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Somebody

What’s the Fourth Largest French Speaking city? Well, the first one makes sense. That’s Paris, you know, the capital of France. Number two is Kinshasa of the Congo. Montreal nabs number three. That makes sense too. Could the fourth city really … Continue reading →

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