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Riding the Yellow: São Paulo´s Bike Sharing Experiment
A few months ago I began to notice unchained yellow bikes around the city of São Paulo. I was curious to find out more about them, and as good fortune would have it, one was left parked right outside my … Continue reading
“It´s Like Déjà Vu All Over Again” … All Over Again – How Brazil´s 2018 Presidential Election shadows America´s 2016 Election.
In March of 2016, I wrote an article about the parallels between my experience living in the United States through the corrupt Cheney and Bush years and living through the escapades of Lula and Dilma while here in Brazil. Since … Continue reading
Posted in Brazilian Life, Uncategorized
Tagged #Elenão, anti-Trump, Beer, Bolsonaro, Brazilian 2018 Election, Brazilian Presidential Polls, Brazilian Second Round Elections, Brazusa, Caipirinha, Ciro Gomes, Dick Cheney, Dilma, Donald Trump, George Bush, Hillary Clinton, House of Cards, Jair Bolsonaro, Lula, Nicolas Maduro, October 6, Phil Ray, Politics, PSDB, PT, The Bridge Point, Trump versus Hillary, United States 2016 Election, Venezuela and Brazil, Worker´s Party, Yogi Bera
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Ranking the Predator Movies: Jeremy and Phil Go Down the List of one of Action/Sci-Fi´s Most Enduring Franchises
Predator, like its 80s brethren, Alien and Terminator, is one of those franchises that feels as if it has given all that it has to give. Yet, here we are in 2018 with another movie to add to the list … Continue reading
Posted in TV and Movies, Uncategorized, What I Am Watching, What Jeremy´s Watching
Tagged Alien, Aliens vs Predator: Requiem, AVP: Alien vs Predator, Danny Trejo, Freddy vs Jason, Hostel, Jeremy Wardi, Most Dangerous Game, Phil Ray, Predator, Predator 2, Predators, Ranking Predator, Stranger Things, Talking Films, Terminator, The Bridge Point, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Predator, Yakuza
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What I am Watching: A whole lot of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and other popcorn films (Meg, MI:Fallout, Jurassic World)
It’s incredible how Dwayne Johnson has transformed from another wrestler trying to make in Hollywood to the most recognizable big budget star of the moment. His recognizability may be the product of quality work or the fact that he has … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, What I Am Watching
Tagged Bones, Brazusa, Die Hard, Dwayne Johnson, Ghost Protocol, Gridiron Gang, Jack Black, Jason Statham, Jaws, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jumanji, Jurassic Park III, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Kevin Hart, Meg, Mission Impossible: Fallout, Negan, P. Ray, Pinky and the Brain, Rampage, Robin Williams, Sharknado, Skyscraper, Star Trek, The Bridge Point, The Rock, The Run Down, Tom Cruise, Towering Inferno, What I Am Watching
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What I am Reading: “The Glass Castle” – a story of an unconventional family and the love that binds.
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls I got a hold of this book at a friend´s house. She was getting rid of some old stuff and showed me a small shelf full of old books. I picked out two based … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, What I Am Reading
Tagged A Memoir, Books, Brazusa, Jeannette Walls, Phil Ray, Reading, Summer Books, The Bridge Point, The Glass Castle, What I Am Reading
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What I am Watching: The Mechanism (Netflix’s Brazilian political drama) and La Casa de Papel (a Spanish heist show).
When news hit that Netflix would produce a series based on the Brazilian CarWash (Lava Jato) corruption probe, I was not very interested at all. Here in Brazil, I have lived through the investigations, which have just included the arrest … Continue reading
What I Am Watching: A Quiet Place – a super non-spoiler review.
John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place was a fun little ride using a mixture of atmosphere, good acting, and some unnecessary but not overly done jump scares. The story is set in a post-apocalypse where the key to survival is remaining … Continue reading
Black Panther Review: a great feat for blacks on screen but a pretty by-the-numbers comic book film
although there are no direct spoilers, I do discuss some main plot themes at length in this review, which could be considered spoiler-ish Black Panther has become more than just a film, for blacks, much in the same way … Continue reading
Posted in TV and Movies, Uncategorized, What I Am Watching
Tagged Angela Basset, black panther, Black Panthers, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Killmonger, Letitia, Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Man of Steel, Michael B. Jordan, Nakia, Okoye, Oprah in Wakanda, Shuri, Superman versus Black Panther, T'Challa, The Bridge Point, The Entertainment Point, Themyscira, Wakanda, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman versus Black Panther
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How to Be an Entitled Expat in Brazil in 5 Easy Steps
Nothing irks me more than entitled expats in Brazil. These are the expats that live in their lovely little bubble of love and joy while wasting little time demeaning any other expat that does not see Brazil exactly as they … Continue reading
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