Victoria and Abdul – travel back in time and in love

Victoria and Abdul – travel back in time and in love

This past weekend Focus Features released the biographical drama Victoria and Abdul in a few major cities – and I for one adored it, for semi-selfish reasons. Judi Dench is fascinating, quite royal, and even somewhat repulsive as Queen Victoria. Having just seen her vibrant and interesting interview on Charlie Rose a few nights before…

Amazon River Raft Race? Think Gilligan’s Island escapades in Peru! Enter now!

Amazon River Raft Race? Think Gilligan’s Island escapades in Peru! Enter now!

Consider yourself warned: the Great River Amazon Raft Race, the longest of its kind in the world, travels a route from Nauta to Iquitos along the Amazon river, covering 180 kilometers (112 miles) in three days on team-constructed (are you sure it floats?) balsa-log rafts. Amateur adventure seekers and supporters from all over the world…