Movies about sex are usually box office flops. says CNN. Last year, five of the top-10-grossing movies were PG. Of the top 25, only four were rated R. “Increasingly, if a movie is rated R,” says producer John Goldwyn, “audiences won’t go.” Outside of the sophisticated urban art-house milieu, most […]
This morning brought bright sunlight. And when we drove up to the office door, there was a guy waiting for us holding magazines. “Uh, oh, I thought. Here must be the ad sales guy, who, seeing the feature story in Business West, is ready to try to get me on […]
Matt from ABCNews 40 called, wanting us to come on and speak about Internet issues. It is always fun to oblige, but by this time I did ask to be on at 5:30 pm and not earlier. The subject is a new website called zoominfo.com and its ramifications for internet […]
Sony Stark is a vivacious and energizing woman who I met a few months ago. She radiates a positive energy that is infectious. Tonight I heard she is going to Dallas to write her first story for GoNOMAD.com. We couldn’t be happier and we know she will bring back a […]
Today’s New York Times told a tale about the treasures revealed so briefly, when the water receded way, way back, just before it rushed forward in a dreadful surge. “For a few minutes on Dec. 26, after the water had receded far from the shore and before it came raging […]
Jacylyn Stevenson’s article about GoNOMAD just came out in the well respected, newly bi-weekly BusinessWest magazine, that covers all aspects of business in Western Mass. It was nice to visit with her a few weeks ago and to share our enthusiasm for travel. We hope that Jackie herself will soon […]
Friday’s Wall Street Journal had a front page piece on how radio is coping with the twin assault of ipods and satellite radio, causing revenue losses for giants like Viacom and Clear Channel. The secret weapon? Engineering “train wrecks,” that mimic the ipod’s eclectic mix of totally different songs playing […]
In interest of journalism, and since a story we posted on GoNOMAD.com about the Top Ten Bare Beaches consistently ranks #1 in our readership, I have decided to further explore the fascinating realm of American nudism. I have arranged a trip to D’Anza Springs Clothing Optional resort, near San Diego, […]
The Boston Phoenix ran a profile of an unusual magazine, one that is geared to a very special type of er, reader. “THERE ARE THREE questions people ask Rick Cusick when they learn he’s an editor at High Times magazine. “How did you get your job at High Times?” “Can […]
I read today on Drudge that Vincente Fox is against building walls on our southern border. “No country that is proud of itself should build walls … it doesn’t make any sense,” Fox told a Mexico City news conference. “We are convinced that walls don’t work.” He said it was […]
So many fascinating books are sent to GoNOMAD for review. We don’t review, but we do publish excerpts, to give our readers a taste of what’s inside. Glenn Alan Cheney is an American, an apiarist (bee keeper) who walked a famous road through the heartland of Brazil. He comes across […]
From a new article published on GoNOMAD.com, about logging in the Congo, by Will Sparks. “The 40-ton machine drove straight through anything less than about 10cm in diameter, and maneuvered around larger trees to reach the target log. Workers attached a steel winch cable to the log and the operator […]