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Fork in the Road: The Destiny of the National Park Service Defines Us as a Nation (Op-Ed)
The words are seared into the memory of every human that has had the joy of driving through Yellowstone National Park’s North Entrance: “For the benefit and enjoyment of the people.” That simple, yet striking, phrase adorning the Roosevelt Arch defines what has become known as America’s Best Idea: a national park. I write this…
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The Amazing Race 3 – Review
Back into the TAR time machine we go – this time to late 2002. After the soft relaunch and incredible finale of Race 2, season 3 goes bigger. A bigger cast with 12 teams and fewer non-eliminations. A grander route featuring an all-new slate of countries. A cast of different archetypes that feels oh-so-fresh. And,…
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The Amazing Race 2 – Review
The year is 2002. The world has just changed dramatically in the last couple of months. An attack has occurred on US soil the winds of war sweep throughout the world. Television is not immune from the real world, and a race that takes place throughout it certainly isn’t exempt. After narrowly avoiding cancellation amidst…
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The Amazing Race 1 – Review
The premise was as simple as it was radical: “11 two-person teams, bound by friendship, love, or family, will race around the world.” In a time before smart-phones and digital cameras, and at the dawn of the internet, CBS had the wild idea to greenlight The Amazing Race – a globetrotting free-for-all for $1,000,000 –…
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A Lil’ Life Update, Pt.2
What a whirlwind couple of weeks here at the Review! End of a Season, End of an Era? As I talked about in an earlier life update post, my time as a seasonal Park Ranger in Yosemite came to an end in January. It was the biggest blessing I have ever been given, spending the…
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Gateway Arch National Park – Review
The artist formerly known as Jefferson Expansion National Memorial became a full-fledged national park under controversial circumstances in 2018. Incredible views of Mississippi from on high and a nice river walk aside, this is the least natural of the 63 national parks. Let’s dive in to the good, bad, and ugly surrounding this most interesting…
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