Maria Judnick is a proud Bay Area native. With a MA in English from SJSU and a MFA in Creative Nonfiction from St. Mary's College of California, Maria spends much of her time talking about John Steinbeck and writing a young adult mystery novel. She teaches at a local college.
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"content": "\u003cp>While Kanye West’s proposed bid for the 2020 U.S. presidential election won’t start for another few years, there have already been plenty of overlap moments between music and the U.S. election cycle, a coupling that goes as far back as our first president.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While George Washington didn’t have any official campaign jingles, many songs were written about him, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPXNlnfKpj0\">“God Save Great Washington”\u003c/a> based off of “God Save the King.” Originally, many political tunes paired new lyrics with pre-existing melodies, like William Henry Harrison’s famous \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XcDeRJ_Osc\">“Tippecanoe and Tyler Too”\u003c/a>, which was set to folk tune “Little Pigs” and swept the nation during his successful 1840 campaign. It has since been covered by They Might Be Giants:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFaRklAYanY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other politicians were savvy in a different way, picking well-established songs and singers to help define their campaigns. Abraham Lincoln’s chose \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhCheCryopA\">“Battle Cry of Freedom”\u003c/a> (also known as “Rally Round the Flag” and used again by Garfield in a later election) for his 1864 campaign. FDR’s\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqsT4xnKZPg\"> “Happy Days are Here Again”\u003c/a> ended up defining the Democratic Party’s soundtrack for years. Presidential heartthrob JFK turned to Frank Sinatra's 1959 hit “High Hopes” to convince voters that he was the man for them:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/lHRTCVwSKMs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent history, there have been some missteps in the campaign song game. In the complicated 2000 election, George W. Bush attempted to use Tom Petty’s song “I Won’t Back Down.” The singer, who was a supporter of Al Gore, threatened to sue him and subsequently played the song proudly at Gore headquarters just minutes after he’d conceded:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/nUTXb-ga1fo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent years, President Obama has set the bar so high with selections like Ben Harper’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOZj1Xyx354\">“Better Way”\u003c/a> and Motown favorite Stevie Wonder’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inXC_lab-34\">“Signed, Sealed, Delivered”\u003c/a> that many political analysts have blasted the current candidates for uninspired choices. Luckily, this armchair commentator is here to help, especially as Californians head to the polls today to Rock the Vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some suggestions for the remaining candidates:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Donald Trump\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like his hat merch proclaims, Republican candidate Trump wants to “Make America Great Again.” However, Trump’s original pick of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” was denied by the rocker, as were tunes from Adele, Aerosmith, and R.E.M. So Trump took matters into his own hands and unveiled \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/01/14/listen-to-this-terrifying-new-donald-trump-song-sung-by-small-children/\">The Freedom Girls, a girl group that sings lyrics like “Deal from strength or get crushed every time.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since Trump enjoys reminding Americans of better days, he might take a cue from JFK and pick another one of ol’ Blue Eyes’s hits -- “My Way” -- to explain how his presidency would shake up politics:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egY8rUpxqcE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump might also want to warn his voters about the sometimes violent protests that have been erupting at his recent campaign stops. My suggestion? Outside each of his convention halls, he could blast Kenny Loggins’ hit “Danger Zone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siwpn14IE7E\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Bernie Sanders\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Musically, Sanders has made some smart choices; for example, the use of Simon and Garfunkel’s perennial hit \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nwRiuh1Cug\">“America”\u003c/a> in his campaign ads was very well-received. But, at \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/06/07/despite-a-gloomy-forecast-san-francisco-feels-the-bern-at-crissy-field/\">his Bay Area campaign rally yesterday\u003c/a>, his headliner Dave Matthews Band had some scratching their heads at Sanders’ momentary lack of street cred for his constituency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since Sanders likes to dig back into musical archives for material, here’s an idea that people of any age would appreciate: \u003cem>The Underdog\u003c/em> theme song from 1964. Here’s why it’s perfect: not only will a large voting block -- the Baby Boomers -- respond with nostalgia for this folksy show, but younger voters might remember the 2007 adaptation. And the lyrics reflect many of Sanders’ campaign ideas of wanting to help the, well, underdogs of American society: “Speed of lightning, roar of thunder, fighting all who rob or plunder.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHej4ZqZDwo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, if the associations with a popular cartoon aren't considered presidential material, he might do well to make use of 1984 Twisted Sister hit “We’re Not Going To Take It.” I bet he and Ellen would have a fun time dancing to it, at the very least.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xmckWVPRaI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Hillary Clinton\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Hillary is determined to leave no opportunity behind, so she released a carefully-curated \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/13/politics/election-2016-hillary-clinton-spotify-playlist/\">Spotify playlist\u003c/a> featuring plenty of female artists like Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, Sara Bareilles and Jennifer Lopez. (Unfortunately, the playlist does not feature a hit suggested by many to be Clinton’s unofficial campaign motto -- “Shake it Off.”)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While it’s helpful that songs like Clarkson’s “Stronger” reflect her message, I am left wondering if they truly reflect Clinton’s personal taste. Instead, I would suggest that she take a cue from her husband’s successful 1992 campaign. While aides thought that the Fleetwood Mac #3 hit on the 1977 Billboard charts \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3JA1nWPFqM\">“Don’t Stop” \u003c/a>would seem not “cool” enough, Clinton held firm and still uses the song since it proved such a crucial part of that election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what would I suggest for Hillary Rodham Clinton? If she wants to emphasize the historic aspects of her campaign and her history of fighting for women’s rights, she might try using Helen Reddy’s hit “I Am Woman” from 1971 that helped shape the International Woman's Year:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUBnxqEVKlk\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUBnxqEVKlk\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or she could also pick everywoman’s Bridget Jones’s favorite anthem, “I’m Every Woman” as sung by Chaka Khan in 1978:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8xuUdI1an0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She could also pick the Beach Boys’ “Be True to Your School” to reflect her hope that Democrats remain loyal to their party this election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ijkYkJfg0s\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, only one nominee can ascend to the presidency, so what about the others? 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Bush attempted to use Tom Petty’s song “I Won’t Back Down.” The singer, who was a supporter of Al Gore, threatened to sue him and subsequently played the song proudly at Gore headquarters just minutes after he’d conceded:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/nUTXb-ga1fo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent years, President Obama has set the bar so high with selections like Ben Harper’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOZj1Xyx354\">“Better Way”\u003c/a> and Motown favorite Stevie Wonder’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inXC_lab-34\">“Signed, Sealed, Delivered”\u003c/a> that many political analysts have blasted the current candidates for uninspired choices. 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So Trump took matters into his own hands and unveiled \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/01/14/listen-to-this-terrifying-new-donald-trump-song-sung-by-small-children/\">The Freedom Girls, a girl group that sings lyrics like “Deal from strength or get crushed every time.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since Trump enjoys reminding Americans of better days, he might take a cue from JFK and pick another one of ol’ Blue Eyes’s hits -- “My Way” -- to explain how his presidency would shake up politics:\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/egY8rUpxqcE'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/egY8rUpxqcE'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Trump might also want to warn his voters about the sometimes violent protests that have been erupting at his recent campaign stops. 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But, at \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/06/07/despite-a-gloomy-forecast-san-francisco-feels-the-bern-at-crissy-field/\">his Bay Area campaign rally yesterday\u003c/a>, his headliner Dave Matthews Band had some scratching their heads at Sanders’ momentary lack of street cred for his constituency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since Sanders likes to dig back into musical archives for material, here’s an idea that people of any age would appreciate: \u003cem>The Underdog\u003c/em> theme song from 1964. Here’s why it’s perfect: not only will a large voting block -- the Baby Boomers -- respond with nostalgia for this folksy show, but younger voters might remember the 2007 adaptation. And the lyrics reflect many of Sanders’ campaign ideas of wanting to help the, well, underdogs of American society: “Speed of lightning, roar of thunder, fighting all who rob or plunder.”\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/qHej4ZqZDwo'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/qHej4ZqZDwo'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Of course, if the associations with a popular cartoon aren't considered presidential material, he might do well to make use of 1984 Twisted Sister hit “We’re Not Going To Take It.” I bet he and Ellen would have a fun time dancing to it, at the very least.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/4xmckWVPRaI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/4xmckWVPRaI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Hillary Clinton\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Hillary is determined to leave no opportunity behind, so she released a carefully-curated \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/13/politics/election-2016-hillary-clinton-spotify-playlist/\">Spotify playlist\u003c/a> featuring plenty of female artists like Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, Sara Bareilles and Jennifer Lopez. 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If she wants to emphasize the historic aspects of her campaign and her history of fighting for women’s rights, she might try using Helen Reddy’s hit “I Am Woman” from 1971 that helped shape the International Woman's Year:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUBnxqEVKlk\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUBnxqEVKlk\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or she could also pick everywoman’s Bridget Jones’s favorite anthem, “I’m Every Woman” as sung by Chaka Khan in 1978:\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Q8xuUdI1an0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Q8xuUdI1an0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>She could also pick the Beach Boys’ “Be True to Your School” to reflect her hope that Democrats remain loyal to their party this election.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/-ijkYkJfg0s'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/-ijkYkJfg0s'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, only one nominee can ascend to the presidency, so what about the others? 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There have been some amazing ones over the years, \u003cstrong>Sir Mix-A-Lot\u003c/strong>’s “Baby Got Back,” \u003cstrong>TLC\u003c/strong>’s “Waterfalls,” \u003cstrong>Nelly\u003c/strong>’s “Hot in Here” and \u003cstrong>Carly Rae Jepson\u003c/strong>’s “Call Me Maybe,” to name a few.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since most of these popular songs are usually released right around Memorial Day, let’s pull out the old crystal ball and see what we can predict about which song will rule this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Any hints from last year’s songs?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-zpOMYRi0w\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Iggy Azalea\u003c/strong>’s “Fancy” was absolutely everywhere. I danced to it at four separate summer weddings. 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I’m looking at all of you: \u003cstrong>Katy Perry, Maroon 5 \u003c/strong>(who is a strong contender with both “Sugar” and “The Summer’s Gonna Hurt”)\u003cstrong>, Bruno Mars \u003c/strong>and\u003cstrong> Rihanna\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’d also love to avoid one hit wonders hoping to recapture a previous title. As much as I liked all the copycat videos of Carly Rae Jepson’s “Call Me Maybe” (particularly the incredibly popular one of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPIA7mpm1wU\">US Olympic Swim Team\u003c/a>), I’m hoping her latest earworm “I Really Like You” fades into obscurity. I love Tom Hanks, but even he can’t make me look forward to a summer of endless replays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Expected Contenders:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQNqaERUYy4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kelly Clarkson\u003c/strong>’s seventh album \u003cem>Piece by Piece\u003c/em> was released in February and first single “Heartbeat Song” was a modest success. I'd be surprised if her second single “Invincible” didn’t make the summer top 10. After all, what's summer without a little empowerment?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I also wouldn’t count out the staying power of current members of the Billboard Top 20: \u003cstrong>Ellie Goulding \u003c/strong>with her hit “Love Me Like You Do.” If this was the early-2000s, this entire speculation would be over with the news of a new \u003cstrong>Britney Spears\u003c/strong> single, but \"Pretty Girls\" doesn't seem to be catching on (although one should never count out Britney). 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And, keeping with the theme,\u003cem> \u003c/em>\u003cstrong>Roald Dahl\u003c/strong>'s\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>1979 novel, \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/My-Uncle-Oswald-Expect-Unexpected/dp/0241955769/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1424287661&sr=1-2&keywords=my+uncle+oswald\">\u003cem>My Uncle Oswald\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, was, according to one critic, full of \"amusing scenes, mostly of the kind film makers have taught us to call soft porn.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Authors Behind Beloved Picture Books\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16408\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/05/goodnight-moon-647x315.jpg\" alt=\"goodnight-moon-647x315\" width=\"647\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/05/goodnight-moon-647x315.jpg 647w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/05/goodnight-moon-647x315-400x195.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Compared to the more modern and much racier \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Go-F-Sleep-Adam-Mansbach/dp/1617750255/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424287622&sr=8-1&keywords=book+go+the+f+to+sleep\">\u003cem>Go The F**k to Sleep\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, \u003cstrong>Margaret Wise Brown\u003c/strong>’s \u003cem>Goodnight Moon\u003c/em>, with its bunnies and primary colors, feels super kid-friendly. And yet: Brown \u003ca href=\"http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/roiphe/2012/03/the_restless_life_of_margaret_wise_brown_author_of_goodnight_moon_.single.html\" target=\"_blank\">once said\u003c/a>, “I don’t especially like children...At least not as a group. I won’t let anybody get away with anything just because he is little.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Surprised? So was\u003cem> Slate\u003c/em>'s Katie Roiphe: \"I had been picturing [Brown] as a plump, maternal presence, someone like the quiet old lady in the rocking chair whispering, “Hush,” and so I was surprised to see, in a bored, casual dip into Google, the blonde, green-eyed, movie-starish vixen, and attendant accounts of her lesbian lover, her many male lovers, her failure to settle down, and tragic early death.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brown wasn’t the only “wild child” of the picture book bunch. \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/2010/12/04/131758388/eloise-at-55-the-legacy-of-kay-thompson\">Unsurprisingly\u003c/a>, the author of the vivacious Eloise books, \u003cstrong>Kay Thompson\u003c/strong>, “gave voice to MGM's musicals; [served as] a legendary vocal coach for the likes of Frank Sinatra, Lena Horn, Marlene Dietrich and Lucille Ball; [was] a fabled friend and mentor to Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli; [became] the actress who stole a film from under the feet of Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn; and the most popular and highest-paid cabaret performer of all time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, we mustn't forget the legendary curmudgeon-esque qualities of \u003cstrong>Maurice Sendak\u003c/strong>, whose late-in-life interviews (\u003ca href=\"http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCMQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthecolbertreport.cc.com%2Fvideos%2Fgzi3ec%2Fgrim-colberty-tales-with-maurice-sendak-pt--1&ei=p-bkVInYBNHhoAStr4KYDQ&usg=AFQjCNGeNPei0lClYNdoQDBfEymsv_lYDg&sig2=4n7EQN29tyrQWFgGtnmpUg&bvm=bv.86475890,d.cGU\">Part 1\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB0QtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthecolbertreport.cc.com%2Fvideos%2F2uwi0i%2Fgrim-colberty-tales-with-maurice-sendak-pt--2&ei=p-bkVInYBNHhoAStr4KYDQ&usg=AFQjCNFPsmeOKzs_rbBvAb5xNMhUQRxVdA&sig2=unfoyUw3eqkBKcJumD9mww&bvm=bv.86475890,d.cGU\">2\u003c/a>) with Stephen Colbert upset some people’s notions of how authors for kids should be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Inspiration for Beloved Books\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16409\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/05/Madeline-cover_0-400x519.jpg\" alt=\"Madeline-cover_0\" width=\"300\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/05/Madeline-cover_0-400x519.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/05/Madeline-cover_0.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\u003cbr>\nSome classic books come from dark places.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/lewis-carrolls-shifting-reputation-9432378/?all\" target=\"_blank\">A\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/lewis-carrolls-shifting-reputation-9432378/?all\" target=\"_blank\">cademics and parents alike\u003c/a> have been puzzled by the Oxford mathematics teacher Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson’s (better known as \u003cstrong>Lewis Carroll\u003c/strong>) unorthodox friendship with a young girl called Alice Liddell, who served as the inspiration for his most famous work, \u003cem>Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland\u003c/em>, published in 1865.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The story behind \u003cstrong>J.M. Barrie\u003c/strong>’s \u003cem>story Peter Pan\u003c/em> involves the heartbreaking loss of Barrie’s 13-year-old brother in a skating accident. His mother could not be consoled and Barrie did everything he could to fill his brother’s shoes (including dressing in his clothes). The experience made him realize that leaving childhood was life’s greatest tragedy, which led him to tell stories about a boy named Peter Pan who never grew up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/curious-george-saves-the-day-the-art-of-margret-and-h-a-rey#about\">Much has been written\u003c/a> about how \u003cstrong>Margret and H.A. Rey\u003c/strong> of \u003cem>Curious George\u003c/em> fame (both German-born Jews) fled Paris and the impending Nazi occupation on bicycles in June 1940, the early drafts of a manuscript tucked in their belongings. While trying to find safe passage to the U.S., the Curious George manuscript helped save them. When questioned by officials curious about their German accents, they simply showed that they were innocent children’s book writers trying to find new, safer lives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ludwig Bemelmans'\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Madeline,\u003c/em> published the week before WWII began in 1939, has slightly darker undertones. Bemelmans hid some dark secrets in the book. 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And yet: Brown \u003ca href=\"http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/roiphe/2012/03/the_restless_life_of_margaret_wise_brown_author_of_goodnight_moon_.single.html\" target=\"_blank\">once said\u003c/a>, “I don’t especially like children...At least not as a group. I won’t let anybody get away with anything just because he is little.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Surprised? So was\u003cem> Slate\u003c/em>'s Katie Roiphe: \"I had been picturing [Brown] as a plump, maternal presence, someone like the quiet old lady in the rocking chair whispering, “Hush,” and so I was surprised to see, in a bored, casual dip into Google, the blonde, green-eyed, movie-starish vixen, and attendant accounts of her lesbian lover, her many male lovers, her failure to settle down, and tragic early death.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brown wasn’t the only “wild child” of the picture book bunch. \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/2010/12/04/131758388/eloise-at-55-the-legacy-of-kay-thompson\">Unsurprisingly\u003c/a>, the author of the vivacious Eloise books, \u003cstrong>Kay Thompson\u003c/strong>, “gave voice to MGM's musicals; [served as] a legendary vocal coach for the likes of Frank Sinatra, Lena Horn, Marlene Dietrich and Lucille Ball; [was] a fabled friend and mentor to Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli; [became] the actress who stole a film from under the feet of Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn; and the most popular and highest-paid cabaret performer of all time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, we mustn't forget the legendary curmudgeon-esque qualities of \u003cstrong>Maurice Sendak\u003c/strong>, whose late-in-life interviews (\u003ca href=\"http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCMQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthecolbertreport.cc.com%2Fvideos%2Fgzi3ec%2Fgrim-colberty-tales-with-maurice-sendak-pt--1&ei=p-bkVInYBNHhoAStr4KYDQ&usg=AFQjCNGeNPei0lClYNdoQDBfEymsv_lYDg&sig2=4n7EQN29tyrQWFgGtnmpUg&bvm=bv.86475890,d.cGU\">Part 1\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB0QtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthecolbertreport.cc.com%2Fvideos%2F2uwi0i%2Fgrim-colberty-tales-with-maurice-sendak-pt--2&ei=p-bkVInYBNHhoAStr4KYDQ&usg=AFQjCNFPsmeOKzs_rbBvAb5xNMhUQRxVdA&sig2=unfoyUw3eqkBKcJumD9mww&bvm=bv.86475890,d.cGU\">2\u003c/a>) with Stephen Colbert upset some people’s notions of how authors for kids should be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Inspiration for Beloved Books\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16409\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/05/Madeline-cover_0-400x519.jpg\" alt=\"Madeline-cover_0\" width=\"300\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/05/Madeline-cover_0-400x519.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/05/Madeline-cover_0.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\u003cbr>\nSome classic books come from dark places.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/lewis-carrolls-shifting-reputation-9432378/?all\" target=\"_blank\">A\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/lewis-carrolls-shifting-reputation-9432378/?all\" target=\"_blank\">cademics and parents alike\u003c/a> have been puzzled by the Oxford mathematics teacher Rev. 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"content": "\u003cp>Jason Buzi and Yan Budman aren’t names that most people would immediately recognize, but many people in the Bay Area absolutely love them. Why? They’re the millionaires who took to Twitter last summer and started the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2014/06/18/hidden-cash-treasure-hunting-in-the-digital-world/\" target=\"_blank\">Hidden Cash\u003c/a> phenomenon of hiding hundreds of dollars for people to find and either keep or pay forward. Now that the campaign has come to an end, some might be wishing for another chance at finding free money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s where Forrest Fenn comes in. For more than five years now, no one has found the reported $1 million in gold he’s buried somewhere in a mountain range north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Interested? 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"content": "\u003cp>If your childhood family vacation felt like less comical versions of the \u003cstrong>\u003cem>National Lampoon’s Vacation\u003c/em> \u003c/strong>series, trust me, you’re in good company. Between the stories I could tell of epic nose bleeds in any location even slightly more elevated than sea level to the time a flock of birds unleashed a wave of bodily fluids that would make that scene in \u003cem>Bridesmaids \u003c/em>seem tame, I’ve come to accept my family is just not very good at traveling together. And, while some trips with friends over the years have improved my personal travel juju, I often find I have little time, money, or energy to spend on getting away from it all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, I find myself more and more often being an armchair traveler—happy to spend a weekend in with a bottle of wine, some popcorn, and a new place to visit through the powers of the internet. So, if you’re like me and can only travel as far as Netflix can take you, here are some different “journeys of a lifetime” (to every continent except Antarctica) that you can take in just a few hours:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Road Trip\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16121\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-16121\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/uQoHBG8hVtrpq2oywWxsEu0fdOS-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Universal Pictures\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/uQoHBG8hVtrpq2oywWxsEu0fdOS-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/uQoHBG8hVtrpq2oywWxsEu0fdOS-400x225.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/uQoHBG8hVtrpq2oywWxsEu0fdOS-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/uQoHBG8hVtrpq2oywWxsEu0fdOS-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/uQoHBG8hVtrpq2oywWxsEu0fdOS.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Universal Pictures\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The road trip is the classic American travel story. And these films are the best of them—from the buddy film \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Thelma and Louise\u003c/em>\u003c/strong> to the hilarious holiday travel nightmare \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.\u003c/em>\u003c/strong> If you’re looking for a more offbeat trip, there’s always \u003cstrong>\u003cem>To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>about three drag queens (Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, and John Leguizamo, no less) who travel cross country in an old Cadillac convertible to compete in the “Miss Drag Queen of America Pageant” in Los Angeles. If Westerns are more your speed, it’s hard to go wrong rooting for outlaws \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>. And, of course, there’s the ultimate road trip—the surf documentary \u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Endless Summer\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>, which just might convince you to spend your own life pursuing the elusive perfect wave until you realize a) you don’t know how to surf and b) Northern California’s water is really, really cold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Internal Journey\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16122\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-16122\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/into-the-wild-800x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Paramount Vantage\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/into-the-wild-800x500.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/into-the-wild-400x250.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/into-the-wild-1440x900.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/into-the-wild-1180x738.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/into-the-wild-960x600.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/into-the-wild.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Paramount Vantage\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re in the mood to reflect about the meaning of life, try \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Into the Wild \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>(the true story of Chris McCandless’ fateful solitary journey to Alaska), \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Wild\u003c/em>\u003c/strong> (the true story of writer Cheryl Strayed’s solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail) or \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Tracks\u003c/em>\u003c/strong> (a woman’s 1,700 mile trek across Western Australia with just four camels and a dog). If the thought of even going solo to the grocery store makes you break out in hives, there’s always the opposite story: the journey back to love. Elizabeth Gilbert’s \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Eat, Pray, Love \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>(the food alone will make you feel surrounded by warmth), \u003cstrong>\u003cem>How Stella Got Her Groove Back\u003c/em>\u003c/strong> and \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Under the Tuscan Sun \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>will make even the most cynical viewer feel a little better about the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Stories to Wistfully Tell Later Trip\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16123\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-16123\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/61109283_OutOfAfrica_800x445-thumb-800x445-1308-800x445.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Universal Pictures\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/61109283_OutOfAfrica_800x445-thumb-800x445-1308.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/61109283_OutOfAfrica_800x445-thumb-800x445-1308-400x223.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Universal Pictures\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Of course, not all travel romances can result in happy endings. Two of the most beautiful films ever shot—\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Out of Africa\u003c/em>\u003c/strong> and \u003cstrong>\u003cem>The English Patient\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cem>—\u003c/em>are also among some of the most heartbreaking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Epic Adventure\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16124\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 660px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-16124\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/James_Bond_Scotland_F.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Columbia Pictures\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/James_Bond_Scotland_F.jpg 660w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/James_Bond_Scotland_F-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Columbia Pictures\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Forget romance. When you’re more in the mood for explosions, great world scenery, and witty one-liners, there’s nothing wrong with traveling with \u003cstrong>\u003cem>James Bond\u003c/em>\u003c/strong> (any film will do, although Pierce Brosnan is still my personal favorite), \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Indiana Jones\u003c/em>\u003c/strong> or \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Crocodile Dundee. \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>Hats, knives and whips are optional for viewers, but martinis (shaken, not stirred) are mandatory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The This Won’t End Well Trip\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16125\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-16125\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/talented-mr-ripley-800x548.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Paramount Pictures\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/talented-mr-ripley-800x548.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/talented-mr-ripley-400x274.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/talented-mr-ripley-960x657.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/talented-mr-ripley.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Paramount Pictures\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I save these next films—\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Talented Mr. Ripley, Murder on the Orient Express, \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>and \u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Italian Job\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>—for my bad days, when everything is going wrong and I need reassurance that someone else has it far worse off than I do. Of course, all of these films feature gorgeous locales (and even hotter actors) that might make you jealous, but then there’s also the fact that at least one person ends up dead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Fantasy Trip\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16126\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-16126\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-ian-mckellan-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Warner Bros.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-ian-mckellan-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-ian-mckellan-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-ian-mckellan-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-ian-mckellan-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-ian-mckellan-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Warner Bros.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If traveling to another country doesn’t seem like enough of an adventure, you can always visit a whole other time, world, or reality. The animated film \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Up\u003c/em>\u003c/strong> about a trip to Paradise Falls in South America might leave you cheering, while \u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Lord of the Rings \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>trilogy will have you googling prices for real trips to Middle-Earth (a.k.a. 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Learn new things about other cultures with these Oscar-winning films \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Lawrence of Arabia \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>(based on Lawrence’s experiences during World War I)\u003cstrong>\u003cem>, Doctor Zhivago \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>(based on the classic Russian novel by Boris Pasternak)\u003cstrong>\u003cem>, The Last Emperor \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>(the first Western film shot in the Forbidden City), and\u003cstrong>\u003cem> Lost in Translation (\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>featuring the bright lights of Tokyo through a sad Sofia Coppola filter).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Classic Holiday\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16129\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-16129\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/Sound-of-Music-6-800x637.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: 20th Century Fox\" width=\"800\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/Sound-of-Music-6-800x637.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/Sound-of-Music-6-400x318.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/Sound-of-Music-6-1440x1146.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/Sound-of-Music-6-1180x939.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/Sound-of-Music-6-960x764.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/Sound-of-Music-6.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: 20th Century Fox\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There’s a reason why these next films are classics. 50 years later, people are still visiting the scenes in Salzburg from \u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Sound of Music\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>, while Audrey Hepburn fans wish they were the ones being led around Rome by reporter Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck) in \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Roman Holiday\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>. Of course, for the more adventurous viewers, there’s the thrill of a ride on a rickety old riverboat manned by Humphrey Bogart in \u003cstrong>\u003cem>The African Queen \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>or traveling by hot air balloon in the 1956 version of \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Around the World in 80 Days.\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Staycation\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16130\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-16130\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/sideways-movie-800x519.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Fox Searchlight Pictures\" width=\"800\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/sideways-movie-800x519.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/sideways-movie-400x260.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/sideways-movie-1440x935.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/sideways-movie-1180x766.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/sideways-movie-960x623.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fox Searchlight Pictures\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, of course, as Californians, there’s sometimes not as much incentive to travel because we live in the one of the most beautiful places on Earth! Need a reminder of why so many millions travel to our golden state each year? There’s always \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Sideways\u003c/em>, \u003c/strong>a film about a middle-aged slob who happens to love wine (yes, I realize it’s no Napa, but Santa Barbara is gorgeous too) that might remind you that, despite your love of travel, there’s nothing quite like the views of home sweet home.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>If your childhood family vacation felt like less comical versions of the \u003cstrong>\u003cem>National Lampoon’s Vacation\u003c/em> \u003c/strong>series, trust me, you’re in good company. Between the stories I could tell of epic nose bleeds in any location even slightly more elevated than sea level to the time a flock of birds unleashed a wave of bodily fluids that would make that scene in \u003cem>Bridesmaids \u003c/em>seem tame, I’ve come to accept my family is just not very good at traveling together. And, while some trips with friends over the years have improved my personal travel juju, I often find I have little time, money, or energy to spend on getting away from it all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, I find myself more and more often being an armchair traveler—happy to spend a weekend in with a bottle of wine, some popcorn, and a new place to visit through the powers of the internet. So, if you’re like me and can only travel as far as Netflix can take you, here are some different “journeys of a lifetime” (to every continent except Antarctica) that you can take in just a few hours:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Road Trip\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16121\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-16121\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/uQoHBG8hVtrpq2oywWxsEu0fdOS-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Universal Pictures\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/uQoHBG8hVtrpq2oywWxsEu0fdOS-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/uQoHBG8hVtrpq2oywWxsEu0fdOS-400x225.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/uQoHBG8hVtrpq2oywWxsEu0fdOS-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/uQoHBG8hVtrpq2oywWxsEu0fdOS-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/uQoHBG8hVtrpq2oywWxsEu0fdOS.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Universal Pictures\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The road trip is the classic American travel story. And these films are the best of them—from the buddy film \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Thelma and Louise\u003c/em>\u003c/strong> to the hilarious holiday travel nightmare \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.\u003c/em>\u003c/strong> If you’re looking for a more offbeat trip, there’s always \u003cstrong>\u003cem>To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>about three drag queens (Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, and John Leguizamo, no less) who travel cross country in an old Cadillac convertible to compete in the “Miss Drag Queen of America Pageant” in Los Angeles. If Westerns are more your speed, it’s hard to go wrong rooting for outlaws \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Stories to Wistfully Tell Later Trip\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16123\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-16123\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/61109283_OutOfAfrica_800x445-thumb-800x445-1308-800x445.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Universal Pictures\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/61109283_OutOfAfrica_800x445-thumb-800x445-1308.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/61109283_OutOfAfrica_800x445-thumb-800x445-1308-400x223.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Universal Pictures\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Of course, not all travel romances can result in happy endings. Two of the most beautiful films ever shot—\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Out of Africa\u003c/em>\u003c/strong> and \u003cstrong>\u003cem>The English Patient\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cem>—\u003c/em>are also among some of the most heartbreaking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Epic Adventure\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16124\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 660px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-16124\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/James_Bond_Scotland_F.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Columbia Pictures\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/James_Bond_Scotland_F.jpg 660w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/James_Bond_Scotland_F-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Columbia Pictures\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Forget romance. When you’re more in the mood for explosions, great world scenery, and witty one-liners, there’s nothing wrong with traveling with \u003cstrong>\u003cem>James Bond\u003c/em>\u003c/strong> (any film will do, although Pierce Brosnan is still my personal favorite), \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Indiana Jones\u003c/em>\u003c/strong> or \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Crocodile Dundee. \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>Hats, knives and whips are optional for viewers, but martinis (shaken, not stirred) are mandatory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The This Won’t End Well Trip\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16125\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-16125\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/talented-mr-ripley-800x548.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Paramount Pictures\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/talented-mr-ripley-800x548.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/talented-mr-ripley-400x274.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/talented-mr-ripley-960x657.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/talented-mr-ripley.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Paramount Pictures\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I save these next films—\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Talented Mr. Ripley, Murder on the Orient Express, \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>and \u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Italian Job\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>—for my bad days, when everything is going wrong and I need reassurance that someone else has it far worse off than I do. Of course, all of these films feature gorgeous locales (and even hotter actors) that might make you jealous, but then there’s also the fact that at least one person ends up dead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Fantasy Trip\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16126\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-16126\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-ian-mckellan-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Warner Bros.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-ian-mckellan-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-ian-mckellan-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-ian-mckellan-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-ian-mckellan-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-ian-mckellan-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Warner Bros.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If traveling to another country doesn’t seem like enough of an adventure, you can always visit a whole other time, world, or reality. The animated film \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Up\u003c/em>\u003c/strong> about a trip to Paradise Falls in South America might leave you cheering, while \u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Lord of the Rings \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>trilogy will have you googling prices for real trips to Middle-Earth (a.k.a. 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Learn new things about other cultures with these Oscar-winning films \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Lawrence of Arabia \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>(based on Lawrence’s experiences during World War I)\u003cstrong>\u003cem>, Doctor Zhivago \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>(based on the classic Russian novel by Boris Pasternak)\u003cstrong>\u003cem>, The Last Emperor \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>(the first Western film shot in the Forbidden City), and\u003cstrong>\u003cem> Lost in Translation (\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>featuring the bright lights of Tokyo through a sad Sofia Coppola filter).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Classic Holiday\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16129\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-16129\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/Sound-of-Music-6-800x637.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: 20th Century Fox\" width=\"800\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/Sound-of-Music-6-800x637.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/Sound-of-Music-6-400x318.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/Sound-of-Music-6-1440x1146.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/Sound-of-Music-6-1180x939.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/Sound-of-Music-6-960x764.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/Sound-of-Music-6.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: 20th Century Fox\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There’s a reason why these next films are classics. 50 years later, people are still visiting the scenes in Salzburg from \u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Sound of Music\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>, while Audrey Hepburn fans wish they were the ones being led around Rome by reporter Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck) in \u003cstrong>\u003cem>Roman Holiday\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>. 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