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America: Where the Poor Don't Get Holidays Off
The Atlantic As the Center for Economics and Policy Research reminds us, European workers are entitled to at least 20 days off, not counting holidays. Even Japan guarantees ten. In Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, and Sweden, employers are even required to pay … |
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Georges Moustaki, Who Wrote Songs For Edith Piaf, Dies
WWNO They wrote "Milord" while they were on vacation. "He started writing words down on a paper napkin. One of them … Moustaki was born in Egypt to Greek parents and moved to France when he was a teenager. He wrote poetry and worked as a journalist for an … |
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The Hangover Part III and Before Midnight
Reason We find them at the end of a summer vacation in sunny southern Greece, where Jesse's son, Hank, now 13, has been staying with them. Hank is a little remote, and Jesse can't figure out how to break through to him. Seeing him off at the airport to return … |
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Before Midnight's Rare, Beautiful Message: Love Is Really, Really Hard
The Atlantic They live in Paris, so Jesse doesn't see his son from his previous marriage as much as he'd like, and as the film begins, he's putting the boy on a plane for the States at the end of a family vacation in Greece. During that goodbye, his son mentions … More Time Together, Though 'Midnight' Looms Before Midnight: Talk Around the Clock When Love Doesn't Last: Richard Linklater's "Before Midnight" |
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Stockholm Smolders
CounterPunch Most citizens were preoccupied with plans for upcoming Midsommar celebrations and summer vacations. The ABBA museum next … Immigrants have been part of Sweden for nearly as long as the thousand-year history of the nation: Germans, Walloons and Finns … |
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15 Little Movies You Shouldn't Miss This Summer (Photos)
TheWrap The third installment in director Richard Linklater's collaboration with actors Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke finds the couple from “Before Sunrise” and “Before Sunset” meeting on vacation on a Greek isle. Many reviewers at Sundance and Tribeca called it … |
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