Category: Published

• The Rio Olympics proved the haters wrong—and I’m not surprised

  

  This post was originally published on Bustle.com. In the media coverage leading up to the 2016 Rio Olympics, we mostly heard about the threat of Zika, the unfinished rail lines, thepolitical unrest, and the frightening crime stats. But as the 2016 Games drew to a close and nothing catastrophic happened, we’ve still hardly heard anything about…

  alexvickery

  October 9, 2016

  Published, Travel

  olympics, rio 2016, rio de janeiro, rio olympics

• Oscar-nominated director packs a punch with “Cutie and the Boxer”

  

  Earlier this week I got to talk to University of Texas at Austin alumnus Zach Heinzerling about his Oscar-nominated documentary for the Alcalde.

  alexvickery

  February 21, 2014

  Film, Published

  Academy Awards, Alcalde, Cutie and the Boxer, documentary, film, Oscar, Texas Exes, University of Texas, Zach Heinzerling

• Irish pubs and grub

  

  One trip to the UPS store, a few packets of salsa and about 90 dollars later and I could have some breakfast tacos at my doorstep in Ireland by Wednesday. They’re a bit hard to come by across the pond. Although currently a month into my breakfast taco withdrawals, my semester abroad has consisted of…

  alexvickery

  October 3, 2013

  Food, Published, Travel

  food, Guinness, Ireland, Irish pubs, pub, travel