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Shane Finkelstein

We Are Now Okay

It’s been a long twenty months. At the beginning, we were all in the same boat. Businesses closing, stock market tanking, friends, family…

7 min readDec 5, 2021

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We Are Now Okay

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Shane Finkelstein

Life on Pause

Here we are again. To most people outside Louisiana, it’s been 16 years since our last major hurricane. But for those of us living the…

5 min readSep 10, 2021

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Life on Pause

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Shane Finkelstein

My First Week in the Third World

The Bywater is gritty and bohemian, sweaty and seductive. It may be only twenty minutes from the other side of town, but the people here…

5 min readJun 6, 2021

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My First Week in the Third World

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Shane Finkelstein

Viva la Mexico

Owning a Mexican restaurant doesn’t make me Mexican. Trips to Cancun, Acapulco, and Puerto Vallarta didn’t either. But visiting Mexico City…

7 min readApr 29, 2021

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Viva la Mexico

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Shane Finkelstein

I’m Bored And I don’t Like It

It’s raining cats and dogs right now. It hasn’t rained like this in months. Freezing temperatures are on the horizon, possibly even a…

4 min readFeb 11, 2021

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I’m Bored And I don’t Like It

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Shane Finkelstein

It Is What It Is

(Update: just found out it was a false positive and we are all in the clear)

8 min readNov 21, 2020

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It Is What It Is

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Shane Finkelstein

NoMo FOMO

Leaving home is never easy. Neither is getting home.

6 min readNov 11, 2020

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NoMo FOMO

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Shane Finkelstein

50 Things That 50 Is

Shout out to Kermit Ruffins for his song “What is New Orleans” and to Ethan Hawke who shares a birth date with me.

2 min readNov 6, 2020

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50 Things That 50 Is

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Shane Finkelstein

Help Us!

I know you are surprised to hear from me, but please this letter is request of dire assistance. I am Sr. Roberto Cencione, from Málaga…

3 min readOct 31, 2020

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Help Us!

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Shane Finkelstein
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Covid Traveler

Will We Ever Travel Again?

Traveling is a passion of mine. When I was growing up on Long Island, I never traveled outside the U.S. Family vacation were to Florida or…

6 min readOct 28, 2020

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Will We Ever Travel Again?

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Shane Finkelstein

Shane Finkelstein

Author, Restaurateur, Festival Producer, Husband and Father of three on hiatus from life in New Orleans and living abroad during a pandemic.

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