Today, the TSA has apologized for sifting through the colostomy device of 89-year-old Ruth Sherman and putting 85-year-old Lenore Zimmerman’s back brace through an X-ray machine during the Thanksgiving holiday in 2011 at JFK. Even though the utter ridiculousness of these actions is pretty obvious, the TSA is still reassuring that there was no strip search of any kind. Continue reading
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Another installment in our series on abandoned places in the world. Continue reading
I see in the news that the issue of in-flight wi-fi availability is back.
Passing time while the cattle-prod charges up. Again.
It would be wonderful to while away the ghastly hours of a long (or even a short) plane trip looking at your favourite websites, emailing to all your friends about how horrible the food is and how loudly your seatmate snores. Continue reading
Monkey Mia, located on the Indian Ocean coast of Australia about 800km north of Perth, is a beach-side holiday destination best known for two things: the warm, sunny sub-tropical weather and the dolphins who visit the beach daily for hand-feeding. Continue reading
John Poon – Priapos’ Temptation – 2010
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Elena Kalis – Alice in Waterland – 2009
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Skarphéðinn Þráinsson – Aurora Borealis at Snæfellsnes – 2011
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Simple one today. Travel broadens the mind, which is why insular Tea Party types so often have never even applied for a passport while some of us elitist liberal international jetsetters have acquired such big heads.
Ben Heine – It is Cold – 2010 Continue reading
New York City has pretty much everything a modern consumer could possibly want, and you can get almost all of delivered right to your apartment. However, you can’t get everything in the city. Fresh air, quiet, and nature are in short supply. Fortunately, you can get all of those things, plus delicious fruit and gorgeous produce only an hour and a half from New York City at Fishkill Farms in East Fishkill. Continue reading