February 2012
3 posts
January 2012
11 posts
“The final indignity of a junket is that after a while, it all starts seeming...”
– Among the Junketeers: 90 Hours in Vegas, Selling Out Hard - Gawker (via mikebarish)
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“And dress shoes. Always wear dress shoes. People look at your shoes. Dress shoes...”
“Bound by a noncompete clause, he focused largely on Wink Media (now...”
– Snake, tail.
How air travel is better in 2012 than it's ever...
fortnighternew:
It’s not because things are amazing, as Louis C.K. likes to point out, though yes, the miracle of flight is pretty great. No, travel in 2012 is better than any time in history we’ve never expected so little but yet been able to supplement so much. Think back to a “happier” time in air travel, say, 1995. You still booked your ticket through a travel agent. She got you a middle...
2011 Resolutions Recap
Here was my list for 2011:
Sing karaoke for the first time bike from Prospect Heights to Red Hook and back stand up on a surfboard successfully while it’s in the water drive a scooter host a real dinner party at my apartment
I was 3/5; I didn’t go near the ocean, which made surfing rather difficult, and I didn’t scoot for reasons to numerous to mention. (I wanted to copy Paul...
“To eliminate the check-in desk. Bellmen at Enchantment Resort in Sedona, Ariz.,...”
– Let’s hope more hotels take this tack in 2012.
New Year’s Resolutions From the Travel Industry - NYTimes.com
(via fortnighternew)
And that they bother to staff adequately to handle it (looking at you, Andaz).
December 2011
16 posts
...well, THAT year happened.
wallofdis:
I have never been so happy to see a year go.
2012? I got this. BRING IT.
Watchfortnighternew:
Great shots of takeoffs and landings at DIA
Second best DIA video of the year… after Colbert.
“It would be funny if it didn’t drive tourists to breakdowns and rages. The day I...”
– Zora on the Problem with the Pyramids.
The relative impressiveness of station names along...
paulbrady:
Glenwood
University Heights
Morris Heights
Cold Spring
Yankees—East 153rd Street
Tarrytown
Garrison
Scarborough
Harlem—125th Street
Riverdale
New Hamburg
Cortlandt
Marble Hill
Grand Central Terminal
Ludlow
Beacon
Yonkers
Greystone
Dobbs Ferry
Irvington
Manitou
Peekskill
Poughkeepsie
Ossining
Croton-Harmon
Hastings-on-Hudson
Breakneck Ridge
Philipse Manor
...
Michael Snedegar: La Costa, California
fortnighternew:
I love to attend the Deepak chopra Center at La Costa, which is located outside of san Diego in Carlsbad, Ca. It’s very secluded and quiet. It’s the perfect place to zone out. I love the meditation classes the center offers, and they have THE best massages I’ve ever had, period. It’s an amazing recharge zone.
Michael Snedegar works in Entertainment Marketing at Tao in Las...
Can you believe?
seedz:
alexanderbasek:
I’ve lived on the Internet this long and this was the first time I wrote a slideshow?
This reeks of collusion.
MT sees insider trading EVERYWHERE now.
Can you believe?
I’ve lived on the Internet this long and this was the first time I wrote a slideshow?
November 2011
9 posts
WatchMy cat likes apples.
[msnbc] Congressional report calls for drastic... →
rickwebb:
notentirely:
The TSA employs more than 65,000 people, including 13,000-plus administrative staff.
Despite the TSA’s massive work force, more than 25,000 security breaches have occurred at U.S. airports in the last decade, according to the report.
The TSA has developed a behavior detection program in an effort to single out potentially dangerous fliers, but according to the...
“Sekoff was the first to address the standing-room-only crowd (and others who...”
– Learn about HuffPo leading the way in Internet Mountaintop Removal. Jesus.
“Ooh, I want to crush that name flat between two good, old, important books”
“Part of me wonders if this isn’t classic, New York-y it’s-hard-to-live-here...”
– How Bad Are New York’s Airports?
Alexander Basek and I try to answer the question on The Awl today.
(via paulbrady)
“Paul: That Delta terminal is how I imagine the fall of Saigon.”
“Alexander: I expected someone to rise to the defense of Newark. It’s an airport safety school, some sort of...
October 2011
20 posts
"A literary novelist writing a genre novel is like... →
strippertweets:
youngmanhattanite:
Someone wrote that. And the NYT published it.
By which he presumably means it’s toally fun and awesome. What’s in it for the porn star? Jerk.
*coughs*
Anyone else use Tumblr for Android? My photos post sideways EVERY TIME. Not sure why but it’s really irritating.
UPDATE: Now it works! And double posts. Thanks SuiteP. That’s closer at least.
When To Book Thanksgiving Travel To Get The Best... →
paulbrady:
Here is my story about airfares, in which George Hobica says, “Some flights are just through the roof right now and I cannot imagine anyone paying for them!”
I had to fight to keep the exclamation point, and it was worth it.
Duh, that really is how George talks.
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“PLAYBOY: What advice can you give to a man who wants to impress a woman with his...”
