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December 1, 2020
Dreamliner crew rest: The secret space where your 787 pilots, attendants sleep
Most twin-aisle jets have purpose-built rest areas for crew use. They’re strictly off-limits to passengers and are typically locked during the flight to prevent unauthorized access. The coolest part? In most cases, they’re on a second level above the passenger seats — even on planes that don’t feature two floors.
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November 30, 2020
TikTok Stars Charli and Dixie D’Amelio Getting Dino Nuggets, No Snails
You lost me at “TikTok Stars.” Normally, I’d say this is because I’m old, but I wouldn’t have cared even in my youth. Forget fancy dinners with escargot … there’s a ton of free chicken nuggets waiting to be scarfed down by Charli and Dixie D’Amelio!!! Here’s the deal … the TikTok stars almost got …
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November 27, 2020
The Godfather Coda: Will The Death of Michael Corleone Fix Part III? | Den of Geek
I admit: I enjoy the Godfather, Part III – and I’m looking forward to seeing with Francis Ford Coppola does with a 30-year anniversary recut and remaster. You can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear, but he did a nice job with Apocalypse Now Redux, so this holds some promise. “The film’s meticulously …
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November 25, 2020
Brand New Qantas Boeing 787 Flown Straight To Storage
Qantas has received another factory-fresh Boeing 787-9, beefing up its Dreamliner fleet to a dozen, but immediately put the ship into hibernation in Victorville.
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Kevin D. Williamson ‘Big White Ghetto’: Book Excerpt | National Review
I admire people who take the time to understand and chronicle Appalachia. Bourdain did it well, just before he died. I would not trade my West Virginia upbringing for anything. There used to be two movie theaters here — a regular cinema and a drive-in. Both are long gone. The nearest Walmart is nearly an …
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November 24, 2020
What a Covid-19 vaccine means for the travel industry | CNN Travel
'An international certificate of vaccination or prophylaxis (ICVP) -- which travelers must carry to enter certain countries which mandate a yellow fever vaccination, or to exit those with high polio risk -- could be the next addition to your travel kit."
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November 23, 2020
How to Watch the James Bond Movies In Order
According to Men’s Health, the best order in which to watch James Bond films is actually in order of release. I can’t argue with this logic. Also, Timothy Dalton remains the most underrated Bond, ever. So yeah, if you want to catch up on the entire James Bond franchise during this quarantine, you could probably …
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November 20, 2020
Another Botched Art Restoration In Spain, The ‘Potato Head’ Of Palencia : NPR
Who’s to say the restoration doesn’t better approximate the model for the statue? A melted face with two round cavities standing in for eyes, a misshapen lump approximating a nose, and an agape maw of a mouth: Behold the latest art “restoration” gone completely wrong in Spain. Source: Another Botched Art Restoration In Spain, The …
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November 19, 2020
What’s The Difference Between The Boeing 777-300 and the 777-300ER?
My least favorite airliner, the Boeing 777, is about to get an upgrade with the 777X. For the time being, the 777-300 and 777-300ER are the largest on the market. What's the difference?
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November 18, 2020
Aaron Sorkin Explains Why ‘The Newsroom’ Felt Like a “Pebble in the Shoe” | Hollywood Reporter
Sometimes even the best writers have difficulty moving their ideas from their head onto the page and can never get the magic combination quite right. It’s good thing for all frustrated writers to remember. “I was never able to get it quite right,” Sorkin began. “I always felt like I had a pebble in my shoe. …
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