PHOTO ESSAY: The Pope visits Philadelphia, The week before
The pope visits a city and for two or three frenzied days we receive updates on our timelines about highlights of speeches and photos of crowds. I know this, because I’ve […]
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Santa Claus: Greatest Traveler of All Time? (and Other Thoughts on Christmastime)
It’s time to pay homage to perhaps the greatest traveler of all time. When the sun sets Saturday, he will defy the laws and illogic of TSA and make his […]
#FriFotos: Stone
Stone is hard and cold, dark and unforgiving. Like the prisons it surrounds. Prisons are fascinating, if unconventional, tourist spots. For this #FriFotos I’d like to show you two very […]
The Car or the Road?
I cancelled my car insurance yesterday. This is how it went: I dial 1-800-INSURANCE-COMPANY and answer all the compulsory questions to get to customer service. “Thank you for calling INSURANCE […]
Earthquakes and Hurricanes and Disaster Preparedness, Oh My!
The difference between Tuesday’s earthquake and two-hours-from-now’s Hurricane Irene is that the great quake of the East Coast was so surprising. In fact, according to the Telegraph, immediately following the […]
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