Yearly Archives: 2008

Three MF’in Cheers for The New Yorker Podcasts

As a longtime New Yorker subscriber (that’s right, in print), you’d wonder why I’d bother with the podcasts as well. I can lay any questions to rest here. Each Monday (a few days before the issue lands in my mailbox) there is a lively, informed discussion with New Yorker Web editor Blake Eskin takes place [...]
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Twitter Updates for the week ending 2008-12-14

@hardlynormal I have no idea what shortyawards are but just discovered yr site and wanted to bring attention to it. keep up the good work! in reply to hardlynormal # @shortyawards I nominate @invisiblepeople for a Shorty Award in #education for excellent video profiles / interviews of America’s homeless in reply to shortyawards # since we’re on [...]
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American Airlines Mobile Boarding Pass

Tested out American Airlines’ new mobile boarding pass option on my flight from LAX to ORD for Thanksgiving. It worked out, but I was glad that the airport wasn’t busy. I recommend carrying a printed boarding pass for backup while they work out the kinks. At the checkpoint, it was scanned no problem — in [...]
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