Ongoing History Daily: The Beastie Boys and British Airways
True or false: the Beastie Boys got a big boost early in their career as the result of a lawsuit involving British Airways. The answer is “maybe.” Back in the summer of 1983,
Read MoreTrue or false: the Beastie Boys got a big boost early in their career as the result of a lawsuit involving British Airways. The answer is “maybe.” Back in the summer of 1983,
Read MoreAs someone who flies Air Canada a lot, I’m bored to tears by the same-old same-old style of preflight safety video. It’s dry, dull, and eminently ignorable. Other airlines (EVA, British, Air New
Read More[Another list from current intern-in-residence, Dorothy Lee. We want to make this the definitive list of airborne concerts, so if you have anything to add, please do. Bascially, if you have anything that
Read MoreMost pre-flight safety videos are as dull as a Friday night at a convent. This one from British Airways, is an exception.
Read MoreWhen I landed in Singapore last night, I went from plane to immigration to luggage to the taxi is 13 MINUTES. Best airport in the world. SUCK IT, Pearson. Spotify and Starbucks are
Read MoreAs someone who used to supply in-flight audio entertainment to Air Canada (I got bumped off when the airline changed their technology and struck a deal with XM), I’m still very interested in
Read MoreI spent 31 hours flying back from Mauritius–an island in the Indian Ocean on the far side of Africa–in economy, of course. Fortunately, I was able to get an emergency row seat which
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