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...Arctic or maybe Iraq will melt by 2040); almost make out what a teenager with studs in her lips is whining into her cellphone (is there such a term, among young people, as "shazbot"?); almost make out the announcement of what is causing the latest extension of our flight delay (either "weather" or "whatever"). The people in the news and the people droning and losing their minds around me here are beginning to run together...
...time, “I don’t know what I’ll do without Tim Gunn popping up in my life.” Nor do I, Jeffrey, but that hasn’t changed the fact that he has yet to emerge. Perhaps a flight to Paris is in the works. 3. Devil with a yellow dress. Contrary to what you might have come to expect from this list, this item is actually completely unironic and unfunny. No, really. Don’t wait for the joke, because it’s not coming. I just...
...ethnicity, that even within this ideal of unity, political coalition, and shared identity, those stigmatized few will fall by the wayside, will remain stranded on the outskirts. But there’s something noble in the attempt. She’s not been an accomplice to white flight from the Hispanic label. She’s refused to become a player in this mad dash toward ascension on the racial hierarchy, to feed into the hysteria of becoming white.But, sometimes, it makes for a strained interaction. It first dawned on me that she might actually be white the first time?...
...leisure fares. Kuwait is also a jumping-off point for U.S. military personnel and government workers going into war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. And the route is sure to become a "war shuttle," filled with troops, Pentagon officials, contractors, journalists--even the occasional covert operative. The 11-hour flight saves travelers more than four hours and a connection. "It's an amazing time saver," says Jay Jones, a Virginia-based consultant who was on the inaugural flight. "Because of this route, I plan on making Kuwait my gateway to the region...
...struggling to emerge from bankruptcy and is being pursued by US Airways, is expanding overseas too. It has announced 50 new international routes in the past year, including New York City to Accra, Ghana, and in May 2007 it will become the only U.S. carrier with a nonstop flight to the United Arab Emirates, offering an Atlanta-to-Dubai route. Dubai is a rapidly growing global business hub and playground, and it's home to expanding U.S. government and military press operations that cater to Arab media--all but ensuring that Delta can fill seats to the emirate...