Tag: R.I.P.
R.I.P. Cafe Royal
by Eva Holland | 12.22.08 | 4:19 PM ET
The iconic London cafe closed this weekend after 143 years. Oscar Wilde, Winston Churchill and Graham Greene were among its many fans. (Via The Book Bench)
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by Jim Benning | 11.14.08 | 4:59 PM ET
Media Bistro reports rumors that the pub is folding, and a contributor tells us an editor there confirmed it today. What a shame.
R.I.P. Michael Crichton
by Michael Yessis | 11.05.08 | 1:37 PM ET
The author of many blockbuster airplane novels, as well as the simply titled Travels, died yesterday in Los Angeles. He was 66. His travels informed his life. “Often I feel I go to some distant region of the world to be reminded of who I really am,” he wrote.
R.I.P. Tony Hillerman
by Michael Yessis | 10.27.08 | 7:45 AM ET
The writer was best known for his mysteries and his “vivid descriptions of Indian rituals and of the vast plateau of the Navajo reservation in the Four Corners region of the Southwest.” He loved that part of the U.S. “Those places that stir me are empty and lonely,” he wrote. Hillerman was 83.
Update: World Hum contributor Deanne Stillman remembers Hillerman, her former journalism instructor.
Steve Fossett’s Belongings and Plane Found*
by Michael Yessis | 10.01.08 | 2:01 PM ET
A couple says it came upon Fossett’s FAA ID cards during a hike in Mammoth Lakes, California, according to the Post Chronicle. Fox reports they also found cash and a jacket. The adventurer was declared dead in February, five months after his single-engine Bellanca disappeared.
Updated, Thursday, Oct. 2, 7:13 a.m. PT: Perhaps more discoveries are on the way. Reports the New York Times: “California authorities said they have spotted wreckage of a plane in an area where a hiker discovered identification cards belonging to Steve Fossett.”
Headline and Story Updated, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2:37 p.m. PT: The plane has been found, but not Fossett’s body. The AP reports “his remains were probably devoured by wild animals.” The AP also has video of a news conference with the acting NTSB chairman:
R.I.P. Paul Newman
by Eva Holland | 09.29.08 | 12:15 AM ET
Among his countless contributions to film, Newman voiced an elderly race car in one of our favorite travel race movies. For the legendary actor-philanthropist, it probably wasn’t a career highlight. But we enjoyed it.
A Grim Anniversary: 100 Years Since First Airplane Fatality
by Valerie Conners | 09.17.08 | 10:49 AM ET
A century ago today, Orville Wright piloted a flight that was to incur history’s first airplane fatality: Five minutes after taking off, Wright’s plane crashed into the ground, killing his passenger, Thomas E. Selfridge. That tragic flight and its legacy has drawn recent press, and now the AP commemorates the anniversary.
R.I.P. Elmer Dills
by Jim Benning | 09.16.08 | 5:25 PM ET
The travel and restaurant critic was an institution in Los Angeles media. He was 82.
R.I.P. ‘Staycation’
by Jim Benning | 08.29.08 | 1:25 PM ET
Not even in peace. Just take a rest. Yes, we all had a lot of fun with this clever new word this summer. We—travel writers, bloggers, even TV networks—lamented the high price of gas and the slow economy and declared it the perfect summer to stay home and explore our own backyards. We’ll take a staycation, we said, so pleased with the expression that self-satisfied grins followed its every use. Somewhere along the way, we lost our marbles.
R.I.P. Dave Freeman, Coauthor of ‘100 Things to do Before You Die’
by Valerie Conners | 08.26.08 | 12:36 PM ET
Dave Freeman, coauthor of 100 Things to Do Before You Die, died Aug. 17 after he fell and hit his head at home, the Los Angeles Times reports. Freeman’s 1999 book, which he cowrote with Neil Teplica, was subtitled “Travel Events You Just Can’t Miss.” It inspired legions of imitators and highlighted experiences such as running with the bulls in Spain and taking a voodoo pilgrimage to Haiti.
Madrid Crash: MD-80 is ‘One of the Safest Planes in the Sky’
by Jim Benning | 08.21.08 | 1:38 PM ET
The investigation into yesterday’s crash of the Spanair MD-82 that killed 153 people continues. Meanwhile, “Measured by accident data alone,” The New York Times reports, “the MD-80 is considered to be one of the safest planes in the sky.”
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* Nearly 150 Dead in Madrid Plane Crash
R.I.P. Wall Arch: ‘It Just Went Kaboom’
by Michael Yessis | 08.11.08 | 10:11 AM ET
Utah’s Arches National Park—the most beautiful park of many beautiful parks in the American Southwest—lost one of its most visited arches last week. It’s believed the 71-foot-tall arch, which was the 12th largest in the park, collapsed under its own weight. “Not being a geologist, I can’t get very technical but it just went kaboom,” Arches Chief Ranger Denny Ziemann told the Salt Lake Tribune. The trail between Double 0 Arch and Wall Arch has been closed indefinitely.
R.I.P. Acres of Books
by Eva Holland | 08.05.08 | 12:20 PM ET
The family-run bookstore has been operating in Long Beach for nearly 75 years. It’ll be making way for a mixture of housing and art galleries, as part of a redevelopment project put together by the city. As for the owners? They’re going traveling. (Via The Book Bench)
Photo by Molly Bewigged via Flickr (Creative Commons)
R.I.P. Ballooning Brazilian Priest
by Michael Yessis | 08.01.08 | 11:31 AM ET
Father Adelir Antonio de Carli was found off the Brazilian coast this week. The priest had taken flight in April via hundreds of helium-filled balloons to “help raise money for a chapel for truckers in his highway parish,” Reuters reports.
Related on World Hum:
* Lawn Chair Ballooning: Serene or Idiotic?
R.I.P. Papa Wendo, Father of Congolese Rumba
by Jim Benning | 07.30.08 | 6:03 PM ET
A recent Village Voice story called him “perhaps the most beloved musician that the Democratic Republic of Congo has ever known.” According to the BBC, he died in Kinshasa. He was 82. You can sample his music here—it’s good stuff.
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* The Sound of Sunshine
R.I.P. Bud Browne, ‘Father of Surf Films’
by Jim Benning | 07.29.08 | 12:25 PM ET
He was 96 years old, the Los Angeles Times reports, and his work inspired many surf filmmakers, including Bruce Brown, creator of the wanderlust-inducing surf-travel classic, “The Endless Summer.”
R.I.P. Florent
by Eva Holland | 07.03.08 | 10:41 AM ET
The longstanding New York City diner shut its doors last weekend. Its owner, Florent Morellet, watched the Meatpacking District undergo an extreme gentrification makeover during his 23 years in business, before finally closing due to rent increases. The Times has a good story about what Florent meant to its patrons. Elsewhere, New York Magazine has the details on the restaurant’s final night of service, and on its private friends-and-family farewell.
Photo by Jeff Tidwell via Flickr (Creative Commons)
R.I.P. George Carlin
by Michael Yessis | 06.23.08 | 10:17 AM ET
If it hasn’t already, the late comedian‘s brilliant routine about stuff will surely change the way you think about packing for your travels. Video below.
R.I.P. Tu Ciudad Magazine
by Jim Benning | 06.16.08 | 4:47 PM ET
The glossy magazine serving upscale Latinos in Los Angeles had offered an interesting perspective on the city. Unfortunately, it is no more.
R.I.P. Ted
by Michael Yessis | 06.05.08 | 10:31 AM ET
United will discontinue its low-cost airline, Ted, which launched in 2004. The move is part of a United-wide effort to offset rising fuel costs.