Morning Links: The Middle East Rail Boom, Detroit’s Music Bust and More
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 04.24.09 | 8:11 AM ET
- “Railway mania” hits the Middle East.
- Andorrans sure do live a long time.
- Laura M. Holson explores Walker Evans’ Alabama.
- The Big Picture puts its spotlight on Earth Day.
- A Canadian tourist has stirred up controversy in New Zealand over a candy called Eskimos.
- The FAA will release data on bird strikes.
- Non Sequitur weighs in on an idea for a new bird avoidance system.
- Bungled ad alert: That’s a beach in England standing in for the Canadian province of Alberta.
- NPR asks, “Why can’t Detroit cash in on its music scene?”
- Finally, Pakistan who? Robert Reid shares his top 10 travel knock-knock jokes.
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