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R.I.P. Lhasa de Sela
by Jim Benning | 01.08.10 | 1:47 PM ET
The gifted Mexican-American musician, who sang in Spanish, English and French, succumbed to breast cancer Jan. 1. She was just 37.
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Yahoo! BuzzCatch the Elvis Movie Marathon Tonight
by Eva Holland | 01.08.10 | 12:29 PM ET
Want to follow along with our Elvis travel movie picks? You can watch “Viva Las Vegas” and “Blue Hawaii” today on Turner Classic Movies’ 75th birthday marathon.
New Structures Uncovered in the Amazon
by Eva Holland | 01.08.10 | 10:05 AM ET
David Grann has an update on the latest findings, which point to the existence of a “vast and complex ancient civilization,” in the New Yorker’s News Desk blog. He writes: “The latest discovery proves that we are only at the outset of this archeological revolution—one that is exploding our perceptions about what the Amazon and the Americas looked like before the arrival of Christopher Columbus.”
Grann’s “The Lost City of Z” recently made our list of the best travel books of 2009.
Photo You Must See: Moon Over the U.S. Capitol
by World Hum | 01.07.10 | 5:04 PM ET
REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang The three-quarter moon rises over the dome of the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
First-ever FDA-Approved Jet Lag Cure on the Way?
by Eva Holland | 01.07.10 | 11:27 AM ET
The agency should wrap up its review of the new drug, a variant on an earlier sleep-fighting stimulant, by the end of March. The New York Times has all the pharmaceutical details.
Photo You Must See: Roll Cloud Over Uruguay
by World Hum | 01.06.10 | 3:46 PM ET
A rare roll cloud formed by an advancing storm front hangs above the beach in Maldonado, Uruguay.
Slate Wants Your Airport Security Fixes
by Eva Holland | 01.06.10 | 2:27 PM ET
Slate is collecting reader ideas on how to stymie the next attempted bombing—winning entries will be published on the site and forwarded to the TSA. Maybe it’s time to start a write-in campaign for the Magic 8-Ball method?
Video: Stuck in Newark
by Eva Holland | 01.05.10 | 3:44 PM ET
Caught in the latest round of security-related airport gridlock, one passenger decides to make the best of things.
Photo You Must See: Troop Train in China
by World Hum | 01.05.10 | 1:38 PM ET
REUTERS/Stringer Shanghai Paramilitary police recruits wave goodbye to family before leaving a railway station in Changzhi, China.
‘The FedEx Meal Plan’
by Michael Yessis | 01.05.10 | 11:25 AM ET
Brett Martin’s “obnoxious” scheme: To have food from around the world sent overnight to him at his home in Brooklyn. He writes about his efforts in GQ:
The idea came to me in the midst of one of those morose funks that occur after coming home from a long trip. In this case, I had just returned from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I was moping about the house, dreaming of days spent stuffing myself with a mix of Chinese, Indian, and Malay delicacies unavailable anywhere else in the world.
Or were they? I suddenly thought, snapping awake. Unavailable? What did that even mean in these modern times? After all, there is a network of couriers crisscrossing the globe twenty-four hours a day and promising that anything can be anywhere within a matter of hours. So if I craved a bowl of pork noodles of the sort sold on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, why would I need to do something as old-fashioned as actually visiting Kuala Lumpur? International shipping may be pricey, but as a way to stay connected to the tastes of the planet during lean times, it seems downright affordable.
‘Barf Bag Puppet Theater’ and Other In-Flight Fun
by Eva Holland | 01.05.10 | 9:41 AM ET
The recent airport security upheaval continues to bring out the funny. The latest? Fun With TSA, a trove of electronics-free in-flight games that don’t require passengers to leave their seats. (Via Jeffrey Goldberg)
Saying Goodbye to 2009 in Travel: Six More Links
by Eva Holland | 01.04.10 | 5:26 PM ET
We spent last week saying our farewells to the year that’s just ended—in books, video and more. But before we truly close the book on 2009, there are a few more links worth checking out.
The Times of London has put together its own year-end list of best travel books, while the New York Times also rounds up some holiday travel reads.
Gawker’s readers provide some harrowing tales of holiday travel disasters.
Social bookmarking site StumbleUpon has collected its most popular travel content for the year, and Jaunted has handed out the full roster of its 2009 travel awards, The Jauntys.
Finally, over at Flyover America, World Hum contributors Jenna Schnuer and Sophia Dembling are ready to look ahead: They’re airing their 2010 travel non-resolutions.
Got a link that we missed? Drop it in the comments. Happy New Year!
America’s HIV Travel Ban Ends Today
by Eva Holland | 01.04.10 | 4:59 PM ET
As of today, the ban on HIV-positive visitors to the U.S. is no longer in effect—and the first passengers to take advantage of the change will soon be en route from the Netherlands. Steve Ralls writes in the Huffington Post: “The arrival of [Amsterdam-JFK passengers] Clemens Ruland and Hugo Bausch will also signal the end of a shameful and discriminatory policy that has exacted a heavy price on our country’s reputation in the scientific community and kept countless individuals—both straight and gay—separated from their loved ones.” (Via The Daily Dish)
Video You Must See: People in Yosemite
by Eva Holland | 01.04.10 | 3:47 PM ET
(Via The Daily Dish)
Still Traveling the World After Death
by Eva Holland | 01.04.10 | 2:33 PM ET
The Los Angeles Times has the compelling story of a National Geographic cameraman whose ashes, thanks to friends and family, are still making their way around the world.
