Morning Links: GlobalPost, 3 a.m. Dining and More

Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 12.19.08 | 9:54 AM ET

Behind the scenes at GlobalPost, a new venture that, in the face of the crumbling newspaper industry, will attempt “to create a new model for overseas reporting.”
A great interactive graphic shows the rise of megacities.
Christopher Elliott asks: “Is the U.S. travel industry on the verge of a ‘collapse’?”
Patrick Smith asks: Will the airlines follow Detroit to the government trough?
Sarah Hepola interviews Brian Raftery, author of Don’t Stop Believin’: How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My Life.
Restaurants across the U.S. are catering to 3 a.m. diners.
TravelBlogs rounds up some travel bloggers to reveal the books and movies that inspired them to travel.
IgoUgo picks 10 intriguing New Year’s celebrations.
National Geographic serves up an interactive graphic of hangover cures from around the world. Tripe soup, anyone?

Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.

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Julia 12.19.08 | 2:37 PM ET

I’m crossing my fingers that GlobalPost can make it work. The dearth of foreign news coverage in the US is reaching crisis proportions.

Michael Yessis 12.19.08 | 3:28 PM ET

Me, too, Julia. Sounds like a great idea if it can be sustained.

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