http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/ music, travel, music and travel (and other cultural ephemera) en-US 2009-02-26T23:21:04-05:00 This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2009/02/for-native-czech-speakers-who-want-to-sound-like-elvis.html Why not study at Elvis Language school? And for the english speakers- they're hiring! (As seen in the Prague Post) landspeednyc 2009-02-26T23:21:04-05:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2009/02/mmm-cheese-mmm-murrays-cheese-webisodes.html Murray's Cheese is up to webisode 6 of Portion Control: Portion Control Episode 1: Lightly Aged Goat Cheeses Portion Control, Episode 2: Bloomy Rind Cheeses Portion Control, Episode 3: Washed-rind Cheeses Portion Control, Episode 4: Pressed Cheeses Portion Control, Episode... landspeednyc 2009-02-26T22:29:49-05:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2009/02/it-took-snow-in-london-for-me-to-know-theres-such-a-thing-as-the-etiquitte-of-snowball-fights.html The etiquette of snowball fights With swathes of Britain covered in snow this week innocent folk have found themselves the unwitting targets of snowball attacks launched by grinning children. But how to react, asks Brendan O'Neill? When police in Hertfordshire... landspeednyc 2009-02-21T14:41:11-05:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2009/02/phoenix-kidnapforransom-capital.html Interesting time to have a first trip to Phoenix planned for next week, as the LA Times reports: Phoenix, kidnap-for-ransom capital Juan Francisco Perez-Torres was abducted last month in front of his home and ransom demanded. Hundreds of such incidents... landspeednyc 2009-02-21T14:30:59-05:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2009/02/black-lips-flee-india.html Had seen already a few articles on public displays of affection in India recently: No kissing please, we are Indians A court in India recently dismissed criminal proceedings against a couple who were arrested for kissing. The BBC's Soutik Biswas... landspeednyc 2009-02-12T22:09:58-05:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2009/02/feeling-gravitys-pull-is-peter-arnell-the-alan-sokal-of-the-ad-world.html Ad Age reports: 'Breathtaking' Is One Word for Purported Arnell Pepsi Doc Mad Ave Buzzing About the Deep Thinking That Supposedly Went Into Brand Logo Redesign NEW YORK (Adage.com) -- Over the past 24 hours, adland has been abuzz about... landspeednyc 2009-02-12T21:49:30-05:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2009/02/crains-ny-on-the-middle-class-exodus-wall-streets-compensation-structure.html Saw this article in Crain's NY Business: City’s middle-class exodus seen accelerating “New York has long been a city that has groomed a middle class, but that’s a more arduous job today,” said Jonathan Bowles, director of the Center for... landspeednyc 2009-02-06T21:14:02-05:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2009/02/punctuation-as-ideological-warfare.html The globe and mail reports: The city council of Birmingham, England, has decided to eliminate apostrophes from its street signs. Apostrophes are of course normally quite common in British place names, in constructions such as St. Paul's Square and Acock's... landspeednyc 2009-02-05T23:14:41-05:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2009/02/us-airways-double-miles-promo-through-331.html Via View from the Wing, US Airways is offering double elite qualifying miles through 3/31; now if only other airlines will match.... landspeednyc 2009-02-04T21:44:44-05:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2009/02/oneworld-alliance-10th-anniversary-specials.html To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Oneworld Alliance (with members including American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Qantas and more) is having a series of promotions. Included are 10% off their oneworld products, including oneworld explorer round-the-world tickets (now bookable... landspeednyc 2009-02-03T20:13:43-05:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2009/02/another-s%C3%A3o-paulo-guide-on-the-way.html Via PSFK, another São Paulo guide is on the way (in addition to Time Out): Recognizing the lack of true insider looks at Latin America’s largest city, journalist Phuong-Cac Nguyen created “Total São Paulo: A Guide to the Unexpected”, a... landspeednyc 2009-02-03T19:29:26-05:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2009/02/time-out-s%C3%A3o-paulo-on-the-way.html For a city of its size/importance, there are limited options for guides to São Paulo- there's a wallpaper guide, offering their design-y "Cliffs Notes" guide to the city. There are a few local guides- one from Unibanco, and Living in... landspeednyc 2009-02-02T22:53:37-05:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2006/09/why_dont_arpey_.html Not content to fly ORD-PVG (AA) or EWR-PEK (CO), AA and CO are enlisting the support of the flying public to support new routes to China. AA wants to fly DFW-PEK CO wants to fly EWR to PVG Airlines Current Affairs Travel Travel- destinations landspeednyc 2006-09-05T22:01:36-04:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2006/08/what_everyone_r.html With the exception of a mileage-earning credit card, my miles in recent years have come from travel related activity (flights, hotels and related bonuses). However, recently I've been dipping my toe back into other sources for mileage earning. So far,... Airlines Travel landspeednyc 2006-08-27T13:33:20-04:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2006/08/good_news_for_s.html Once again per the CO Insider on flyertalk, the ordering deadline for CO privilege packs has been extended until 9/15 for NA residents Airlines landspeednyc 2006-08-16T22:07:21-04:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2006/08/last_call_for_c.html Over the past few years, The Continental Privilege packs have been a good opportunity (IMHO) to earn some CO miles/save some $ on CO travel. According to this post on flyertalk, the current benefits for the deluxe pack are: Domestic... Airlines Travel landspeednyc 2006-08-06T21:42:23-04:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2006/07/the_next_candid.html I think that' I've seen that economists deny the concept of Euroflation, but consumers don't always buy that. I'm sure it will still be a topic of conversation in Slovenia soon enough: Slovenia begins euro entry countdown EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS... Current Affairs Travel Travel- destinations landspeednyc 2006-07-17T00:20:44-04:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2006/07/yo_that_dude_ea.html From the Press Herald: Most visitors to the Old Port bring along a camera, a baseball cap and an appetite for lobster. One visitor this past weekend brought along a Victoria's Secret model. Star-spotters reported seeing Leonardo DiCaprio, the 31-year-old... Travel landspeednyc 2006-07-16T22:20:32-04:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2006/06/whats_next_for_.html The Independent has a feature on "Time Lord" Tony Elliott and the history and future of his Time Out empire. Some excerpts: More than 38 years after he used a £75 21st birthday gift from an aunt to found a... Current Affairs Media / Advertising Travel Travel- destinations landspeednyc 2006-06-26T21:49:19-04:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2006/06/the_scoop_on_th.html They're no Vice City Guides (now with Austin, Montreal, Vancouver and Chicago), I'd bet, but I had noticed that Amazon had listed a bunch of Wallpaper city guides set for release in the fall. The NYT has the scoop: Wallpaper's... landspeednyc 2006-06-25T20:24:17-04:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2006/06/for_women_trave.html The Guardian's Flyer covers the Thelma and Lousie Club: Good news for adventurous solo travellers, writes Travel editor Liane Katz The Flyer's eye was caught this week by the launch of a new women-only online travelling network, intriguingly named the... Travel landspeednyc 2006-06-25T20:12:04-04:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2006/06/updates_on_aust.html I like Tuck Shop on First St. near First Ave. in the East Village- great hearty, homemade pies and rolls, and they're even veggie-friendly- so I was glad to see they've expanded to a mid-town location, as well. I've never... Food and Drink NYC landspeednyc 2006-06-25T19:40:23-04:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2006/06/who_says_americ.html From Reuters, via Tripso: U.S. fan forgets hotel location in six-hour ordeal BERLIN, June 23 (Reuters) - German police rescued an American soccer fan lost in Hanover and unable to find his hotel again after helplessly wandering around the city... germany Sports Travel landspeednyc 2006-06-25T19:08:23-04:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2006/06/the_wrong_manch.html Remeber a few years ago when a young English couple had their 15 minutes of fame by booking tickets to Sydney, Nova Scotia instead of Australia? Now, it's an English man's turn: Man ends up in the wrong Manchester June... Airlines Current Affairs Travel landspeednyc 2006-06-11T14:14:50-04:00 http://landspeednyc.typepad.com/landspeednyc/2006/06/give_your_black.html Reuters (via Tripso): BlackBerry addict? - Hotel offers detox BlackBerry addicts have a crack at freedom when they check into one Chicago hotel: the manager will put the communications devices and others like them under lock and key for guests... Hotels Travel Web/Tech landspeednyc 2006-06-11T13:38:05-04:00