Tidbits for travelers: Free Wifi at Toronto airport; fresh art at SNA; contraband at JFK
Here at StuckatTheAirport.com we’re a big fan of free wireless Internet at all airports. Slowly but surely we’re moving in that direction. In July, Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) began offering free Wi-FI to all travelers and now comes word that Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) began offering free Wi-Fi at the beginning of this month (August, 2010). Hooray!
Hooray! Free Wi-Fi at Toronto International Airport
There’s also some fresh art at John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Santa Ana, California.
Mt. Moran by Steven Gilb at John Wayne Airport
Photographs by Steven Gilb, who has been a contributing photographer for Arizona’s Highway Magazine since the 1970s are on display through September 7, 2010 on the Departure (upper) Level near the security screening checkpoints and on the Arrival (lower) Level near baggage carousels 1 and 4. See more of Gilb’s photos here.
And through September 20, 2010, look for the collection of paintings depicting the Jazz Age that are on display in the Terminal A Vi Smith Concourse Gallery across from Gates 11 -14.
Don't Eat Joe by Dong Moy Chu Kingman
The exhibition includes work by 12 California artists who explored geometric and angular abstraction during the Post WWII era. See more photos here.
And.. check out these photos by Taryn Simon that were published in the New York Times magazine on July 29, 2010.
Contraband becomes art
The photos – including one of a pitcher of salami – are from a set of more than 1000 photos of prohibited items taken from passengers – or discovered in express mail – over a five day period last year at JFK Airport. (On-line, you can click on an image to see what’s what.) The photos will be part of an exhibition and a book (now on my wish list, Santa) titled “Contraband.”
You can learn more about this project on the New York Times Lens blog.
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Good restrooms; bad airports
Both Toronto airports in Toronto offer wifi now.
if you find yourself going into the city there are a number of coffee chains and restaurants that offer free (usually require setting up a free account), e.g.
http://www.yyztech.ca/posts/venues/finding-free-wifi-in-toronto/