Using math to catch a terrorist
A few weeks back my Well-Mannered Traveler column on MSNBC.com was about ethnic profiling at airports. A great many people (328 last time I checked) posted comments in response to that column and most of those folks seem to believe that ethnic profiling is a good and useful way to thwart terrorism. But according to […]
Flying with King Cakes and Rubber-tipped spears?
It’s Mardi Gras season and the folks at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) have some intriguing travel advice posted on the Web site: What to do when traveling with a King Cake: King cakes, filled and plain, can be brought through the security checkpoint. But, please be advised that king cakes are subject […]
Book arts exhibit at Philadelphia Int’l Airport
Seen any good books lately? Yes: seen. A new exhibition celebrating books is on view at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), between Terminals A and B, through the end of June. Defining Books: Multiple Perspectives includes the work of four artists – Carol Barton, Hedi Kyle, Tom Leonard and Mary Phelan. Each is a local artist […]