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FINALLY! The cast of Project Runway 4 gets to leave their apartment building for a true field trip–outside of Mood Fabrics and the Parsons School of Design.
Tim shuffles the kids into a van and takes them over to Brooklyn to a Port Authority garage on the East River.
The challenge? Race into a filthy warehouse and […]

We always thought boomerangs were kind of the province of the Australians, but the headlines are telling us otherwise this week. It seems that a Japanese astronaut who’s heading up to the International Space Station in March has taken on this bit of Aussie culture for himself.
Takao Doi, the 53-year-old astronaut, has decided he’s going […]

We thought it was bad enough when Britain-based low cost carrier RyanAir introduced charges for airport check-in and checked baggage back in August 2007. But the “low cost” part of the equation took another dive this week when the airline decided to make these charges even higher.
If you check in at the airport (rather than […]

Upset that you’re gonna miss the Super Bowl ’cause you’re flying on February 3? If you booked those tickets on JetBlue, you’ve got nothing to worry about. When the game kicks off at 6:18 Eastern, the carrier’s seat-back TV will have it live.
To sweeten the deal, JetBlue’s buying a drink for everyone on game time […]

Looks like you’ll soon be able to scratch Northern California’s redwoods off your “Tourism of Doom” list. But that doesn’t mean you should miss camping among the old growth trees or cruising along the Avenue of the Giants–a winding 32-mile stretch of pavement that snakes through a stunning forest landscape.
Last week a coalition of private […]

Seattle is probably the most caffeinated city in the world, and baristas at independent coffee shops all over the city will sling you some of the finest joe you’ve ever had. So skip the birthplace of Starbucks, and head to Cafe Allegro in the University District.
Established in 1975, it’s the oldest espresso bar in Seattle […]

San Francisco’s bar and music venue Hemlock Tavern had to take a risk when it opened for business in 2004. At the time, the Tavern’s location in the city’s Polk Gulch neighborhood was barely on the hipsters’ radars. But, after years of hosting bands five to six nights a week, the Tavern’s gamble has paid […]

Could United really be keeping its employees from logging onto Jaunted?
Something you may or may not know about websites: Many of them know where you’re coming from. (In web-speak that’s a referer, with one “r.”) We saw an interesting referer address recently, and when we checked it out, found the above message.
So we went digging […]

As if we needed any more hype for Richard Branson’s new commercial space flights, the brash billionaire hosted an event at the American Museum of Natural History yesterday to unveil his new Space Ship Two. The six-passenger pod will loft astronaut wannabes to an altitude of 68 miles. The cost? “Only” $200,000 a ticket.
Of course […]

Speaking of space travel, if $200K is a bit steep for you, admission to the new Star Wars exhibit at Philly’s Franklin Institute is a relatively cheap $20.50. The science center is hosting Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination from February 9 until May 4.
Some authentic props including Luke’s landspeeder from Episode IV and Darth […]