Travel
Wimbush’s Luck
Wimbush reports to Dunkirk where the squadron is being re-equipped with new Sopwith Triplanes. Seven of their comrades have been killed, wounded or captured by German pilots flying vastly superior Albatros D III’s. On February 15th they proceed to the aerodrome at Furnes in West Flanders, ready to go back to war more »
Are Older Women Being Used to Make a TSA Counter-Profiling Statement? Letter of Concern from UCSF Professors About Back-Scatter X-Rays
"We are writing to call your attention to serious concerns about the potential health risks of the recently adopted whole body backscatter X-ray airport security scanners." ... "The large population of older travelers, 65 years of age, is particularly at risk from the mutagenic effects of the X-rays based on the known biology of melanocyte aging" more »
Can That Stranger With the Suitcase Be Me?
My pre-vacation resolutions to eat sensibly invariably dissolve at my first sight of a palm tree stirring in balmy breezes, or the bright lights of Picadilly, or the sound of the gurgling waters of the Trevi Fountain, or the melodious tinkle of a Swiss cow bell. I usually lose my first skirmish in another battle of the vacation bulge when I board a plane and a flight attendant serves dinner more »
An Artist Produces a Unique Project
Hannah Haworth produced a unique project entitled 'The Hunt' for a Degree Show at the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland ... "as I continue to learn more about our early relationships with the landscape, the more my work focusses on craft, ritual and our connections with other species" more »