Air Canada ordered to pay $12K to man who couldn't order 7Up in French OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Canada on Wednesday ordered Air Canada to pay $12,000 to Ottawa French-language rights crusader Michel Thibodeau in part because when he asked an English-speaking flight…
Date Archives July 2011
I looked down and there was a baby in my sweatpants
I'm Rory Hornblower, and I approve this truck. #arftw / adam riff™ food and travel week
Summer Movie Century
1920s: Midnight in Paris 1930s: Water for Elephants 1940s: Captain America: The First Avenger 1950s: The Tree of Life 1960s: X-Men: First Class 1970s: Super 8 1980s: The Devil's Double 1990s: One Day #arftw / adam riff™ food and travel week
Major/Minor
• Do You Think People Who Eat Alone at Restaurants Are Weird? I don't know many people who are interested in eating at restaurants, so I mostly dine out alone, usually at the bar, with a crossword puzzle or a book to fill time. How…
Notes from the Weekend
—I'm trying to access this restaurant's official website, but Tumblr is down. —Brooklyn? —Of course. Idea: A tumblelog of HLN screencaps. On display at the Museum of the Moving Image: Winona Ryder's gashed legs in Black Swan. Idea: A mad scientist sculpts and animates a…
Where do you want to go today?
The name Washington was assigned by Congress in 1853, when the area was still a territory. Settlers seeking territorial status had requested that their new home be called Columbia, after the great river on its southern boundary. But some members of Congress were concerned that…
Berg
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The boy fell over and blood pooled in the sockets of his eyeballs like little lakes of fire
INT. PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – MORNING Follow this airport's food court on Twitter? Okay… There is a Chick-fil-A in this airport? Oh, but it's 9:00 AM. "Are you only serving breakfast?" "No, we're serving everything." The only other time that I've eaten at Chick-fil-A was…
I got joy joy joy in my soul tonight
New York City is lovely, but I miss the back of my neck being dry, and watching PTI at 2:30 PM. #arftw / adam riff™ food and travel week
Ghetto blasting on the basement floor
Last day in New York City (until September?). I planned a Warriors run – Woodlawn to Coney Island with stops in between where I contend with various food carts. I don't expect to survive past Riverside Park. #arftw / adam riff™ food and travel week