Morning Links: ‘Killer Blueline Buses,’ the Idea of America and More
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 01.22.09 | 8:07 AM ET
Photo by - Revealed: confessions of a hotel housekeeper.
- No little bottle of lotion in your hotel room? No fruit in your breakfast buffet? Blame the economy. Hotels are.
- “Killer blueline buses” pose a dilemma in Delhi: They’re dangerous, but they’re needed.
- MediaShift looks at Phil Balboni’s vision for GlobalPost.
- GlobalPost asks its correspondents “What does the idea of America mean to the world?”
- Newley Purnell posts about Matt Gross and multimedia travel journalism—with a World Hum shout out, too.
- Theodore Dalrymple on the “disturbing reality at a Paris Metro stop.”
- Nathan’s says its flagship hot dog shop will remain in Coney Island. Glad to hear the site of some great childhood memories is being preserved.
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
Ling 01.22.09 | 10:31 AM ET
Wonder how long Nathan’s is still going to be there, considering Bloomberg’s plans to turn Coney Island into a luxury entertainment zone. Won’t be long before some big shot real estate developer plans a hotel or club there.