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Mini Object Lesson: Why Attack Airports?
On Wednesday, the Mirror posted the clickbaity listicle “Are Travellers Safe? From Istanbul to Glasgow and Brussels – 10…
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Mini Object Lesson: Gender in Flight
If you are feeling consternation about recent gender trouble in public restrooms, you might look to the heavens for relief…
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Mini Object Lesson: What Is a Snack?
Snacks get us through the day. They bridge the gap between meals, and help us tolerate excruciating think tanks or…
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Mini Object Lesson: The Season of Small Toys
Recently at the drug store, I passed the Easter pop-up section, with all its trinkets and candies sold to fill…
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Mini Object Lesson: The New Starman
In a video that has been praised as “breathtaking” and “sweet,” Audi advertised its 205-mph Audi R8 V10 Plus…
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Mini Object Lesson: Blue Apron and the Thing About Dinner
Up in Michigan for the holidays, high winter winds knocked out the electricity for a couple days. A family friend…
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Mini Object Lesson: The Gifts that Keep Giving
Last week, Ian wrote about the strange economy of gift giving. He suggests that part of what is so unsettling…
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Mini Object Lesson: Fishing Shirt
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Mini Object Lesson: Consider the Lavatory
Given the latest airplane urination scare, perhaps it’s time to look to the lavatory. Occasionally aircraft lavatories burst…
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A Forgettable Passage to Flight
How the jet bridge distills air travel: an Object Lesson
