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Past-perfect

14Jul08

Tony Gnoffo, managing editor of Knowledge@Wharton U.S. Edition, relishes a peek at the past — more than 20 years past, in fact — when his photo (lower right) appeared as a new-hire mention in the Philadelphia Inquirer’s newsroom newsletter in late 1986. Gnoffo was one of more than 300 people who attended a reunion [...]


Hermosa Beach, Calif., may be in the land of the peaceful, easy feeling, but even there you’ll find the occasional yoyo whose chained dog snarls randomly at people strolling past a restaurant along the strand.


Palm Springs, Calif., is peppered with palm trees and the nearby hills are salted with windmills — hundreds of them.


Tunnel visions

17Apr08

The tunnel from Terminal A to Terminals B and C at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is a trip in itself — the light pattern changes almost by the second, all to the sound of ambient music, turning what would be a tedious tunnel into a multimedia experience.  Take note, subway systems of the world.