17 Feb 2012

Kodak To Give Up Naming Rights To Oscars Venue

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Red carpet for Oscar. Red ink for Kodak.

Eastman Kodak, maker of celluloid stock since 1889, is giving up the naming rights to the venue for Hollywood’s biggest night.

Read the full story on my Forbes Seat 1A blog.

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13 Feb 2012

Green Stays

Miyako Hybrid

Miyako Hybrid Hotel near Los Angeles offers special perks for hybrid cars.

Eco-friendly features are becoming almost commonplace in hotels these days. ANDREW BENDER looks at lodgings that take going green one step further, in this month’s edition of Singapore Airlines’ in-flight magazine, SilverKris. A hotel that melts away each spring, preferred parking for hybrid cars, and more…

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30 Jan 2012

Record Number Of Americans Now Hold Passports

U.S. Customs Allows Pre-Approved Travelers To Bypass Passport Lines

“More Americans have passports now than ever before,” says Ken Chavez, Public Affairs Officer in the Office of Policy Coordination and Public Affairs at the US State Department. Over one-third of the population to be exact, or nearly 110 million out of 313 million Americans. That’s more than double the number of US passports in circulation in 2000 (48 million) and around 15 times 1989’s 7 million.

Read the rest of the story on my Seat 1A blog on Forbes.com.

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09 Dec 2011

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29 Nov 2011

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21 Nov 2011

Fred Ott's Sneeze

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13 Nov 2011

What time is it? "Time to get busy," says artist Tyree Guyton, of the Heidelberg Project.

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18 Oct 2011

MLK Memorial

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14 Oct 2011

Chefs gather last month to kick off Dine LA Restaurant Week.

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07 Oct 2011

LA's CicLAvia will feature cyclists, art tours, games and whatever the heck these guys are doing.

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