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The idea of being able to fly with like 25 huge oversized bags at ~$50/bag is so wild to me. I was clued into this by a lighting designer for a number of big music acts, and while I haven’t tried it personally yet, there are enough Reddit posts about it for me to feel confident. It would be absolutely clutch if you’re touring or traveling with a lot of heavy gear. Basically you just mock up a badge in Word or MS Paint or whatever that says Media, (it’s remarkable how truly shitty it can look from what I hear), laminate it, and then go directly to the ticket counter and say you need media rates for luggage. I also just love that this kind of esoteric industry trick still exists.
Jul 19, 2023
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Neck pillow that holds extra stuff. I’m always trying to avoid paying $$$ for a carry on lol. Anyone try this or have other hacks?
Apr 27, 2024
I spend an intolerable amount of time in airports and I will take every single short cut I can take when traveling to make my life less painful. I’m hesitant to share this because this is somehow still a big secret and if this becomes fucked up because I told this publication about it I’m going to kill myself but something Noah and I have accidentally stumbled upon is the sparsely utilized fast track lane. After you check into your flight online, go onto the Lisbon airport website and there is a link for the fast track. It’s only 9 euros and it is worth it. You get through security in 2 minutes and when you get a dub at the airport it’s like the greatest dub you could get from god -Rivka
Jan 13, 2025
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I'm not very good at it but I'll bet this feels amazing. Just palming a paperback and a wallet or something and hopping on a plane. You're finally free.
Jan 25, 2024
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There’s a kind of artist I revere who is so deeply committed to expressing the singular nature of their work that it becomes almost self-destructive. For me, Wesley Kimler and Sharkula come to mind – I think of them almost every day. Kimler, in addition to being my mentor for over a decade, is a painter infamous for his cavernous warehouse studios and the theatrical ragers periodically thrown inside, alongside pet foxes and parrots, massive contorted paintings of figures blasted into abstract glowing kites and seascapes, and for publicly calling out the (shake your fist with me) corruption and nepotism of the Chicago art world. Sharkula, (aka Caviar Brian, Thigamahjigee, Sherlock Homeboy, Dirty Gilligan, among others), is a goofball genius rapper who is recognizable to anyone that frequents Chicago’s Blue Line for selling CDs of his over 40 different albums and mixtapes, named things like Martin Luther King Whopper With Cheese, and delivered wrapped in Xeroxed paper with his tags and scribbles all over them.Both of them are devoted, in the religious sense, to their work in a way that I find deeply inspiring, while being a foil to every capitulation that I give into daily.
Jul 19, 2023
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I already adore Saunders’ short stories, but his recent book that delicately outlines the mechanics and flow-states of both storytelling and story-reading often leaves me in a state of deep, sublime appreciation of life itself – melodramatic, I know, but I’m serious. It’s one of those books where I’ve basically transcribed the entire thing into my notes because every page is such a crystal clear revelation.
Jul 19, 2023
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