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This was a heinous year for the aviation industry. Absolutely horrendous, in fact. But among the gloom there were some lighter, crazier, even hopeful moments that captured our imaginations during the dark times. Here are the wildest. 1. A tiny airport in Alaska became the world’s busiest Alaska’s Anchorage International lacks the waterfalls and razzmatazz

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a … Jigglypuff? Some Pokémon-themed airplanes are starting to appear in the skies in Japan. Solaseed Airlines, a local carrier based on the Japanese island of Kyushu, debuted a Pokémon-painted plane on December 19. Its maiden flight was from Miyazaki City to Tokyo’s Haneda airport. The plane is

In a brightly lit restaurant in downtown Hong Kong, the meaty smell of fried spam fills the air. As other staff prepare for the lunchtime rush, a cook is putting the finishing touches to a bowl of instant noodles, egg and spam, a dish so popular and iconic of local cuisine that it has its

Beyoncé will offer $5,000 grants to help people facing foreclosures or evictions due to the housing crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. People can apply for the grants beginning January 7, 2021, the singer announced on her website Tuesday. Grants will be sent out to the 100 people selected in late January. “Beyoncé is continuing

Writer-director Robert Rodriguez offers an odd mashup of two movies from the 2000s with “We Can Be Heroes,” basically the offspring of his “Spy Kids” and “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl.” The result is a lively and colorful if uninspired Netflix kids movie, which even throws in the David Bowie song that inspired the

Kaitlyn Bristowe, the recently crowned champion of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” and her boyfriend Jason Tartick have Covid-19, she announced on Instagram. Bristowe, an alum of “The Bachelor” franchise, shared the news alongside Tartick, who was also previously a contestant on “The Bachelorette.” “Unfortunately, this is our Christmas card this year,” Bristowe wrote. “We

Over the course of its long history, the Boeing 737 has acquired more nicknames than any other commercial aircraft. Among them are Baby Boeing, Tin Mouse, Light Twin, Guppy, Bobby, Rudder Rotor, as well as a few less flattering ones, such as Fat Freddy and Dung Beetle. But none of these is as notorious as

United Airlines on Thursday became the fourth major airline with routes between London and the New York metropolitan area to require passengers show proof they have been tested negative recently for the novel coronavirus. Beginning December 28, passengers flying on United from London’s Heathrow Airport to the United States must provide proof of a negative

Remember that kid in school who thought they had superior, unimpeachable taste in music, and yours was supremely uncool? Somebody trained an AI to be that person. The bot “How Bad is Your Spotify,” brought to you by digital publication Pudding, will analyze your Spotify account and give you its thoughts on just how cringe-worthy

After owning Thursday night on ABC, “Grey’s Anatomy” producer Shonda Rhimes’ first series under her Netflix deal should feel like an occasion. As opening bids go, however, “Bridgerton” plays a weak hand, turning Julia Quinn’s novels about a 19th-century London family into a handsome but tedious snooze — think “Masterpiece Theater,” only with more sex

The western gets a slightly revisionist spin in “News of the World,” a film starring Tom Hanks that’s really the same plot as “The Mandalorian,” just without the armor. Despite an action-filled trailer, director/co-writer Paul Greengrass’ movie is only fitfully eventful, relying heavily on the grudging relationship formed between Hanks’ taciturn vagabond and his unlikely

“Promising Young Woman” combines a promising star and timely premise into a provocative but less-than-satisfying thriller. A darkly comic #MeToo revenge tale, the film is elevated by Carey Mulligan’s mesmerizing performance but winds up feeling undercooked in developing the narrative surrounding what’s basically a feminist vigilante. Mulligan’s Cassie gets introduced in a bar, looking very