2010 World Expo: Tips for navigating the crowds and culture of Shanghai

Shanghai Expo: Squat toilets, touch screens

SHANGHAI – Several million foreigners, including thousands of Americans, are expected to visit Shanghai over the next six months to see the Expo. For many, it will be their first trip to this sprawling city of 20 million people.
Here are some tips to help you navigate the crowds, logistics and …. Original article  : 2010 World Expo: Tips for navigating the crowds and culture of Shanghai.

Architecture, culture, shopping and food: Plenty of fun and even some wow at Shanghai Expo

Finding the wow amid the kitsch at Shanghai Expo
SHANGHAI – Crowds at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai have subsided, which is good news for travelers planning a visit during its six-month run. But even without the long lines that plagued its May 1 opening and the days that followed, visitors may have …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Architecture, culture, shopping and food: Plenty of fun and even some wow at Shanghai Expo.

Iranian state TV says families of 3 detained Americans to be allowed to visit them in prison

Report: Families to visit Americans jailed in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran – An Iranian state television channel said Monday that the families of three Americans arrested along the Iraqi border in July will be allowed to visit them in a Tehran prison.
Iran’s English-language Press TV did not say how it obtained the information, adding only that a …. Read the original article  : Iranian state TV says families of 3 detained Americans to be allowed to visit them in prison.

At France’s new Pompidou museum, the building steals the spotlight from the Picassos

At new French museum, the building steals the show

METZ, France – It’s France’s newest architectural wonder, and it looks something like an enormous white floppy sun hat. Or a giant swimming manta ray, or maybe an alien spacecraft.
The new Pompidou Center art museum in the eastern French city of Metz has generated a big buzz … Original article on : At France’s new Pompidou museum, the building steals the spotlight from the Picassos.

JetBlue offers $10 seats for travel on Tuesday and Wednesday across its network

JetBlue offers $10 seats for last-minute trips

NEW YORK – Sometimes being impulsive comes in handy.
JetBlue is selling all remaining seats on nonstop flights Tuesday and Wednesday to 59 destinations for $10 each way.
The airline didn’t specify how many seats are available in the sale.
JetBlue Airways Corp., based in Forest Hills, N.Y., serves 61 cities in … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : JetBlue offers $10 seats for travel on Tuesday and Wednesday across its network.

NYC’s Whitney Museum receives major gift of more than 350 works of art

NYC’s Whitney Museum receives major artwork gift

NEW YORK – The Whitney Museum of American Art has received a major gift of more than 350 works of art from a longtime benefactor.
The museum said Friday the donation was made by philanthropist and art collector Emily Fisher Landau. The 367 pieces include works by Carl Andre, Jasper … Original source on Gaea Times at : NYC’s Whitney Museum receives major gift of more than 350 works of art.

JetBlue partners with South African Airways so customers can fly on both with a single ticket

JetBlue forms partnership with South African Air

NEW YORK – JetBlue has formed a partnership with South African Airways that will allow travelers to fly on both airlines with a single ticket.
Starting May 12, JetBlue customers will be able to travel to 40 international cities served by South African Airways. South African Airways passengers will be …. Original source  : JetBlue partners with South African Airways so customers can fly on both with a single ticket.

Art official: lady’s portrait found in Italian palace storeroom might be a Raphael original

Art official: painting in storage may be Raphael’s

ROME – A finely painted portrait of a demurely looking woman nestled in an exceptionally ornate frame that was kept in an Italian ducal palace storeroom appears to be a Raphael original and not a copy as long thought, an art official in central Italy said Friday.
However, experts …. Source  : Art official: lady’s portrait found in Italian palace storeroom might be a Raphael original.

Indiana tourism agency aiming at social media with new summer travel discount offers

Ind. aiming at social media with tourism deals

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s tourism agency, armed with a dwindling budget, is offering summer travel deals – but only to those who follow the agency through e-mail and on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman, who oversees the Indiana Office of Tourism Development, began …. Original source  : Indiana tourism agency aiming at social media with new summer travel discount offers.

Swiss museum opens Europe’s most extensive retrospective of US artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

Swiss open Europe’s largest Basquiat retrospective

GENEVA – A Swiss museum will present what it says is the broadest retrospective ever seen in Europe of the work of American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
The ambitious show hosted by the Beyeler Foundation features over 100 paintings, drawings and objects by Basquiat, with many borrowed from private collections, the foundation …. Original source  : Swiss museum opens Europe’s most extensive retrospective of US artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.