Upgraded: Weird contraband found at airports Downgraded: Pigeon welfare The NY Daily News has a set of photos of items found by customs agents at airports. Most are drug related, but my favorite has to be this image of a man with pigeons wrapped up and kept in his long underwear: “Sir, your pa...

Upgraded: Frequent flyer legislation Downgraded: The value of your miles Frequent flyer programs can be a byzantine maze. Above all, nearly everyone is cranky about being able to cash in their frequent flyer miles. I just tried winnowing down the uncomfortably large kitty of points for some Caribbea...