Rachel Cusk’s ‘Outline’: Incidental Athens

Sarah Stodola — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 14:14:39 +0000

I visited Athens late last spring, just before Greece’s near-default on its debt and possible exit from the euro. At the time, the city exhibited no signs of near-collapse to the untrained eye (mine): The subways were running well, the Acropolis was open and packed, the restaurants and bars we frequented at night were buzzing. Underneath the surface proficiency, though, I began to notice a certain faltering in Athens’ fabric. For example: In 2015, there was no centralized online location to […]

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NYC –> Athens on Delta Flight 40

Sarah Stodola — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 19:08:55 +0000

In Flight Reviews, Flung writers provide key information about flights they take in order to leave the flying public better informed in an age of frustration, obfuscation and increasingly unfriendly skies. JFK –> ATH Flight: Delta Flight 40 from New York’s JFK to Athens’ Eleftherios Venizelos. Date and Time of Flight: May 25, 2015. Takeoff at 4:26pm. Boarding: The staff called for Business Class, Platinum members and Comfort+ passengers to line up to one side of the gate, with Zone […]

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Rachel Cusk’s ‘Outline’: Incidental Athens

NYC –> Athens on Delta Flight 40