Last month, I wrote about my first airplane flight—as well as later flights, including the time I was listed on the passenger manifest of TWA flight 800, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean—in an article posted on the day of the Boeing 747’s final delivery to Atlas Air. Paying subscribers can read the whole essay here (browse additional paid subscriber benefits, including the opportunity to have me coach your writing, below).
Mine’s a tribute to the machine which marks the beginning of what was once referred to—and often maligned—as the Jet Age.
Most February articles review movies centered upon main characters that go rogue—criminals portrayed by Clint Eastwood and Denzel Washington, a skeptical writer played by Ewan McGregor and the lonesome war veteran and LA businessman played by Jack Lemmon in an Oscar-winning role—as well as obituaries for two entertainers who endured for decades. This month, Autonomia celebrated Sidney Poitier’s birthday all month, too, with three film reviews.
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