Madeleine Wagner

Madeleine Wagner is a writer and artist whose curiosity has taken her from weird basement art shows to teaching in a Master’s Degree program. Her work has appeared in The Florida Times Union, Folio Weekly, Art News, Art Pulse, and The Cleveland Plain Dealer. She’s done work as a curator, commentator, and critic. She is fascinated with the way language shapes culture, and aesthetics shape values.
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‘New Fear Unlocked’: Woman Checks Into Alabama Doubletree. Now She Needs To Know Who Was In Room 331
"Buckle up."
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North Carolina Woman Boards American Airlines Flight. Then They Make Everyone Deplane After Waiting For 7 Hours
"Unfortunately at this time, the flight is..."
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MSC Cruise Guest Tries To Return To Ship—With Something A Little Extra From Island Excursion. It Doesn’t End Well: ‘You Really Thought?’
"Ocean Cay security will catch you every time."
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Woman Gets Breakfast On A Royal Caribbean Cruise. Then Commenters Point Out A Glaring Issue With Her Order: ‘Seems So Rude’
"Yep, tried that on my last cruise..."
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QANTAS: A380s to get WiFi by 2027
But you will have to wait until early 2027. The A380s are scheduled to have their repeatedly delayed WiFi upgrade by then, but it’s slow Viasat not peppy Starlink. At least usage is free across classes. Qantas has now installed satellite internet across its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet and most...
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Marriott Bonvoy Business Review – 150K Points AND $125 (Offer Ending Soon)
The Marriott Bonvoy Business card has a new welcome offer that is potentially worth hundreds of dollars (or more). This one credit card offer could make your next vacation ...
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Find the Antipode of Many Places Around the World
If you have ever wanted to find the antipode of many places around the world, you can do so in seconds with a nifty Internet web site. The definition of antipode is...
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Sapphire Reserve® Exclusive Tables expanded again, but many restaurants removed
The Chase Sapphire Reserve® card includes twice-annual $150 credits for restaurant spending at Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables. These are a curated selection of high-end restaurants available through a special version of OpenTable. With the new Sapphire Reserve card, you do NOT need to make a reservation or pay through Chase...
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Lounge Review: Alaska Airlines Lounge (SEA – C Concourse)
After my flight from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), I had some time to…
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The best credit card travel credits | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep366 | 7-10-26
On today’s podcast episode, if you couldn’t get enough of Basic Economy, don’t worry! Delta has introduced Basic Business. And we’ll talk about Credit card Travel Credits: which are worthwhile and which are worthless. The best credit card travel credits Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite...
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Targeted Virgin Red Mastercard Offer: 1,500 Points For Using A Digital Wallet
I’ll be honest: my Virgin Red Rewards Mastercard hasn’t been working hard lately. I signed up for the card, earned the welcome bonus, and after that, it mostly became one…
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How to apply Marriott free night certs to upgraded rooms
Some Marriott hotels allow you to add points or cash to a free-night award to secure an upgraded room. That can be a good option, but it’s frustrating when you want to apply a free-night certificate. By default, Marriott won’t let you book these upgraded rooms with a certificate. Fortunately,...
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Icahn Circles Caesars, Park MGM’s Weak Offering, Waymo’s Big Milestone & Las Vegas Jacks?
Caesars takeover woes, another NBA team name, Park MGM's weak offering, Nacho Daddy and robotaxis takeover!
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SkyWest Lost A Case Over Relentless Sexual Harassment—Then Said The Victim Should Have Taken Psychiatric Drugs
After a jury found SkyWest liable for relentless sexual harassment at its DFW maintenance operation, the airline argued the victim should have reduced her emotional suffering through therapy and psychiatric drugs. The Fifth Circuit said Title VII imposes no such duty.
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Wells Fargo: $400 / $550 / $825 bonus for new business checking account (no direct deposit required)
Wells Fargo has expanded an excellent promotion for new business checking account customers that’s available online or at a branch. It offers one of three tiers: a $400 bonus for depositing $2,500 and maintaining that balance for ~30 days; a $550 bonus for depositing $10K; or an $825 bonus for...
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Kickstarter: TORVX All-in-One Magnetic Charger and Recorder
The TORVX All-in-One Magnetic Charger also doubles as a voice recorder, and has a battery life of over 30 hours. It's on Kickstarter, but only for a few more...
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7 Travel Secrets That Aren’t Really Secrets – Most Tourists Just Don’t Know Them
For better or worse, travel often feels like it’s divided into the “haves” and the “have-nots.” The “haves” are the people with mountains of airline miles and hotel points. They…
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Hyatt Expands the Number of Hotels That Don’t Accept Suite Upgrade Awards (Full List)
One of my favorite benefits of Hyatt’s loyalty program is the ability to earn…
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Top 5 Hotel Bonus Points offers for July 2026
Here are our Top Hotel Stay Bonuses for this month! These are for stays that you credit to a hotel frequent guest program. Many of these offers go beyond this month so don’t count them out for stays you’re booking past this month. If none of the offers listed below...
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Amex Business Checking Offering Best Ever Bonus: 70K Membership Rewards [Targeted]
More people have been targeted for the Amex Business Checking account 70K bonus. We have a link that you can try to check for yourself too.
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$50 New Member Referral Bonus With Rakuten
This is your chance to cash in on a $50 new member referral bonus when you sign up as a new member of Rakuten; and you will receive a bonus of $50.00 via referral when you spend a minimum of $50.00 within the first 90 days of your new membership,...
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$100 back on $500 at Sixt with targeted Amex Offer (enrollment required)
There’s a new Amex Offer out today that’s good for $100 back when you enroll in the offer, then spend $500 or more at Sixt Car Rental. This could potentially make for a good stack with Capital One Shopping, given the big The Deal A new targeted Amex Offer is...
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Blind Passenger With Guide Dog Blocked From Escalator At Houston Airport: “I Do Not Care”
Securityat Houston Intercontinental blocked a blind passenger with a guide dog from using an escalator, even after he explained he couldn’t see elevator buttons. When challenged, the worker replied: “I do not care.”
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Top 5 Flight Bonus Miles and Points Offers for July 2026
Here are our Top 5 Flight Bonus Mile/Point Offers for this month. This post is of course for bonuses for flying this month however many of these offers go beyond so don’t count them out for flights you need to book past this month. If none of the offers listed...
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What Is Courtyard By Marriott Supposed To Be Now?
Some hotel brands are easy to understand because they’re consistent. Hampton Inn, Fairfield Inn and Holiday Inn Express all fall into the same general category: free breakfast, basic amenities and…
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Delta Launching Los Angeles To Manila Flights In 2027, As Part Of New Asia Push
Historically, Delta Air Lines has shied away from ultra long haul flights, with a limited number of exceptions. However, that’s slowly starting to change. Delta recently launched flights to Hong Kong (HKG), and Riyadh (RUH) flights are expected soon as well.
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Hyatt Expands List of Hotels That Don’t Accept Suite Upgrade Awards
Hyatt has quietly updated the list of properties where Suite Upgrade Awards cannot be used, adding two new hotels to the exclusion list.
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Bummer: American Backtracks, Claws Back 25k Mile Bonuses from Business Accounts
Yesterday I wrote about a deal I took AAdvantage, er, advantage of, earning 25k bonus miles both for…
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Flight Attendant Tries To Do Beverage Service. Then She Comes Across 2 People Holding Hands Across The Aisle: ‘We Cannot Let Go’
"Am I about to play London Bridges?"
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Passenger Learns New Plane Hack To Have The Best Nap On Your Flight, But Flight Attendants Are Sounding The Alarm: ‘As A Flight Attendant, We Have To Stop People From Doing It’
"Yea, yea danger whatever."
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Woman Flies Scandinavian Airlines. Then She Looks Out Her Window And Sees How High The Pilot Is Flying: ‘Curvature Of The Earth’
"Quite frightening to be honest."
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Woman Says Boyfriend Bought Third Seat So They Could Have ‘More Space’ On Flight. Then She Sees The Real Reason He Bought It: ‘An Excellent Use Of Free Will’
"This man has QUESTED..."
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Delta Diamond Passenger Flies From St. Louis To Atlanta To Florida. Then He Asks For Coffee
"Please don't put me on the no-fly list."
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Man Says Terminals At LAX Show A Clear ‘Class Divide.’ Is He Right?: ‘JetBlue…A Greyhound Station’
"Terminal 1 has an Urth Cafe..."
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Woman Boards Flight After Nose Job And Realizes She Forgot Something Major. Then A Flight Attendant Steps In
"Changes in cabin pressure can lead to increased swelling."
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Woman Tries To Visit Rome. She Can’t Even Walk In The Crowd: ‘It’s Not Even Euro Summer Yet’
"Maybe European winter doesn’t sound too bad lol."