
The Gate with Brian Cohen
What Is Wrong With This Photograph? Part 331
Islands is a publication that was launched in 1981 and has been digital only since 2014; and it is based in Fishers in Indiana — but that is not what is wrong with the screen shot that is shown below which pertains to this article.
For this edition of this popular...

One Mile at a Time
American Flight Attendant Smartly & Subtly Makes Sure Man Isn’t A Creep
I came across a video on Instagram that has been viewed tens of millions of times. At first, I was confused how this was even interesting, but then I quickly figured out what was going on here (though it’s not entirely clear to me if the passenger even realizes it?).

View from the Wing
Passenger Rips The Wheels Off His Carry-On To Beat The Gate Bag Sizer — Then Can’t Get It Back Out
A low-cost carrier passenger got called out at the gate for a carry-on that was just a bit too big, and instead of paying to check it he ripped the wheels off on the spot. The bag technically makes it into the gate sizer — but then he struggles to...

Frequent Miler
(50% sale) CardPointers: Automatically enroll offers to all of your cards
CardPointers is an app/website/browser extension that helps you track all your credit cards, their various benefits, etc. Its most popular feature is the ability to auto-enroll card-linked spending offers like Amex Offers, Citi Offers, etc. Rather than having to go through and manually click to enroll in each offer, CardPointers...

One Mile at a Time
Weekly Review: December 13, 2025
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! I’m off on a quick adventure with my dad, which I’ll be sharing the details of shortly, and I’m looking forward to that (though it’s not quite as exciting of a trip as I had hoped, due to time constraints)....

Live and Let’s Fly
I Learned Something Profound At Kitschy “Cultural Dinner” In Ethiopia
I went to what I assumed would be a kitschy, tourist-oriented “cultural dinner” in Ethiopia and walked away having learned something genuinely profound about how Ethiopians see themselves and their place in history. The Ethiopian Story Of Queen Sheba I Never Learned Until A “Cultural Dinner” I’ll admit it upfront:...

Frequent Miler
More Easy Rewards: Fee-free Visa Gift Cards at Staples
Update 12/13/25: This Visa gift card deal is meant to be a two week deal, so it’s due to run through Saturday December 20. ~ Staples is again offering fee-free fixed $200 Visa Gift Cards from Sunday, December 7, through December 13 20. The limit is nine per customer per...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
Eating in Madrid: Mercado de San Miguel
The seconds were relentlessly ticking away towards lunch time as the sol de Octubre was shining brightly on the growing mass of tourists and natives flowing in and out of this historic building of decorative iron posts guarding a wall of glass. The fragrant greetings of colorful fresh fruits and...







