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F or a coming-together of such a collection of dignitaries — political, military and civilian
— the reception at the White House was rather jovial. Folks
like these don’t gather very often, and when they do, it’s usually behind closed doors where clandestine U.S. Military operations are hashed out and battle plans are devised. But on Feb. 29, 2016, top brass from all of the armed forces, as well as politicos, celeb-rities and laypeople, congregated at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, where Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers was presented the Congressional Medal of Honor by President Obama for his heroism during a rescue operation in the Qarghah’i District of eastern Afghanistan.
There were three happenings at the cere-mony — two overt and one hidden — that were striking. For one, the president remarked that this may well have been the largest gathering of special operators ever assembled at the White House. Byers is a member of the noto-rious SEAL Team 6, and their successes and accomplishments — and their identities — are usually kept classifi ed.
The second was that Byers, a soft-spoken, humble hero from Tontogany, Ohio, stood there, ramrod straight, as the leader of the free world bestowed the nation’s highest honor upon him, and he said nothing. He mouthed a “thank you” to the crowd as they revered him with a standing ovation, but he did not address them or approach the micro-phone. It was only later that he said to the
gaggle of media that he wasn’t a hero at all. He said the real heroes were the men in his unit, particularly Petty Offi cer 1st Class Nicolas D. Checque, 28, who had been shot and killed during the hostage-rescue operation for which Byers was recognized. Byers said in a post-ceremony interview that his daughter
“knows that I’m Daddy, and she loves me just
for that. If you talk to her one-on-one, she’ll tell you all the fi ve nicknames she has for me, and none of them includes ‘hero.’�”
And the third happening — the one that wasn’t caught on camera or noted by reporters — was that when President Obama put the medal around Byers’ neck, he was presenting only the second Medal of Honor to a living Navy man from the hospital corps (Byers’ initial unit) in over four decades. The last time was in 1970. The president was Richard Nixon. And the recipient was a corpsman second class from the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines named Donald “Doc” Ballard.
Doc’s story is book-worthy. Heck, it’s volume-worthy. This is the actual Medal of Honor citation:
EDITOR’S NOTEBy Adam Pitluk
Hospital Corpsman Second Class, United States Navy, Company M, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division. Place and date: Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam, May 16, 1968. Entered service at: Kansas City, Mo. Born: December 5, 1945, Kansas City, Mo.
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life and beyond the call of duty while serving as a HC2c. with Company M, in connection with operations against enemy aggressor forces. During the afternoon hours, Company M was moving to join the remainder of the 3d Battalion in Quang Tri Province. After treating and evacuating 2 heat casualties, HC2c. Ballard was returning to his platoon from the evacuation landing zone when the company was ambushed by a North Vietnamese Army unit employing au-tomatic weapons and mortars, and sustained numerous casualties. Observing a wounded marine, HC2c. Ballard unhesitatingly moved across the fi re-swept terrain to the injured man and swiftly rendered medical assistance to his comrade. HC2c. Ballard then directed 4 marines to carry the casualty to a position of relative safety. As the 4 men prepared to move the wounded marine, an enemy soldier suddenly left his concealed position and, after hurling a hand grenade which landed near the casualty, commenced fi ring upon the small group of men. Instantly shouting a warning to the marines, HC2c. Ballard fearlessly threw himself upon the lethal explosive device to pro-tect his comrades from the deadly blast. When
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“THEY CALL ME A HERO, BUT I LOOK AT THE YOUNGER KIDSTODAY WILLING TO SERVE, AND THEY ARE MY HEROES.”
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the grenade failed to detonate, he calmly arose from his dangerous po-sition and resolutely continued his determined eff orts in treating other marine casualties. HC2c. Ballard’s heroic actions and selfl ess concern for the welfare of his companions served to inspire all who observed him and prevented possible injury or death to his fellow marines. His courage, daring initiative, and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of extreme personal danger, sustain and enhance the fi nest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
Folks, you read that right: The man jumped on an enemy grenade.The American Way staff was honored to receive Doc Ballard in
our offi ce recently. He told us his story in-depth (of which, horrify-ingly, there is a lot more that wasn’t mentioned in the citation). He also shared his opinions on duty, honor, country, what it means to be one of only 78 living Medal of Honor recipients, and the sheer terror of May 16, 1968, in the Quang Tri province of Vietnam, 48 years ago this month.
“That was probably the worst day of my life,” he told our staff . The younger staff ers, whose generation is more familiar with Iraq and Af-ghanistan veterans than with Vietnam, couldn’t believe the details of Doc’s hand-to-hand combat with the North Vietnamese army. They couldn’t believe that he jumped on a live grenade, and they couldn’t believe that at one point, he was pronounced dead and stacked atop the other corpses to be bagged and tagged. His actions saved no fewer than fi ve men that day. And still, much like Navy SEAL Edward Byers, he doesn’t want to be called a hero.
“They call me a hero, but I look at the younger kids today willing to serve, and they are my heroes,” he says. “I’ve dealt with tragedy my whole life. I’ve been wounded eight times, so my heroes are the guys who saved my life. I suff er from PTSD, and my disorder is activated when I think of the guys that died that I couldn’t save. My worry was not when I was lying there wondering whether I was going to live. It was the times I was wishing I’d get killed so I could get off that hill and be reunited with my friends.”
These days, Doc travels the country speaking to young service-men and women, and he thanks them for their service. He also is the treasurer of the Medal of Honor Society, an extremely consequential organization, which you can learn more about on page 32.
“The men and women today that are fi ghting and are getting shot at are in just as much danger as I was,” he says. “They’re doing their best to stay alive and defend us and protect our ideals. I want to get the message out to the young kids that they should appreciate the armed forces.”
Let’s make this Memorial Day about more than just backyards and barbecues. Let’s make it about the brave men and women — past, present and future — who volunteer to serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard. And let’s show them our apprecia-tion. Watch … I’ll show you how it’s done:
Thank you, Doc Ballard. Thank you, Edward Byers. Thank you, United States military, for protecting and defending us. Much respect.
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PERSPECTIVE
I f I were to ask you about the Wright brothers, you would probably know they are the founders of modern-day fl ight. But, there was a third man you
may not know about who was just as important in the development of powered aircraft: Charles E. “Charlie” Taylor.
Charlie Taylor is considered the father of aviation maintenance. He helped the Wright brothers design and build their own engine, paving the way for aircraft maintenance technicians (AMTs) like me to keep your aircraft safe and airworthy.
I learned about Charlie Taylor from a colleague who was working to pass a resolution in California to honor AMTs. Frankly, I was a little embarrassed I didn’t know anything about the man who pioneered the work I do. I became dedicated to educating my profession about Charlie, and I created the Aircraft Maintenance Technicians Association (AMTA). Through the AMTA, I worked to persuade Congress to recognize the important resolutions states were passing in honor of AMTs. In 2008, with the
sponsorship of Congressman Bob Filner of California, the U.S. Congressional AMT Day Resolution was passed.
AMT Day is now celebrated each year on May 24 – Charlie’s birthday – in honor of all the men and women who use their knowledge and skill to provide safe and
reliable aircraft. We put a little bit of ourselves in each plane we work on. And much like Charlie, we don’t work for the limelight.
I’ve been an AMT with American Airlines for 30 years. I chose to become an AMT because I like the challenge of fi xing something. A great responsibility comes
with maintaining our fl eet, and I don’t take it lightly. American has some of the best AMTs in our profession, so rest assured you have skilled and knowledgeable professionals keeping you and your loved ones safe.
On behalf of the 14,000 maintenance employees at American, thank you for fl ying with us today.
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Beautiful BelizeMy congratulations to the road warriors and to American Airlines for selecting Belize as a reward destination. Jacquelyne Froeber captured the magic and mystery of Belize very well. It is also a great family destination. We went into a diff erent cave than the one in the article, rode horses through the jungle and explored archae-ological wonders. It was certainly conve-nient to be able to chat with the locals in English. When I saw a group of students walking down the street with parrots on their shoulders, I could not only talk with the children but the parrot also. I think the parrot was bilingual.Alan CashSan DiegoSenior Editor Jacquelyne Froeber Responds: Thank you for the kind words, Alan! Belize is such a special destination, and we were honored to share it with our winners. I’ll keep a look out for that parrot the next time I go back — hopefully soon.
Charleston on Her MindYour article about Charleston’s charm and hospitality in the March edition was spot-on. It’s amazing to walk along the Battery, look out over the water and fall back in time, then head to one of the latest and greatest restaurants, like Artisan Meat Share, and stuff yourself silly. The last day of my most recent trip, I got up for an early- morning run and timed it so I’d be at the water as the sun started to rise. I walked up to a pier just off Bay Street and joined a group of about 10 people who wanted to witness nature’s most magnifi cent show. We watched as the gray of the morning shifted to pink and orange. It was truly an unforgettable ending to a weekend in one of the South’s most memorable cities.Ali SouleCoral Gables, FloridaAssistant Editor Amanda Ogle Responds: It’s great to hear that Charleston resonates with you, Ali. I recently visited another Southern city: Wilmington,
N.C. (see page 42), and I experienced the same hospi-tality and charm. There’s something about the South.
Guiding LightsYour March article “Beacons of Beauty,” about lighthouses of the Great Lakes, immediately grabbed my attention. These reminders of a bygone era have fascinated me since I was a child, when I would imag-ine what it would have been like to spend long, lonely winters — at times stormy and bitterly cold — tending the light to guide ships safely. My love of lighthouses has inspired me to volunteer to be a light-house keeper for two weeks next summer at the Mission Point Lighthouse, which sits at the tip of the peninsula that juts out into the middle of the Grand Traverse Bay. This is just one of the 129 Great Lakes lighthouses, and I can’t wait for my chance to get to know it better.Elizabeth KieslingEast Lansing, MichiganManaging Editor Travis Kinsey Responds: I grew up in Cleveland, on the shores of Lake Erie, Elizabeth, and I’m ashamed to say I have yet to go lighthouse hunting. You have inspired me to do so.
Stepping Into the RingOne of the ways I stay calm and comfort-able on planes is by perusing the in-fl ight magazine. I look forward to American Way almost as much as I anticipate the destination. Your February issue was fi lled with unexpected delights. The most interesting article to me was on a sub-ject I never even thought I’d be reading about: WrestleMania. From Adam Pitluk’s “Editor’s Note” to the feature’s ending paragraph about the next generation of the McMahon family getting into the ring by joining the franchise, the article opened up a new world to me. I was also overwhelmed to be introduced to Mark Henry and to learn of his lifting capacity. The 800-pound achievement just boggles my mind. Thank you for the wide-ranging editorial content.Casey FarleyNewport, Rhode IslandEditor Adam Pitluk Responds: You’re exactly the reader we were trying to reach, Casey. The WWE is a global brand, and they have the numbers to prove it. They’re also woven into American culture, and it’s certainly a viable, interesting story. Mark Henry and I thank you!
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WHICH PIE TO BUY?
Apparently, thin-crust vs. deep-dish
is a serious matter. Joe Murray’s
March column elicited quite a
response from our readers.
Being raised in Chicago, I took for granted how lucky I was to be surrounded by such great locally owned pizza places. Chicago is known for two types of pizza: deep-dish and cracker-thin. Both are delicious and unique to Chicago. With most of the country (including airports) advertising New York-style pizza, thanks for giving Chicago pies a shout-out.Deb Ryan
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Joe Murray Responds: I didn’t know about this cracker-thin pizza, Deb, though I did recently hear tell that St. Louis is peddling a similarly thin pizza heaped with a local white cheese. Too many weird pizza styles to try, too little time.
As I was reading “Pizza Turncoat,” I had to laugh remembering an almost identical debate I heard between my husband and a friend. One went to college in Chicago, while the other grew up in New York. We all live in Puerto Rico and love pizza. They had the same arguments as the article and ended up admitting that true pizza lovers will appreciate both styles — but don’t get them started on which is the best city.Nicole Rivera
San Juan, Puerto Rico
J.M. Responds: Nicole, the only problem with arguing about pizza is that it makes you very hungry. I hope you guys have found a good pizza spot in Puerto Rico to satiate your post-debate hunger pangs.
Being a native Chicagoan, I am glad to see a New Yorker unapologetically crave Chicago-style slices. I do feel, however, that Joe needs to ditch Lou Malnati’s and Giordano’s to try Pequod’s. Just like Juliana’s is a local favorite and probably not something a tourist would know about, Pequod’s is our city’s guarded secret. I have converted a lot of “other”-style pizza lovers to Chicago-style after taking them to Pequod’s. These same folks used to be pro-“insert city here” pizza until they tried the real deal. Give them a try.Muhammed Fazeel
Chicago
J.M. Responds: Thank you for expanding my pizza horizons, Muhammed.
As a former Bronx boy transplanted to Chicago, I thought that the March article “Pizza Turncoat” exposed a cultural and political matchup that easily beats this year’s presidential race for intensity and relevance. It comes down to this: Chicago sells bread and toppings, and New York sells the real work of art, which is thin, foldable crust … that oil … and a just-thick-enough cheese layer. For my rapidly aging body — which lost 25 pounds from avoiding the same — hold the extra carbs, thank you. Fuggedaboutit! New York rules! (P.S. Hey Patsy — snap out of it! — where’s the national franchise?)Jim Timmins
Chicago
J.M. Responds: Jim, you are correct that when it comes to artistic brilliance in piz-za, New York wins. (When it comes to baseball in the National League, New York wins too.) I’d prefer Patsy focus on making pizza in Brooklyn, thank you very much!
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SingingHer PraisesJust over a year ago, an unexpected role catapulted Sonya Yoncheva to opera stardom. This month, she’s headed to the City of Love to portray Verdi’s most famous fallen woman. BY DANIELA PETROVA
OPERA’S BRIGHTEST NEW
voice, Sonya Yoncheva, is not afraid of challenges. In the fall of 2014, the Bulgarian soprano — then 32, she’d just given birth to her first child — received a last-minute call from the Metropolitan Opera, who needed her to step into the role of Mimì in Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Yoncheva didn’t hesitate, and today, she’s booked five years in advance with performances around the world. In time for her turn as lead character Violetta in Verdi’s “La Traviata” in Paris this month, American Way checked in with the multifaceted Yoncheva.
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Did you ever imagine that today, you would be performing in the world’s lead-ing opera houses?
“I started my musical education at the age of 6, but I never thought that I would be an opera singer. As a teenager, I was listening to all kinds of music: classical, of course, but also rock ’n’ roll, pop, jazz and even heavy metal. One day, I was listening to someone singing opera and tried to imitate it. My mother heard me and realized I had a talent.”
How do you balance career and family? “It’s not easy because these are two sep-
arate lives. As a mother, you have to be very responsible and focused on your child. But my profession is also very demanding. It’s my second child, really.”
You perform on stages around the world. Do you have a favorite city?
“I travel to so many places, but I’m often stuck in my hotel because the weather can be too cold or too hot, and I have to think about my voice. My dream is to go to my husband’s native coun-try, Venezuela, and see where he grew up.”
You’ve performed as Violetta in New York, London, Vienna and Berlin. What do you like about her?
“It’s a true story, and I love that. I’m playing the life of a person who really existed. I identify with Violetta because I am also from a poor family. I left my
home at the age of 19 and had to fight to get to where I am now every step of the way.”
You gave a stunning performance of Mimì in Puccini’s “La Bohème” five weeks after giving birth. How did you do it?
“I was walking along Lake Geneva with my newborn and my family when I received the call. The Metropolitan Opera had lost their Mimì and wanted to know if I could step in. I had only a few minutes to decide. I’ve always wanted to sing Mimì and this was one of the best productions on one of the best stages in the world. So I went for it. The hardest part was getting a passport and US visa for my baby, but we did it in only five days. When you want something, you have to go for it.”
WALK THIS WAY
MAY 7-8
Spectators are welcome at the
IAAAAF WWorld Race WaWalkinng Team
CChaamppionships, which will take place
in Rome this year. The current
speed-walking record is held by
Yusuke Suzuki, who walked 20 kilome-
ters in one hour and 16 minutes.
POWER UP THE PEDS
MAY 21
There is riding on a parade fl oat, and
then there is physi-cally being said
parade fl oat. The latter is the idea
behind the Philadel-phia Keensington
KKineetic SSculpture Deerby, in which
human-generated mobile sculptures
parade through the city for a day.
BLOW OFF YOUR BEDTIME
MAY 21-22
Museums in more than 30 European countries will stay
open until 1 a.m. on May 22 for the 11th annual EEuropean
Niighht of Museums. The event began in Berlin in 1997 and
expanded across the continent in 2005.
Last year, more than 3,000 museums
participated.
SAVE THE ( VERY IMPORTANT ) DATE
MAY 27
In Alice:: Through ThThe LLooking
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adventure. The usual suspects are all back — including the late Alan Rickman as the voice of the Blue Caterpillar, making it
the fi nal fi lm of his career to be
released.
LISTEN CLOSELY
MAY 20
Slowhand producer Glyn Johns joins
Eric Clapton for his 23rd album, I Still DDoo. He’s not the
only old friend on board: The track “I
Will Be There” features guitar and vocals from Angelo
Mysterioso, a pseudonym
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LOVE AND LEARN
L ATE MAY
It turns out there is a home for all the junk your ex left at your
place (other than the garbage). L.A.’s
Museeumm of Broken Reelatioonships,
which originated in Croatia, will show-
case once-cherished relics of lost love,
from romantic letters to fuzzy handcuff s to
wedding gowns.
THIS MONTH YOU SHOULD …B Y A B B Y K I N S I N G E R
GREATEST HITS
2000Dynamic Duo
Yoncheva and her brother win Singers of the Year on
Bulgarian National Television’s show Hit-1.
2007Road to Success
Joins prolifi c conductor William Christie’s
Jardin des Voix academy for young singers
2010Getting the Gold
Wins Plácido Domingo’s Operalia, aka The World
Opera Competition
20 MAY 2016 AMERICAN WAY
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All Grown UpSave the castle for the kiddies. The revamped Disney Springs off ers a new way to experience the magic.
22 MAY 2016 AMERICAN WAY
THREE YEARS AGO, Disney announced the transformation from Disney World’s Downtown Disney into Disney Springs, an entertainment hub themed as a waterfront Florida town with old-school charm. Today, the still- growing park’s multitude of luxury shops, gourmet- dining venues and after-hours hot spots beckon with a welcome twist on the Disney of your childhood. In time for all that’s planned for its first summer, here’s a list of what not to miss.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Cirque du Soleil’s La Nouba; the lazy river at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek; the Peacock Egg cocktail at the Waldorf Astoria Orlando
Bio Diversity Three new books profi le American artists, architects and one legendary athlete
Architecture’s Odd Couple:
Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip
Johnson (Bloomsbury Press, $28) Historian and writer Hugh Howard contrasts the two men responsible for elevating architecture to prominence in the 20th century: the romantic Wright and the modernist Johnson.
Running with the Champ:
My Forty-Year Friendship
with Muhammad Ali (Simon & Schuster, $27) Poignant moments during morning workouts and rare glimpses into Muhammad Ali’s personal life punctuate this tale of the unlikely relationship between the boxing champ and author Tim Shanahan.
American Rhapsody: Writers,
Musicians, Movie Stars, and One
Great Building (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $26) Journalist Claudia Roth Pierpont unearths the creative roots of 20th-century American culture by exploring some of the most profound artistic luminaries behind its evolution, from Orson Welles to Nina Simone. —STEPHEN J. LYONS
SHOP: Beginning this month, more than 30 new shops will open their doors in the new Town Center, a burgeon-ing borough in the heart of Disney Springs. Noteworthy newcomers include Anthropologie, Kate Spade and Tommy Bahama. Keep an eye out for the Sprinkles Cupcake ATM.
DINE: Disney Springs’ creative-dining list is long, ranging from trendy food trucks to high-end eats, like upscale steakhouse STK Orlando, which pro-vides a sexy kind of sizzle with its in-house DJ and stylish rooftop dining. Acclaimed chef Masaharu Morimoto’s Morimoto Asia also recently celebrated its grand opening. Don’t miss its glass-walled exhibition kitchens and late-night sushi snacks in the Forbidden Lounge.
DRINK: At Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar, peruse a captain’s-log-style menu where every cocktail has a story. (Jock’s adventures in Africa bring us the Cool-headed Monkey, made with rum, tangerine liqueur and a mix of fresh fruit juices.) Slated to open in the coming months is The Edison, a nearby industrial-gothic space with 1920s-style cocktails and cabaret shows at night. Like many of the venues at Disney Springs, it stays open until 2 a.m. on weekends.
STAY: Minutes from Disney Springs, the Waldorf Astoria Orlando puts a ritzy spin on the Disney theme with plush, spacious guest rooms and high-end on-site dining. Peacock Alley, for example, offers a range of inventive cocktails, including the Peacock Egg, a glowing, coconut-sized ice “egg” filled with lavender syrup, blue curacao,
lemonade and gin. Next door, sister property Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek offers a three-acre lazy river.
PLAY: Disney Springs’ permanent Cirque du Soleil show is called La Nouba — “the party” in French. It lives up to the name: The act is a rollicking showcase of feats both daz-zling and daunting. After the show, head to the docks of The Boathouse to ride off into the springs via Amph-icar. When night falls, hop aboard a tethered hot-air balloon for an aerial view of the neighboring parks’ nightly fireworks displays. —A.K.
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All the World’s a BloodbathKenneth Branagh reveals Shakespeare’s sensational side
Having embarked on a fairy-tale romance in Kenneth Branagh’s 2015 fi lm Cinderella, Lily James and Richard Madden hook up again this month in “Romeo and Juliet,” courtesy of the newly minted Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company. The production, part of a year-long run at London’s Garrick Theatre, marks Branagh’s latest attempt to bring Shakespeare to the masses. It won’t hurt that “Romeo and Juliet” premieres less than a month after the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. And it won’t hurt that two of Britain’s hottest young actors play the lead roles. Beyond having the requisite “emotional ballast,” as Branagh puts it, James and Madden will pull a younger crowd. Branagh is keen to point out that “Romeo and Juliet,” far from being a fusty melodrama, is a “violent” and “sexy” gangland romance, a story as racy and as relevant as Game of Thrones. “Shakespeare can seem intimidating; he can seem meaningless,” Branagh says. “But in every play, he starts by saying, ‘I am just like you.’” Runs May 12 to Aug. 13. Nimaxtheatres.com/garrick-theatre —CHRIS WRIGHT
A Marvelous MeleeIn Captain America: Civil War, the shield-wielding titular hero goes head-to-head with fellow Avenger Iron Man in a battle of hits and wits. In time for its May 6 release, take
our quiz to help you decide which costumed crusader to back. BY TYLER HICKS
Your best friend is fl eeing the feds. You …
It’s movie night, and you get to pick the fl ick. What
genre do you go with?
When it comes to music, you prefer …
You’re in an argument with a co-worker. You …
What’s your policy on swearing?
You’re in need of a car and money is no object.
What do you buy?
Your boss gives you the day off , so you …
Advise them to turn themselves in
Comedy — but nothing too raunchy or
off ensive
A tech-savvy hero who fi ghts for the little guy and proves that size doesn’t always matter — like
Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man
Classic hits that you can twist around to on the dance fl oor
The Constitution and those who protected it
Work hard to reach a compromise
Keep it clean at all times. A dirty mouth is an ugly mouth.
A family-friendly SUV — substance and practicality
over style
Stay in, read and catch up on your favorite Netfl ix show
Help them evade the authorities
Action — the more fi ght scenes,
the better
A wisecracking buddy who will only ask for half of the credit when the job is done — like
Don Cheadle’s War Machine
Heavy metal jams played at max volume
Rock stars, obviously
Storm off , because when have you ever been wrong?
Speak from the heart — even if that includes a four-letter word.
A red Ferrari with your name on the
license plate
Hit the clubs and party ’til dawn
As a kid, you idolized …
When you’re in a bind, what kind of person do you
want on your side?
A N S W E R A A N S W E R BT H E Q U E S T I O N
I F YO U A N S W E R E D M O S T LY …A: Team Captain America. Prepare to don the red, white and blue, because you’re teaming up with old-school do-gooder Steve Rogers.
B: Team Iron Man. Smarts and sass are your recipe for success, so tech-savvy wise guy Tony Stark is your man in this fi ght.
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Museum QualityAfter three years of renovation, the beloved San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is fi nally reopening
26 MAY 2016 AMERICAN WAY
IT’S BEEN A long wait for art lovers in the City by the Bay. Now, after a three-year clo-sure, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) returns to its eye-catching SoMa district digs on May 14, with triple its previous gallery space. The 10-story extension, dfesigned by the Norwegian firm Snøhetta, integrates seamlessly with SFMOMA’s existing black-and-white-striped atrium tower, providing a spectacular space for a growing collection.
New on view are works from the Doris and Donald Fisher Collection, featuring American and European artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, including
Andy Warhol, Ellsworth Kelly, Alexander Calder, Georg Baselitz, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore. The third floor is devot-ed to the new Pritzker Center for Photog-raphy, where a wide range of formats, from video installations to slide projections, trace 180 years of photographic history drawn from SFMOMA’s permanent col-
lection of more than 17,000 works.
Other additions include a tranquil sculpture garden with a large “living wall,” and a third-floor ter-race offering stunning city views. The muse-um is also getting two new eateries: Cafe 5 on Level 5, and In Situ on the ground floor. Created by three-time Michelin-starred Chef Corey Lee, In Situ’s rotating menu presents beautifully plated dishes culled from the recipes of 80 chefs around the world — including Copenhagen’s René
Redzepi (Noma) and local toques Alice Waters (Chez Panisse) and Thomas Keller (The French Laundry) — an enterprise that amounts to an artistic statement in its own right. –KIMBERLEY LOVATO
To BoldlyGawk
Up your stargazing game with tips from teenage
astronomy expert Anna Kate Belinski
Having her head in the clouds turned out to be a plus for Anna
Kate Belinski. After years of peering into the night sky, the
self-taught astronomer learned enough to create astronomy sessions at the Aspen, Col-orado, resort The Little Nell
(Thelittlenell.com). Guests travel by Jeep to a private spot high on Aspen Mountain, where Belinski explains the star patterns of the
brilliant Colorado night sky. Here, she shares a few stargazing
tips. (The constellations listed are the easiest to see from the
given latitudes. Any city at the same latitude would have
the same night-sky recommen-dations. All times are 10 p.m.)
—AMBER GIBSON
MIAMI
25 DEGREES NORTH
Her Pick: BoötesLook For: a very large,
elongated kite
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
35 DEGREES NORTH
Her Pick: Corona Borealis Look For: a big “C”
MINNEAPOLIS
45 DEGREES NORTH
Her Pick: Leo Look For: a backward
question mark
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: “Double Gong” by Alexander Calder; the new Snøhetta expansion exterior; “Izu” by Seiichi Furuya; “Spectrum” by Ellsworth Kelly
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The Evolution of Geek
28 MAY 2016 AMERICAN WAY
1963DOCTOR WHO
Hopping through history in a phone-booth time ma-chine for episodes spanning
more than 50 years, this BBC sci-fi romp answered
the age-old question: “Is there a doctor in the
house?” Yes — in millions of houses around the world.
1982TRIVIAL PURSUIT
Time magazine once referred to the board game as “the biggest phenome-non in game history.” It has so far sold more than 100
million units in 26 countries and 17 languages — and
made a virtue out of being a nerdy know-it-all.
1974DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
Roll the dice and or-chestrate your medieval archers and treacherous shadow-dancers through this tabletop role-playing game, whose total sales in the tens of millions of units
have supercharged geek culture’s mainstream blitz.
1993THE X-FILES
Before this sci-fi conspiracy series, popular TV shows
were discussed around actual water coolers the
following day. The exploits of Mulder and Scully were
deliberated instead by some 27 million fans in real time in countless Internet forums.
1970COMIC-CON
Spawned in a hotel base-ment where 300 geeks were probably debating whether Hawkman or Black Canary was the cooler ornitholog-ical paladin, San Diego’s
Comic-Con International now draws more than
160,000 devotees a year.
1986COMIC BOOK REBIRTH
The renaissance of comics began with Frank Miller’s graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns. Miller,
along with the likes of Neil Gaiman and Art Spiegel-man, added a literary spin to the form — but hey, a
comic is a comic is a comic.
1977STAR WARS
This George Lucas block-buster had a huge impact on the movie industry in general, but his scrappy,
quasi- mythological, intergalactic fairy tale
awakened the sleeper-geek in millions of future nerds
around the world.
1997HARRY POTTER
In an era when books were losing appeal for young
adults, J.K. Rowling wrote seven novels (and 4,224
pages) about an orphaned boy wizard, selling more than 500 million copies
worldwide and making both reading and magic cool.
1977ATARI 2600
The launch of this home-entertainment
console, with its 8-bit ren-derings of arcade smashes
like Space Invaders and Pac-Man, moved gaming from the dimly lit, sticky-floored dungeons of public arcades
to suburban sofas.
2007THE BIG BANG THEORY
CBS took a standard, sitcom living-room setting,
then populated the sofa with science nerds. Sure,
Leonard, Sheldon, Raj and Howard have had dating
troubles, but they have also attracted 19 million viewers
for a single episode.
$823,587,303 425 MILLION12 EMMYSCombined 2015 domestic box office of movies adapted from comic books (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man,
Fantastic Four and Kingsman: The Secret Service)
Total number of paid mobile downloads of Tetris, making it the best-selling video game of all time
The HBO epic Game of Thrones shattered the record for Emmys won in a single year, including Outstanding Drama
Series — a first for a fantasy show.
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She’s So UnusualAlways evolving, Cyndi Lauper goes country this month with her star-studded new album, Detour BY THOR CHRISTENSEN
30 MAY 2016 AMERICAN WAY
CYNDI LAUPER HAS certainly never been the world’s most sub-dued singer. In fact, she once had a producer who didn’t want to work with her because she refused to perform ballads.
“There wasn’t enough Prozac in the world to keep me stand-ing still long enough to sing like that,” she says.
Now, at age 62, Lauper has finally learned to chill out. Detour (Sire, $14), her new retro-country album due out May 6, boasts some of her mellowest performances to date, with her takes on ballads like Willie Nelson’s “Night Life” and Skeeter Davis’ 1962
hit “The End of the World.” Lauper admits that she
wasn’t sold on the idea of a country album at first. “For me, singing simple is the hardest thing,” she says. “But I just flipped when I started singing these beauti-ful melodies. It turned out to be a wonderful project full of great stories by singers who were a backdrop to my life.”
Decades before “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” made her a star, Lauper was a cowgirl wannabe riding a stick pony around her house, belting out Patsy Cline and Dale Evans lyrics. “Country singers were on TV and everywhere back then,” she recalls. “It wasn’t like you had to tune to coun-try radio to hear them.”
One of her favorite songs on Detour is her duet with Alison Krauss on “Hard Candy Christmas,” the 1982 Dolly Parton hit about resiliency. The topic resonates with Lauper, who was dismissed as a has-been after her record sales plummeted in the 1990s. She’s since revived her career, branching out and winning a Tony in 2013 for scoring the musical “Kinky Boots.”
“�‘Hard Candy Christmas’ is about resolving to be strong, and for me, that’s what music has always been,” she says. “Music is hope.”
Frost AnalysisThis twist on a childhood favorite is very cool
I scream, you scream, we all scream for … pudding? Food writer Jason Kessler and food stylist Hannah Canvasser, owners of the Los Angeles-based company Little Spoon Frozen Pudding, are redefining summertime sweets with their all-natural frozen-pudding cups, now available nationwide. “Unlike ice cream that melts in minutes, our frozen pudding just turns into pudding,” Kessler says. “It’s like combining an after-school snack cup with Ben & Jerry’s.” Littlespoonpudding.com —JACQUELYNE FROEBER
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SHE’S SO UNUSUALHer pop debut spawned
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BRING YA TO THE BRINKCyndi hit the dance fl oor and collected a Grammy
nomination.
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“KINKY BOOTS”Cyndi wrote the songs for this Broadway hit and won a Tony
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DETOUREmmylou Harris and Vince Gill duet with Cyndi on her
country debut.
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IT ALL BEGAN with a $20 bill in a Cracker Barrel parking lot in Maumee, Ohio.
When 9-year-old Myles Eckert found the abandoned money, he pocketed it, planning to put it toward a new video game. But inside the restaurant, he saw a man in military uniform who reminded Myles of his father, who died in Iraq just fi ve weeks after Myles was born.
Myles gave the airman the $20 wrapped in a handwritten note. The airman was moved by Myles’ act of kindness and told a local news station about it. When the story ran, people started trying to pay Myles his money back. Rather than accept the money, Myles and his family donated it to Snowball Express, an event presented by American Airlines that helps kids who’ve lost parents in combat.
That was two years ago. As of today, more than $2 million has been donated with the help of a matching grant program.
This March, Myles and four others received a Citizen Honors Award from the Congressio-nal Medal of Honor Foundation, a nonprofi t dedicated to public service and promoting the values instilled in all Medal of Honor recipients.
“The hard part is choosing the most deserv-ing nominations,” says Ron Rand, president and CEO of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation. “But we think there are no better judges to make those decisions than Medal of Honor recipients.”
The group was founded in 1999 and began awarding annual Citizen Honors Awards in 2008. According to Rand, the group’s mission is to “perpetuate the legacy of the medal, in-crease awareness of the values embodied by the medal and inspire and educate all Americans — especially youth — to live lives guided by those values: courage, sacrifi ce, citizenship, patriot-ism, commitment and integrity.”
In honor of Memorial Day on May 30, we spoke with Rand to learn more about the foun-dation’s initiatives and what it means to be a true hero.
Why is the mission of the Congressional Medal of
Honor Foundation important to you?
“We want future generations of Americans to grow up
with the same freedoms, privileges, opportunities and
hopes that we were able to grow up with. To do that, we
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Leaving a LegacyThe Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation is shining a light on America’s unsung heroes BY C A L E B D O W N S
“YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO TO WAR AND EARN A MEDAL OF HONOR TO BE A HERO IN SOMEBODY’S LIFE
OR TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEBODY’S LIFE.”— R O N R A N D
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For the 14th year, American Airlines will present Skyball this
October to raise money and support for military service members and their
families. Skyball will be held on Oct. 22 in Dallas/Fort Worth and will be preceded by an Oct. 20 Patriot
Dinner honoring Medal of Honor recipients. Go to
Skyballinfo.com to buy tickets to the events and to fi nd
out how to lend your support.
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have to have the next generation of Americans
guided by those core values and principles. It’s a
really important mission to teach the next gener-
ation of Americans that within everyone lie these
values and the opportunities to be heroes. You don’t
have to go to war and earn a Medal of Honor to be
a hero in somebody’s life or to make a diff erence in
somebody’s life. Everybody can do that.”
One of the foundation’s main initiatives is the
Character Development Program, which incor-
porates the stories of Medal of Honor recipients
into educational curricula for middle schools
and high schools. What do you hope to impart
to students through the program?
“It’s all about selfl ess service. It’s all about doing
something in your life that is extraordinary because
circumstances and the values that you hold within
drive you to do that. The 60 lesson plans are based
on individual Medal of Honor recipient stories, and
a healthy dose of citizen honor stories is now baked
in so that teachers don’t have to teach those values
in the context of a combat scenario.”
Elaborate on the Citizen Honors Program and
the message it sends to the broader community
about the nature of the six values embodied by
the Medal of Honor.
“Every year, we have congressmen and senators,
mayors and governors, teachers and parents and
friends and coaches nominate ordinary Americans
who performed extraordinary acts of courage or
service in their communities independent from com-
bat or wearing a uniform. We think that recognizing
ordinary people who performed extraordinary acts
of kindness and service is the best way anyone can
think of to promote those values and to make every-
one who watches think, ‘I could be that person too.
I could do those kinds of things too. I could make
decisions every day that would help make someone’s
life better in my community, in my school, in my
family, wherever people live and work.’ It’s comple-
mentary. The Character Development Program
teaches the values. The Citizen Honors Program
recognizes the values in people across the country.”
How will you be honoring our fallen soldiers
this Memorial Day?
“Memorial Day and Veterans Day are the two days
during the year on which almost every one of the 78
living Medal of Honor recipients will go to cere-
monies honoring the service of people who made
the ultimate sacrifi ce and the people defending our
freedom today. They’ll be out and about in force,
and they do that with passion and pride. I’ll be at
as many of those ceremonies as I can. Our job at
the foundation is to help make the activities of the
recipients possible: being places, talking to people,
comforting families, welcoming returning warriors,
going to schools, talking to kids. Watching these
American heroes comfort people is better than
candy, better than money.”
How can those interested get involved with the
Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation?
“Aside from making donations, they can volunteer
to teach the Character Development Program.
There’s a lot of work to be done. We’ve taught a
lot of teachers and kids. We’ve recognized a lot
of citizen heroes. But in the big scheme of things,
there is a long, long way to go until we have fulfi lled
the mission of making sure that we’ve inspired and
educated every person in America, and particularly
every kid in America, to live by the values embodied
by the Medal of Honor.” Cmohfoundation.org
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“IT’S ALL ABOUT SELFLESSSERVICE. IT’S ALL ABOUT
DOING SOMETHING IN YOUR LIFE THAT IS
EXTRAORDINARY BECAUSECIRCUMSTANCES AND THE VALUES THAT YOU
HOLD WITHIN DRIVE YOU TO DO THAT.”
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The typical meat-and-cheese plate is going greenVEG OUT
CHARCUTERIE IS SO 2015. Or, to hear Chef Graham Dodds explain it, the trendy appetizer of cured meats, terrines and pâtés is “a bit overdone.” And therein lies the problem: Dodds had cultivated quite the following with his traditional charcuterie program at past restaurants around the globe, yet his new Dallas restaurant, Wayward Sons (Waywarddallas.com), focuses on vegetable-forward dishes. “One day, I made a joke about doing a vegetarian char-cuterie board, and it stuck,” Dodds says. Now the delicious
dish is one of the restaurant’s most popular appetizers. With Wayward Sons, Dodds reimagines the components of classic charcuterie. Sunchoke pâté mimics chicken-liver mousse. Lentils are used to make a sausage. Root vegetables emulate cured loins. Mushrooms and ash-dusted goat cheese make for a decadent terrine. And since the dishes are garnished with pickled veggies and a swipe of spicy Creole mustard, diners never miss the meat. And that’s the point, Dodds says. “It helps me get people to eat their veggies.” —TODD JOHNSON
LENTIL SAUSAGEPICKLED
HOCKEREI AND SCARLET TURNIPS
POTATO-LEEK TERRINE
SUNCHOKE PÂTÉWITH PORT GELÉE
ROOT-VEGETABLE LONZINO(CARROTS, PARSNIPS AND
CELERY ROOT )
PIQUILLO AIOLI
HOUSE-MADE GIARDINIERA PICKLES
CHEF GRAHAM DODDS
CRÈME FRAÎCHE WITH ESPELLETTE
CREOLE MUSTARD
BALSAMIC-MARINATED OLIVES
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Tequila RisingSouth-of-the-border spirits sotol and raicilla are taking over the bar scene in America
TEQUILA IS ARGUABLY Mexico’s most famous stateside expat. Over the past decade, we’ve watched it evolve from shots in dive bars to
become part of the craft-cocktail resurgence. Sophisticated drinkers are coming to understand tequila’s nuances, giving it a place alongside fi ne scotches and rums as something to savor. Mezcal, tequila’s cousin with smoky undertones, has become a staple on any respectable cocktail menu.
Now it’s time to say hola to sotol and raicilla. These spirits pack big, un-usual fl avors, and while they’ve been around for centuries in Mexico, their American debuts have just begun.
Sotol is created from the sotol plant, also known as the desert spoon. Thinner and grassier than traditional blue agave (from which all tequila is created), sotol is native to the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts. And you’ll know when someone orders a drink. “You can smell an open bottle from a foot away,” laughs Jackie Brenner, director of marketing at Back Bar Proj-ect, which imports and owns the brand Sotol Por Siempre. “You get aromas of wet stone and green, earthy fl avors. You also don’t have to kill the plant to harvest it like with agave,” she says. “It’s a more sustainable spirit to make.”
Raicilla (pronounced rye-see-yah) hails from western Jalisco. In the 1780s, artisans who crafted mezcals adopted the name raicilla to avoid the tax levied by the Spanish Crown, but by defi nition, it’s a type of mezcal — with a distinct taste. “The west coast of Jalisco has a very specifi c terroir,” says Bobby Heugel, owner of The Pastry War in Houston, where you can fi nd four raicillas and two sotols. “It’s humid and rainier than Oaxaca. That climate and soil, alongside the wood used in both fermentation and distilla-tion, results in a mezcal with an interesting, sour profi le.” —JENNY ADAMS
OUR FAVORITEPLACES TO SIP THESE
NEW SPIRITS
MASA Y AGAVENEW YORK
The 400-bottle agave-spirit menu is the star attraction in this
subterranean Tribeca lounge, where the Raicilla Negroni subs
raicilla for gin, with Carpano Bianco vermouth, Cappelletti, house-made grapefruit bitters and lemon. Also incredible: the Chihuahua highball, with Ocho Cientos Reposado Sotol, Cynar,
vermouth, house celery bitters and soda. Rosamexicano.com/tribeca
WHISLER’SAUSTIN, TEXAS
The bar here has weathered-wood accents and a down-home
New Orleans vibe. Ask for a Little Mexico: GAIA Sotol
with fresh lime juice, grapefruit, simple syrup, Angostura bitters
and mineral water in a glass rinsed with Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur. Whislersatx.com
THE TREASURYSAN FRANCISCO
The Treasury just opened inside the historic Standard Oil Build-ing with a signature Pajarito that the owner, Carlos Yturria, says “tastes like a really cold, lightly
smoky grapefruit in a glass.” The mix of sotol, grapefruit, lime
and Sanpellegrino Pompelmo is served in a frozen chalice over pellet ice. Thetreasurysf.com
LEYENDABROOKLYN, NEW YORK “I stock everything I can get
my hands on,” says Ivy Mix, co- owner of Leyenda, a bright and airy bar dedicated to spirits of Spanish-speaking nations. “We have four from La Venenosa
raicilla, and they do some crazy stuff , like distilling in a tree trunk.” Request a fl ight to try them side
by side. Leyendabk.com
THE PASTRY WARHOUSTON
Inside this cantina-meets- cocktail joint, the spring season will herald
stirred raicilla and fi no sherry cocktails. “We use cocktails as a gateway,” says Heugel, “but we
love to off er neat pours of incred-ible spirits.” Thepastrywar.com
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ARE YOU A NIGHT OWL? Or maybe you’re the fi rst one in the offi ce. Either way, if you’re looking at less than fi ve hours of sleep a night, you may be putting yourself — and others — in serious danger. A recent study by neuro-scientists from Oxford University in England has found that chronic sleep deprivation can be as haz-ardous to your health as driving while under the infl uence.
Circadian specialist Russell Foster and his colleagues found that operating a car on just a few hours of sleep — say, racing to work at 4:30 a.m. — is compa-rable to driving drunk due to the fact that it impairs brain function. Scientists also noted that chronic sleep deprivation is linked to an increased risk of cancer and heart disease, among other health problems.
The comments went so far as to state that chronic under- sleepers should be socially snubbed — as with smoking, it shouldn’t be acceptable to operate on such little shut-eye. (New guidelines from the National Sleep Foundation suggest adults get at least seven hours a night.)
“We do not give sleep a lot of credit for the impact it has on our health,” says Harvard Professor Dr. Lawrence Epstein, the former pres-ident of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and co- author of The Harvard Medical School Guide to a Good Night’s Sleep.
As a nation, we are all about diet and exercise, but Epstein notes that “as we look at the data, the personal health impact of sleep deprivation is huge.”
The impact on public health is just as vast, he says, in terms of productivity and absenteeism, as well as workplace and motor- vehicle accidents. “We need to do a better job educating folks about the importance of sleep and quit holding up working long hours as a virtue,” Epstein says. “The Cen-ters for Disease Control has data suggesting that people who don’t sleep simply don’t live as long as people who do.” —PEG MOLINE
HEALTH&FITNESS
J U S T B R E A T H E
Integrative physician Dr. Andrew Weil, founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, teaches a breathing exercise, the “4-7-8,” that may help put you to sleep.
1. Place the tip of your tongue against the ridge of tissue just behind your upper front teeth and keep it there through the entire exercise.
2. Exhale completely through your mouth, making a “whoosh” sound.
3. Close your mouth and inhale quietly through your nose to a mental count of four.
4. Hold your breath for a count of seven.
5. Exhale completely through your mouth, making a “whoosh” sound to a count of eight.
6. This is one breath. Now inhale again and repeat the cycle three more times for a total of four breaths.
ESTABLISH A ROUTINE
Go to bed at the same time, get up at the same time and create rituals, such as meditating, deep breathing, reading or bathing. A
before-sleep routine lets the body know what’s coming. This will
(hopefully) regulate your circa-dian rhythms, the key to healthy,
all-night snoozing.
CLEAN-SLEEP HYGIENE
Make sure your room is complete-ly dark, quiet and cool. Turn off electronics. In fact, Dr. Shelby Harris, director of behavioral
sleep medicine at the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at Montefi ore
Medical Center in New York, sug-gests not even looking at a screen
for two hours prior to bedtime.
OFFSET YOUR LOSSES
It is possible to make up for lost sleep, but you have to do it within 24 hours. So if you got only fi ve
hours of sleep last night, you need to sleep two extra hours tonight or take a two-hour nap
early enough today that it doesn’t prevent you from falling
asleep at night.
TRY NOT TO WORRY ABOUT SLEEP
Anything that causes you to be [alert] instead of relaxed gets in your way. Behavioral techniques, such as breathing exercises, may
help with anxiety. It’s about setting the stage for good sleep. Which may mean kicking your snoring partner to another room — but
that’s another story.
A new study links a lack of shut-eye to a range of health and social issues
Sleeping Duty
Dr. Lawrence Epstein’s Tips for Sound Slumber
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WHEN THE PRODUCTION lights dim and the director shouts “That’s a wrap!,” moviemakers leave the studio for some R&R. They might sit dockside sipping sweet tea and munching on fried green tomatoes, or maybe they head back to their digs at a Southern mansion-turned-bed-and- breakfast to enjoy the warm breeze on a wraparound porch. Though Wilmington, North Carolina, is known as “Hollywood East” and “Wilmywood” to the locals, this port city has a spirit that’s entirely its own. It all started in earnest in 1983, when Ital-ian producer Dino De Laurentiis came to Wilmington to scout his fi lm Firestarter. The hospitality, quality of life and lack of bumper-to-bumper traffi c appealed to him so much he decided to stay and build his own studio. More than 400 fi lms later, Wilmington has maintained much of the charm that initially attracted De Laurentiis and the many other fi lmmakers who followed his lead.
1 TAKE A WALK OF FAME
CAPE FEAR RIVERWALK
Looking out across the Cape Fear River in downtown Wilmington, it’s hard to tell which way the current fl ows as the water cuts diamonds across the surface. This serene, mile-long riverwalk features an array of shops and restaurants that are familiar from TV and fi lms. Of the more notable is Blue Post Billiards. Tucked into an alley just off the riverwalk, this local bar has pool tables, a jukebox, arcade games, colored lights and lots of beer. The bar and alley have been used in fi lms such as We’re the Millers and Tammy and on the TV show Eastbound & Down. Across the river is the Battleship North Carolina, a popular movie backdrop where the 1999 Jamie Lee Curtis fi lm Virus was fi lmed. Further downriver is the N.C. State Port of Wilmington, where the fi nal fi ght scene in Iron Man 3 was shot. Or, play the part of a star by ducking into A. Scott Rhodes Jeweler for high-end pieces on demand.
2 STAY COMFORTABLY
THE WILMINGTONIAN HOTEL
Just two blocks from the Cape Fear River is The Wilmingtonian, a cozy inn surrounded by tree-lined neighborhoods chock-full of gorgeous 19th-century homes. The inn is comprised of three restored buildings featuring apartment-style rooms, each with hardwood floors and balconies fitted with rocking chairs overlooking the courtyard below. Hundreds of stars and filmmakers have stayed here, including Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Donald Sutherland and George Lucas. Ask to stay in the Cinema House, where each room is designed in the theme of a classic movie or star. Thewilmingtonian.com
3 ADMIRE MOVIE MAGIC
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Gems Studios spans 50 acres with 150,000 square feet of shooting space. Built in 1984 by Dino De Laurentiis, the studio boasts 10 stages and a special-effects water tank (parts of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, starring Dwayne Johnson and Josh Hutcherson, were filmed here). Studio tours are available only when production is going on, so it’s best to call ahead. Studios.euescreengems.com/nc
4 BASK IN THE BEAUTYAIRLIE GARDENS
Opened in 1886, this 67-acre oasis has had plenty of airtime. With a towering 470-year-old live oak tree and a romantic pergola overlooking the lake, it’s no wonder this was a popular filming spot for teen drama One Tree Hill and Nicholas Sparks flicks like Safe Haven and The Choice. Venture into the canopy of trees to check out the eerie Mount Lebanon Chapel, where TV’s Sleepy Hollow has filmed. Visitnc.com/listing/airlie-gardens-3
5 IDLE WITH YOUR IDOLSWRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
Twenty minutes from downtown Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach welcomes visitors to its Atlantic waters year-round. Despite its proximity to town and a steady flow of anglers and surfers, the beach still manages to feel distant and quiet. The facade of the seaside mansion that confined Julia Roberts’ character in Sleeping with the Enemy was set up here, and when two dim-witted employees took their deceased boss’ boat for a spin in Weekend at Bernie’s, they were cruising Wrightsville Beach. Perhaps the most recognizable part of the beach is Crystal Pier, used for — cue Paula Cole’s “I Don’t Want to Wait” — the opening credits of Dawson’s Creek. Visitwrightsvillebeachnc.com –amanda ogle
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B Y R O B E R T W I L O N S K Y
P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y D O N F L O O D
AFTER L ANDING A ROLE IN THIS MONTH’S X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, UP-AND-COMING
HOLLY WOOD HEROINE OLIVIA MUNN IS LETTING HER FIGHT SCENES BE HER MONOLOGUE
ROLEREVERSAL
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Obecause she wears a costume in a super-hero movie coming to a multiplex near you, wants to make one thing clear: 2016 is not going to be her year.
By which she means this will not be the year she gets to call her shots. This will not be the year she wins a major award. This will not be the year she transitions from hey-that’s-what’s-her-name to Household Name.
This will be The Year for plenty of other people, some of whom are Olivia Munn’s friends — like, say, Alicia Vikander, the an-droid in Ex Machina and the wife of Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl (a role for which Vikander won an Oscar).
“This is Alicia’s year,” Munn says. “But it’s not mine.” Her matter-of-fact tone sug-gests that this statement should be taken as fact. It also says that Munn holds no grudges toward Vikander, whom she met shortly after the 27-year-old Swede moved to Los
Angeles. That’s just how it is. And that’s fine. Perfectly, absolutely fine. Well done.
Munn, 35, has had good years, mind you. Like 2010, when she published her absurdist memoir Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek, written while she was co-hosting Attack of the Show!, a now-defunct pop-culture series. That was also the year she was hired by Jon Stewart as a correspondent for The Daily Show. And the year she landed a role on the NBC series Perfect Couples.
The gig on The Daily Show didn’t last long — a year, give or take, during which she scored a few memorable bits (including one about tiger-mothering starring her own mom, a woman of Chinese descent raised in Vietnam). Neither did the sitcom — just 13 episodes (only 11 of them aired), after which it was shoved aside for a Paul Reiser comedy that no one remembers, probably not even Paul Reiser.
Those gigs came to an end in 2011. Not the best year. Not the worst.
In 2012, Munn landed a small role as Channing Tatum’s sometimes girlfriend in Magic Mike. That was also the year she ap-peared on HBO’s award-winning political drama The Newsroom.
At first, HBO executives didn’t want her. Because what do network executives know? “They said, ‘Yes, we know she comes from The Daily Show, but we’re looking for Broadway actors,’�” Munn recalls while sitting on a couch in a chic penthouse in the Beverly Wilshire hotel, shortly after wrapping a three-hour photo shoot.
“I said, ‘Let me try to get the audition,’�” which she did, because The Newsroom’s creator, Aaron Sorkin, saw something in her. “To this day, no one has given me the opportunities Aaron Sorkin has.” For the next two and a half years, she was Sloan Sabbith, who might have been the smartest, strongest and most likable char-acter on a series full of preachers masquer-ading as journalists.
OLIVIA MUNN DOES NOT TALK like someone on the publicity circuit. She does not speak in catchphrases; she does not sell slogans. She does not make Hollywood sound at all glamorous or appealing. Ap-palling, maybe.
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OLIVIA MUNN,WHO APPEARS ON THE COVER OF THE MAGAZINE YOU’RE READING RIGHT NOW
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M U N N S AY S S H E D I D N ’ T WA N T T O B E T H E G I R L F R I E N D. N O T AG A I N .
S H E WA N T E D T O F I G H T. T O M A K E N O I S E . T O K I C K B U T T.
ABOVE LEFT: Munn at the 88th Annual Academy Awards this past February with boyfriend and Green Bay Packers quarter-back Aaron Rodgers BELOW LEFT: Munn plays fanboy favorite Psylocke in the new X-Men movie. She also gets to wield psychic blades.
The reason Olivia Munn is on the cover of this magazine is X-Men: Apocalypse, the ninth entry in a franchise that began 16 years ago. The woman who stole hearts with her Wonder Woman outfits and quirky wit on Attack of the Show! introduces a new charac-ter: Psylocke, a telepathic, sword-swinging mutant soldier .
When offering her the role, the filmmakers assured Munn that, while there wouldn’t be
much in the way of dialogue, her character would have “an important presence” in the movie. She was fine with that, she said, so long as there was a fight sequence. Because Olivia Munn does not run from a fight.
Ask ESPN’s Rob Demovsky, who wrote a piece last November suggesting that she might have been part of the reason boyfriend Aaron Rodgers, the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, wasn’t at the top of his game.
Munn punched up her Twitter account and came out swinging. “Playing it fast & loose w/the journalism,” she wrote. “Your profession-al skills are lacking… you must be having personal problems at home.”
This wasn’t her first pub-lic tussle. During her stint on The Daily Show, the femi-nist gossip blog Jezebel pub-lished a piece on the show’s “woman problem.” Writer Irin Carmon described Munn’s role as a victory for sex appeal over substance because, apparently, you can’t be on a Maxim cover and have a brain. “Her career path has led some to criticize The Daily Show for hiring someone better known for suggestively put-ting things in her mouth,” Carmon wrote, “than for her comedic chops.” Munn and the show’s 29 other female staffers respond-ed with a note that told Carmon where to go and how to get there.
And then there’s her memoir, in which Munn P
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tells of moving from her native Oklahoma to Hollywood after a year spent glued to a police scanner at a Tulsa TV station and discovering the company town is a nightmare for most dream chasers. She also humorously chronicles a slew of sleazy men, from producers to the heavyweight boxing champ who asked her if she wanted to have his ninth baby.
“The nightmare is not that people do those things but that people do those things and continue to be successful,” she says. “That’s the hardest thing. And it still
happens. I meet famous people who I’m su-per excited to meet, and I felt the same way the rest of the world felt — they’re gonna be so awesome — and it’s so different. Not just different in the fact they’re not jovial and funny and sarcastic and likable, but in the worst-case scenario, which is they’re not nice to other people. It kind of breaks your spirit. And you wonder: To get to this level of success, do I have to be like that?”
Munn learned to act long before she got to Hollywood. She has been frank about the fact that she was abused as a
child by her stepfather, a military man who moved the family from Oklahoma to Japan. “When I was 2 to 16, I had to create this false world and pretend everything was fine and pretend we were the Brady Bunch,” she says.
Her stepfather was her first bully, but he was far from her last. Welcome to Hollywood.
AT TIMES, MUNN SEEMS to have a ten-dency to look at the less-than-bright side of
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things, or to undermine her own accom-plishments. “Right now, where I sit, I don’t have another movie I’m doing, I don’t have the next thing after” her role in X-Men: Apocalypse, which may or may not develop into a long-running gig. “Either it’s a great reception to the character or it’s not and I just keep going.”
Shortly after saying this, however, Munn reveals that she does indeed have another project in the works, something she’s prep-ping to shoot in Shanghai with Armando Bo, one of the writers of Birdman. It’s as if there’s a reluctance to believe or hope too deeply, possibly born of previous disap-pointments.
In any event, it’s fair to say that, until recently, Munn’s was a mostly unremark-able filmography, punctuated by a few highlights: Stewart, Soderbergh, Sorkin. Her earliest roles were extended cameos in which she was billed as “Lisa Munn,” her given name. She was almost entirely cut out of Iron Man 2, her first foray into the Marvel Universe.
Before X-Men, Munn’s biggest movie was this year’s Ride Along 2, in which she played straight woman to Kevin Hart and Ice Cube. Jon Stewart had persuaded her to take the part, she says. He wanted her to have fun, to get silly.
Munn was also offered a role in a very different X-Men spin-off — that of Ryan Reynolds’ girlfriend in Deadpool, which had the biggest February opening ever for an R-rated movie. Its box-office haul is in-consequential. Munn says she didn’t want to be the girlfriend. Not again. She wanted to fight. To make noise. To kick butt.
“I said, ‘Is there a fight scene?’�” Munn says of her early meetings with the X-Men: Apocalypse people. Once again, the
filmmakers were full of assurances. Yet Munn couldn’t shake the feeling that there might be too much talking and not enough action. “The fight scene,” she says with a wry smile, “could be her monologue.”
For Munn, the brute strength of her character was an important issue, a make-or-break thing, and the discussions dragged on. “I thought Psylocke was al-ways one of the most lethal characters, and I said, ‘Yes, as long as you’re not using her to be the eye candy. She has really power-ful abilities.’ And they said, ‘Yes, that’s an important part.’�”
But Munn is still not fully convinced. Shown slicing a car in half with a purple glowing sword in a teaser trailer that premiered during the Super Bowl, she is still billed toward the bottom of a cast that includes Oscar Isaac, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Rose Byrne and Nicholas Hoult. Her part, her performance, is out of her control now, in the hands of editors and producers and a director and a studio.
Months before the film’s release, Munn was prepared to be disappointed. “You can do the first-look cover on Entertainment Weekly,” she says, “but if they’ve chopped up some stuff or taken out moments and the fight scene is reduced for whatever reason, then the moment is gone.”
A brief pause.“I don’t know if I’m making sense,
really.”A small smile.
MIDWAY THROUGH OUR conversation, nibbling mango slices in this glamorous suite that costs a small fortune for a day’s use, a perfectly blue Los Angeles sky visible
beyond the picture windows, Olivia Munn recalls a formative conversation she had with her mother, way before there even was an Olivia Munn.
“She knew I really wanted to go to L.A. and do this casting thing, which didn’t amount to anything,” she says. “I didn’t ask because we didn’t have a lot of money. She said, ‘I can always work hard and find the money somewhere, but you can never relive an opportunity.’ That’s what stuck with me. I want the opportunities and experiences.”
More and more, meanwhile, the op-portunities and experiences that interest Munn have nothing to do with getting top billing, glowing reviews or blockbuster box-office receipts. In fact, she says, she’d consider quitting acting altogether. “For me, I would eventually love to be behind and not in front of the camera.”
Really?She laughs. “Even my own friends are
like, ‘Really?’ I love being an actor. Maybe it’s just the feeling of being in front of the camera or the people I’ve met who’ve rubbed me the wrong … ”
Another pause.“Maybe I don’t want to play that game.” And maybe she won’t have to. Right
now, Munn has a first-look deal with CBS Television Studios to executive-produce a series about a female sportscaster in the 1970s — less Anchorman, more Network. It’s far from a done deal. But at least it’s hers.
And that, for Munn, has always been key. Stepping out of the spotlight will give her the kind of professional control she craves, a respite from the casting calls and photo shoots, being shuttled from here to there, treated as a commodity. “When you’re behind the scenes, you get to shape the whole thing,” she says. “In front, it’s just your character.”
It does at least look like things are moving in that direction. To wit, this might be her year after all. I put this to Munn and she smiles again. “You’re not there till you’re there,” she says. So is there anything she’s sure about? Anything she can use as a foundation for her next career move? The actress leans back on the plush sofa and says, “I know where I’ve been.”
Yes, this is her year.
ROBERT WILONSKY, a city columnist for The Dallas Morning News, has previously profi led Olivia Wilde for American Way. Clearly, Olivia Newton-John is next on his list.
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the waters of the Wairau River. Farther upstream, the rapids rip past the bends and wildly carve their way through the valley, but the water calmly swirls in a pool around my ankles. The perfect spot, I was told, for landing a New Zealand trout.
I try to keep my focus on what lurks beneath the sur-face, but with each cast I feel my intention fade as I lose myself in the surreal landscape that slowly begins to change. As the sun rises above the hills, it casts a dewy glow on the pine trees towering above the river and sets the water on fi re with glittering sparks of daylight. Never in my life have I seen trees that seemed so green or water that was so blue and pure. It’s like a scene straight out of a movie. Which, as it turns out, it is.
Although this isn’t the specifi c spot where Frodo schlepped his ring in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, where Aslan set up camp in the Chronicles of Narnia fi lms or where Pete would eventually befriend his drag-on in Pete’s Dragon, it’s clear why so many fi lmmakers have chosen to turn their cameras on New Zealand.
It’s stunning. Despite being at the bottom of the map, New Zea-
land has long been at the top of my list, with an urge to explore Auckland and the country’s wine region of Marlborough.
I realize it’s a long way to travel for a glass of vino, but New Zealand wine is about experiencing the terroir and discovering vintages that can’t be found elsewhere.
Which is also why I brought two suitcases — one to fi ll with their world-renowned sauvignon blanc — to the town of Blenheim.
Blenheim, deemed the Napa Valley of New Zealand, is a romantic South Island gem that is home to more than 20 wineries. The area averages more than 2,400 hours of sunshine per year — ideal for the grapes that grow here — and the day I arrive brilliantly contributes to the hourly sunshine count.
I check in to the Chateau Marlborough and decide to do a little sight-jogging around town, as the riverfront is teeming with runners, dog walkers and stroller pushers on the windy waterfront path. I follow signs past vine-yards and orchards until I arrive at a grass landing strip where a few vintage aircraft that are parked in front of a hangar act as the winged welcome for the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre.
After a “g’day” welcome, I discover that the museum houses one of the world’s largest private collections of WWI aircraft and rare memorabilia, loaned from organizations around the world, including the 14-18 Aviation Heritage Trust, chaired by fi lm director and New Zealand native Sir Peter Jackson.
The museum is surprisingly empty despite the collection of rare items (the famous cross from the Red Baron’s triplane) and movie-quality dioramas housed within, and I have to think that if it were located in any city other than this tiny South Island town, the line would have been out the door.
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adjusting the dials of an antique biplane next to a sign advertising “Vintage Airplane Joyrides.”
It hadn’t been three hours after touching down in New Zealand, but I found myself once again taking off into the air, this time in a Boeing A75 biplane. A small windshield and a pair of vintage goggles are all that block the headwinds as we soar over the town below. I feel every crosswind as the plane teeters about the sky, but I remain unfazed, fi xated on the farms, the fruitful valleys and the azure waves of Cloudy Bay, the body of water that shares the same name as the winery I would be visiting for the next few days.
loudy Bay Vineyards takes wine tasting to a whole new level. Their custom-made menu ranges from vineyard tours via helicopter to
learning how to sail and celebrating with a glass of local sparkling wine. I sign up to take part in the grande dame of Cloudy Bay experiences: the “Forage” tour package.
The experience starts with four to 10 people; the local guides split up the groups and head out across Marlborough by plane, helicopter or car to forage for ingredients that will become the base for a wine- pairing dinner at the vineyard later that evening.
Although this slice of New Zealand has become fa-mous as a fertile wine-growing region, with hundreds of thousands of vines trailing throughout the hills and val-leys of Marlborough, less than 50 years ago, there was virtually not a grape to be found. Even now, so much of the country is still being discovered (and rediscovered), and a very real and very raw sense of new-world inge-nuity and respect for the land lingers in the air.
I planned my visit to coincide with the week world-renowned chef and New Zealand native Ben Shewry is in town as the guest chef. I join a team of fi shermen and plum pickers, successfully avoiding being recruited by the more-extreme hunting and scallop-diving teams, and head out the door with
Cloudy Bay’s viticulturist, Jim White, urging us on: “In Marlborough, you eat like a king, but you have to do it yourself.”
That phrase replays in my head as I stand at the banks of the Wairau River, fi ghting back casting envy as Head Winemaker Tim Heath eff ortlessly casts his line through the hearty breeze. He lands his fi rst fi sh of the day and begins telling me how the quiet burble of the river and the incredible natural beauty of the area are part of what drew him to his “offi ce.”
An Australian by birth, Heath moved to Marlbor-ough in 2005, just in time for harvest, and quickly adapted to the Kiwi pace and lifestyle.
“The essence of New Zealand’s sense of place is its incredible natural beauty, but it’s so much deeper than that,” he says. “There are these hidden places, places where you really have to work to get to; the places no one goes to except for a few people a year. They are so untouched, so pure, so beautiful. They actually give you the space to notice what is around you. The sense of isolation is breathtaking.”
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here’s an underlying devotion to the land in Marlborough, dating back to the time when
the Maori (the indigenous people of New Zealand) cultivated the land and would reserve the fi rst fruits for the respective atua (god) and even throw back the fi rst fi sh while saying a prayer of thanks for the bounty.
Unfortunately, I fi rst hear about this after I catch and fi llet the trout that bit my line, overly eager to present Chef Shewry with the roe I so manage to forage from the resolves. But any remorse fades as Chef Shewry presents us with his creation later that evening, an amuse-bouche that manages to do the fi sh justice by keeping the fl avors pure and intact as a delicate smoked fi llet appears on our plates, topped simply with my procured trout roe.
Although Shewry lives in Melbourne, where he heads up Attica, rated as one of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants by San Pellegrino, he grew up in New Zealand and stays true to his roots with his cooking.
“My father was a sheep-and-cattle farmer, so I’ve
always felt the responsibility of showing appreciation for another person’s work,” he explains. “I’ve kind of always been inspired by Maori culture and their ways of cooking. If you’re going to kill something, if you’re going to take something to eat, you should do it justice by cooking it properly. To me that is the true fl avor of New Zealand.
“New Zealanders are very humble people, so they’re always working hard to get better, to do better and to grow better. There’s sort of this quiet competitiveness in this country in a way. If you want to do something that’s great, you’d never actually tell people. You just try to do it every day and let your work do the talking. I think that’s the New Zealand way.”
he following day I have a stopover in Queens-town, the self-proclaimed “adventure capital of New Zealand.” The waterfront city has
everything a thrill-seeker could want: paragliding, zip-lining, luging, whitewater rafting, canyoning, bungee jumping, etc., but I couldn’t pass up the chance to jump off the same bridge that gave birth to the bungee craze.
In November 1988, bungee pioneers AJ Hackett and Henry van Asch made history by opening the fi rst commercially operated bungee site in the world, here at the Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge.
“There are these hidden places, places where you really have to
work to get to; the places no one goes to except a few people a year.”
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As I step out onto the ledge of the worn wooden bridge, 140 feet above the river below, my ankles are bound and the team gives a thumbs-up that I’m ready to go. The encouragement from the line of backpackers behind me trails off as I dive headfi rst off the platform. I say (scream) a thank-you to Hackett and van Asch for making it happen.
I’m still buzzing from the excitement capital of New Zealand when I land in Auckland that evening, now excited to explore the town with a list of recommen-dations from the winemakers, chefs and residents I’ve met over the past few days.
I head downtown from the Langham Auckland hotel to New Zealand chef Al Brown’s iconic restaurant Depot Eatery and Oyster Bar.
Auckland was once viewed as a stopover city for the rest of New Zealand, but in recent years the city has been reinvigorated with a new spirit of originality and a refreshed sense of identity as people began moving back into the central city to be closer to work and school. The onslaught of urban dwellers spurred the desire for original shops and creative restaurants, and chefs like Al Brown were quick to meet that growing demand.
The city is now bursting with revitalized neighborhoods, lively night markets and a waterfront district perfect for ending the day with a glass of chardonnay and fresh oysters shucked just meters away from where they were harvested.
At the Depot Eatery, I take one last bite of hapuka belly and let the spice from the eggplant kasundi
linger briefl y before cooling my mouth with the crisp fl avors of a chilled sauvignon blanc I recognize from the Marlborough region.
s the most populated town in the country, I fi nd that Auckland still manages to boast the beautiful green space associated with New
Zealand. The sunlight casts a warm glow over the rolling landscape as I stroll through Albert Park, ducking be-neath the twisted branches of the park’s famous ombu trees. The park is already full of sunbathers entrenched in novels and couples giggling on the grassy grounds.
Within moments, I’m back in the urban sprawl of the city, walking past rows of Asian eateries and vintage stores on my way toward the neighborhood of Ponsonby. This inner-city suburb has become home to some of the best-kept secrets in Auckland, like the ur-ban market Ponsonby Central and the rows of galleries from local artists and jewelry makers.
As I walk past the doorstep of the restaurant Orphans Kitchen, I catch glimpses of one of the chefs heading to the rooftop in a beekeeper’s uniform while another feeds a tiny pot of the homemade sourdough starter that is surely the source for the delicious smell of freshly baked bread that wafts along the main street.
I stop in for a slice of sourdough and a glass of char-donnay, and I can’t resist ordering New Zealand oysters before heading back to the hotel to pack up to fl y home.
I leave with a fresh taste of New Zealand lingering on my palate and a bottled taste of New Zealand resting safely in my two full suitcases, the contents of which I am more than willing to share … provided someone else brings the roe this time.
Travel writer KRISTY ALPERT has foraged her way around the world, but only in New Zealand did she fi nally fi nd a place to eat, drink and be daring.
IF YOU GO
MARLBOROUGH
Chateau MarlboroughMarlboroughnz.co.nz
Cloudy BayCloudybay.co.nz
John Gendall Fly FishingJohngendallfl yfi shing.com
Omaka Aviation Heritage CentreOmaka.org.nz
AUCKLAND
SKYCITYSkycityauckland.co.nz
Depot Eatery and Oyster BarEatatdepot.co.nz
Ponsonby CentralPonsonbycentral.co.nz
Orphans KitchenOrphanskitchen.co.nz
BritomartBritomart.org
QUEENSTOWN
Ziptrek EcotoursZiptrek.co.nz
AJ Hackett Bungy New ZealandBungy.co.nz
Madam WooMadamwoo.co.nz
Skyline New ZealandSkyline.co.nz
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service between Los Angeles (LAX) and Auckland (AKL) on our state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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STAGECRAFTIN CHICAGO, AN ARCHITECT AND A THEATER DIRECTOR
COME TOGETHER TO CREATE ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST
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her father, a civil engineer, inspired her to become an architect. On trips across the country in the family station wagon, her father would seek out every notable road and bridge — “the longest, the flattest, the tallest.” It was, Gang says, “a real education.”
Michael Halberstam, for his part, tells the story of how a British woman who took in and raised his father, a Czech-Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany, made possible his dream career in the theater. When Anne Welsford died in 1992, she left Michael $10,000, which he used to co-found one of the Chicago area’s finest the-ater companies, Writers Theatre, in the tiniest of spaces in the back of a bookstore.
Gang and Halberstam are leading practitioners in two art forms for which Chicago is renowned — architecture and theater — and it is no coincidence that their work has been shaped by shared values of
intimacy, community and openness. An intense human-ism lies at the heart of their success. In their different ways, neither cares much for walls.
Maybe it was inevitable, then, that the two would team up to create a welcoming new home in Glencoe, on Chicago’s North Shore, for Writers Theatre. The $28 million building opened in March, kicking off with Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia.” To drop by, especially if you take in a play, is to understand that theirs is a successful partnership.
“The thing about Jeanne,” Halberstam says, pointing to clear clusters of seats in the new building’s main the-ater, “is she wanted to create this sense of belonging, not a feeling of this massive audience. There’s a community here, and a community there. She wanted to pull out little groupings of people, and create that all through the building.”
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CLOCKWISE FROM OPPOSITE PAGE: Writers Theatre’s lobby is ringed by a wood-framed atrium. Artistic Director Michael Halberstam poses with Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma. The theater puts the audience right on top of the action. Architect Jeanne Gang designed the space with openness in mind.
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Consider the theater’s lobby, a wood-framed atrium topped by an outdoor walkway lined by a wooden lat-tice. The small shops and trees in downtown Glencoe are visible through the glass walls, which slide open in warm weather, inviting the whole town in.
Longtime patrons of Writers Theatre might see this for what it is: an extension of the company’s hallmark commitment to intimacy. Close physical proximity matters. At Writers, folks in the first row have always had to plant their feet right on the tiny thrust stage, putting the actors within arm’s reach. But it should also be understood as a product of the emphasis Gang places on strengthening communities through her work, whether she’s designing a high-rise building, a nature center, a boathouse, a boardwalk or a police station.
Gang’s most acclaimed building is Aqua, an 87- story, mixed-use skyscraper in downtown Chicago. Each of Aqua’s floor plates is slightly different, af-fording each of its balconies a unique shape and size, resulting in an undulating facade. Aqua’s topography flows like Lake Michigan waves or the Indiana dunes. The MacArthur Foundation, which named Gang a fellow in 2011, has described it as “optical poetry.”
If Aqua were only visually dazzling, Gang might consider the building a flop. Her motive in sculpting
those gorgeous ebbs and flows, she says, was to maximize residents’ access to sunlight and street views and “make it possible for people to see each other.” She wanted its wavy facade to foster “vertical community.”
Gang, who is 52, grew up in Belvi-dere, Illinois, an industrial town north-west of Chicago that’s surrounded by farms. She was the kid who liked to make things such as backyard forts and science projects. After graduating from the University of Illinois, she earned
a master’s degree in architecture from Harvard. She studied in Zurich and worked for an architectural firm in Rotterdam.
Halberstam, who is 50, grew up in Nottingham, England, and jumped into theater at an early age. When his family moved to Illinois, where his father had accepted a position as the head of the math department at the University of Illinois, Michael enrolled in a theater program there. He and Gang probably passed each other on campus.
Halberstam developed his acting chops in Chicago and Stratford, Ontario, before deciding he would rather work for himself. He and a friend co-founded Writers Theatre when Halberstam was 27. Gang also struck out on her own at a young age, setting up shop in her Chica-go apartment, equipped with nothing but a laptop com-puter. She founded her own architecture-and-design firm, Studio Gang, when she was 33.
To be so young and bold, a practitioner of any art had better have plenty of talent, to be sure, but also a guiding set of creative principles. They had better know what they are all about. Gang and Halberstam clearly knew what they were all about, and to a strik-ing degree, they were about the same things.
Gang believes in designing from the inside out, as she and her team did with Aqua. She believes in strengthening communities through architecture, in being environmentally friendly and in bring-ing human civilization closer to nature. Above all, perhaps, Gang believes in the power of discovery. The end result is stronger, she says, and she has a lot more fun getting there.
“I use architecture as a medium to understand the world,” Gang says. “Of course, if something works well, it’s another tool in our tool set that we try to redeploy in another situation. But there is always going to be something new that I’m looking for that comes out of the project. I don’t want to be repeating. It’s about discovering something new.”
How has that played out? When Studio Gang designed a nature center, the
Ford Calumet Environmental Center, for an old indus-trial site in Chicago, they swept over the grounds like hunter-gatherers — as our ancestors did when build-ing shelters — and salvaged scrap sheet metal, pulver-ized rubber, rebar and old pipes. They repurposed the materials in the building columns and flooring.
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When Studio Gang designed a building for Kala-mazoo College in Michigan, they settled on a nearly forgotten local construction technique, cordwood masonry, for the exterior walls. A member of the design team had discovered an old barn nearby that had such walls, in which logs are embedded in concrete, creating circular patterns on the walls.
It’s daring stuff, with the choice of materials driving decisions about design, and the results can be breath-taking.
“Of course, I have my own aesthetic preferences, but I try to resist those right in the beginning,” Gang says. “It becomes a research topic. The team we put together has architects and people in other disciplines, and they get a nuanced understanding of what the project is about.”
It is here that Gang’s and Halberstam’s approaches to creativity most closely align. For her, materials are the element from which everything flows. For Halberstam, the words of the playwright, as interpreted by the ac-tors, are the sacred text.
Gang grasped that creative connection with Writers Theatre early on. It thrilled her.
Writers Theatre likes to work with a thrust stage, which extends into the audience. With that in mind, Studio Gang’s imagining of Writers’ new home began with a study of how theater spaces in England evolved, noting in particular the physical proximity between actors and audiences. Early English theater was staged on the street and in the courtyards of inns, where there was little distance between those in the show and those watching them. This evolved into the permanent the-ater spaces of Shakespeare’s day, erected in wood and plaster, in which audiences crowded in on three sides.
Based on this research and conversations with Halberstam’s team, Gang decided the ideal materials for Writers Theatre should be wood, plaster and glass. Wood recycled from trees cut down on the building’s site would be used for millwork inside the building. And brick from a building to be torn down, the Glencoe Women’s Library Club, would be used to create a weave-like wall in the main theater space. (Brick can make for excellent acoustics.)
Gang’s new home for Writers Theatre has garnered positive reviews. Blair Kamin, architecture critic for
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the Chicago Tribune, pronounced the building “strong but delicate” and mar-veled at how the atrium at night “glows like a beacon.”
Halberstam says he especially likes the way Gang created a consistently “welcoming feel,” from the warm glow visible to patrons as they step off a nearby Metra train to the lobby’s mov-able cushioned seating. The seats can be slid along wood risers, like beads on an abacus, to create intimate conversa-tional clusters.
Before a theatergoer even walks in the door, Halberstam says, “there is a sense that something wonderful is going to happen.”
Writers Theatre has traveled far from its 50-seat bookstore beginnings two decades ago. It has staged more than 100 productions, including 16 world premieres, and it has taken its work to Lincoln Center in New York. The Wall Street Journal has called Writers Theatre one of the top six regional theaters in the na-tion. It plays to a sold-out audience of 35,000 patrons each season.
There is a danger in such success, as Halberstam is well aware. How can a theater company built on the small and intimate not lose its way when it grows so big? But that’s why the new building’s main theater seats only 255 people and why a second space seats no more than 99. That is also why, Halberstam says, he makes a point now and then to direct shows at tiny startup theaters around town — to make sure he has not “strayed too far off the path.”
That challenge — how to stay true to one’s vision and values while scaling up in size — also confronts Gang. It’s the age-old struggle between art and com-merce. Every painter needs a buyer. Every architect needs a client.
Gang, named Architect of the Year by The Architec-tural Review magazine earlier this year, increasingly works on a national and international stage, with
Studio Gang offices in Chicago and New York. Among other projects, she is designing an expansion of the American Museum of Natural History in New York and a high-rise tower in San Francisco. Studio Gang was just commissioned to design the new American em-bassy in Brasília, Brazil, and Gang is also developing a strategic plan for the National Aquarium in Baltimore.
“I want to do projects that have an impact on a lot of people,” she says. “I also want to practice my craft. I try to marry those things together.”
Anyone who would dare to start a highly ambitious, values-driven architecture firm at age 33 — or a high-ly ambitious, values-driven theater company at age 27 — must believe wholeheartedly in life’s possibilities.
Jeanne Gang and Michael Halberstam still believe, perhaps more than ever.
TOM McNAMEE is editorial-page editor of the Chicago Sun-Times. He and his wife, Deborah, fi rst discovered Writers Theatre, then called Writers Theatre Chicago, in 1998 while taking in a production of John Osborne’s “Look Back in Anger.” They could see they were onto something good.
In addition to Writers Theatre, Studio Gang’s acclaimed Chicago-area works include the Ford Calumet Environmental Center (above) and Aqua (right), an 87-story, mixed-use skyscraper in downtown Chicago.
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HE KEY TO YOUR long-term fi nancial future might lie in a karate chop, but you won’t need to become a martial-arts master to harness its power. Leave that to
Matt Reiner. Reiner is the CEO and co-founder of Wela, an Atlanta
company that off ers both free and low-cost digital fi nan-cial services that swap meeting with a traditional human fi nancial planner for checking in with an automated “robo-adviser.”
“ What we’re trying to do is karate-chop the
mahogany table,” Reiner says. “It’s silly to think that, in order to get fi nancial advice, you have to make an appointment and then go sit across a mahogany ta-ble from someone in a suit who is going to tell you, ‘Stop spending
money and start saving money. Don’t consume. Don’t have any fun.’ There are diff erent ways to get fi nancial advice, and some of those ways can involve you sitting on your couch.”
Indeed, there are more ways than ever to sit on your couch and plan for your future. First appear-ing in 2010 when Betterment (followed soon by Wealthfront) launched an all-robo service, robo- advisers have boomed in the past year. Long-established fi nancial-planning companies are off ering their own digital-planning solutions that bypass human planners.
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Frequent American Way contributor JOSEPH GUINTO has fewer “assets under management” than he’d like.
Digital fi nancial-planning services are the future of investing — and the future is now, thanks to an embarrassment of riches when it comes to innovative new resources
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Last spring, Charles Schwab Corporation launched its robo-advisory called Intelligent Portfolios. Last summer, BlackRock, the biggest money manager in the world, acquired FutureAdvisor, a robo-adviser fi rm. And last fall, Fidelity began testing a robo service called Fidelity Go.
A.T. Kearney, a management-consulting fi rm, proj-ects that assets under management by robo-advisers will swell by 68 percent between now and 2020, to-taling $2.2 trillion. “This is absolutely a revolution that’s now taking place in the investment space,” says Bob Hedges, who heads A.T. Kearney’s fi nancial- institutions practice.
That revolution is being fought with algorithms. The same kinds of mathematical formulas that help Google match your interests with online data, or that allow Uber to pair people willing to pay for a ride with a driver willing to provide it, now help pair investors with fi nancial plans. Robo-adviser algorithms use question-naires to assess a client’s risk tolerance, then match that to a set of investments (mostly exchange-traded funds). Those investments are automatically rebal-anced over time.
The customers who were initially targeted for robo-adviser services were younglings who’ve grown up shopping for everything online, from car insur-ance to cat food. Most of Wealthfront’s customers are younger than 35 years old. But that’s now changing.
“Robo-advisers started off as an innovative idea that might be of interest to a narrow segment of con-sumers,” says Hedges. “But it has begun appealing to a
much broader market segment because the technology makes fi nancial-planning pricing more transparent.”
And cheaper. Many traditional fi nancial planners take 1 percent or more of clients’ total investments each year. But robo-advisers take as little as a quarter of 1 percent per year. Human planners need individuals with higher net worth — sometimes $250,000 or more in investible assets — to generate signifi cant income, according to Reiner. Robo-advisers, where algorithms do the investment planning, can do at least part of the job for less.
Still, don’t expect robo-advisers to put humans out of business completely. Wela, for instance, has al-ready come up with a man/machine fi nancial- planning hybrid. This service also allows clients to gather all of their financial accounts in one place and set up algorithm-driven investments. But those investments can be monitored by human fi nancial planners, whom clients can interact with when needed. “We want our clients to not just be part of an algorithm,” Reiner says. “They’re receiving their advice via technology, but the advice is often coming from real advisers.”
Those are just the kind of advancements in robo- adviser technology that have Hedges convinced that the off erings will be part of the mainstream of fi nancial planning within fi ve years.
“Robo-advisers will increase the number of con-sumers who become investors,” he says. “That will be good for everybody. They’ll get access to investment services at a lower cost and in a more understand-able way.”
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BETTERMENTThis New York-based
robo-advisory was one of the first, and it has several
asset classes available, most of which focus on exchange- traded funds,
which track different stock indexes. It has a re-ported $3 billion in assets
under management. Betterment.com
WEALTHFRONTWith a reported $2 billion in assets un-der management,
this California-based robo-advisory has
pulled in venture-capital funding from the likes
of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer. Wealthfront.com
VANGUARDPERSONAL
ADVISOR SERVICESThis traditional
financial-planning firm has a huge hybrid personal- robo service with billions in assets under manage-
ment. Vanguard.com
WEL AThis Atlanta-based firm bridges robo- advisories
with traditional wealth-management
services. Wela’s app ser-vices are free, but users
can also invest with Wela Strategies, which offers access to a dedicated
human financial adviser for a fee. Getwela.com
SCHWAB INSTITUTIONAL
INTELLIGENT PORTFOLIOS
Schwab now offers a robo- human-hybrid ser-vice, giving clients free robo-investing if they meet certain require-
ments and giving human advisers the ability to customize portfolios
via some 450 different exchange-traded funds.
Schwab.com
FIVE ROBO -ADVISERS TO
WATCH
68 MAY 2016 AMERICAN WAY
“ROBO-ADVISERS WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER
OF CONSUMERS WHO BECOME INVESTORS.”
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EMEMBER THAT EPISODE of Sex and the City where Charlotte leaves the steam room at the spa because she’s uncomfort-able with the nakedness? That’s totally
me. It’s not that I’m a “never nude.” I just don’t fi nd the spa relaxing. Any part of it. Massages, body wraps, something called a blood facial … I’m good.
So when my friends say “Spa day!” like it’s one of Oprah’s favorite things, I’ll fi nd any excuse to not go (water the cactus; feed the kids I don’t have; a Too Cute marathon). But my friend Trisha is a sly little minx: She planned a girls trip to Ojai, California, and dis-tracted me from its spa-centric ways with the town’s meditative lure.
It turns out that the Ojai Val-ley Inn & Spa, where we would be staying, has a coveted Somadome — the holy grail of meditation via
a cocoonlike pod with specialized “healing” lights; there are only seven in the U.S. Ojai also has an entire moun-taintop dedicated to the craft, the aptly named “Medita-tion Mount.” If I were going to hone in on my inner peace, this would be the place to do it. And my friends can get their seaweed wraps or whatever.
If you’ve heard of Ojai, you’re familiar with the buzzwords: healing, New Age and vegans. The reputa-tion started in the late 1800s, when people with res-piratory problems migrated here for the hot springs and Mediterranean-like weather to aid their illnesses. Through the years, the healing connotation that’s as-sociated with the town has stayed, and Ojai has kept its spiritual, health-destination vibe.
W E L L N E S SBy Jacquelyne Froeber
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A New Age California town has old-school soul
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Finding Om in Ojai
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Pulling up to the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, the emerald golf course spans off to the east as we follow the road to our rooms. Trisha and I lower our voices to whispers as we agree on a meeting time to head to the spa. My suite is quiet too. I’m surrounded by soft hues of blue and gray; 300-count, Egyptian-cotton sheets on the bed; a deep soaking tub; and sweeping views of the golf course from the Spanish-tiled patio.
Our friend Pam, a frequent meditator, is joining me for the Somadome. We fi nd her in front of the spa by tables with signs that read “Freedom Zone: Free from cellphones, pets, smoking & disquieting conversation.” I’m pretty sure whatever comes out of my mouth is “disquieting,” but we are welcomed in, shown to our lockers and given the rundown of the 31,000-square-foot spa (two pools; a sauna; an artist cottage and an apothecary; and upstairs treatment rooms outfi tted in mosaic tiles and marble).
Per the research I did before the visit, I know I can keep my clothing on for the Somadome, but I put my feet in the warm slippers provided to me — I’m not an animal — and fi nd the therapist. Step one: Choose verbal or nonverbal meditation. Step two: Decide on one of fi ve session options. I go with nonverbal and a session titled “Success,” partly because the therapist suggested it, and who doesn’t want to be successful?
We make our way to the Somadome, a white, egg-shaped contraption that reminds me of a George Foreman Grill for humans. Once I’m seated in the egg, I fi nd a tablet programmed to my path of medi-tative success. The therapist starts the program, the top of the dome is closed and the light show begins. Blue, green and purple lights illuminate the interior
in waves. The idea is that the lights will help regulate melatonin and cortisol hormones, which have been linked to wellness.
After my session, Pam goes in: She picks the verbal option and the “Manifest” session, said to be best when starting a journey and setting intentions. While Pam says she enjoyed the light aspect — it was unique — she said it didn’t really get her in the meditative mood either.
So we call Trisha’s friend Kat, who swears by the Somadome. She, like myself, was fi nding it hard to relax and be in the moment for meditation. “The Somadome forces you to turn off , and that had lasting eff ects for me,” she says. “It defi nitely improved my practice.”
Proof that meditation is diff erent for everyone. May-be I would fi nd more inspiration at Meditation Mount.
After a short drive, Trisha and I follow the perfectly manicured path into the International Garden of Peace. The rock-lined trail meanders past the yellow, orange and purple bird of paradise flowers and lush green space. We fi nd a bench engraved with “Joy Is a Special Wisdom” overlooking the town. Under the shade of a small tree, we straighten our posture, clear our minds and close our eyes. We breathe.
Time passes, and I eventually open my eyes to fi nd the landscape around us bathed in a rosy hue. I interrupt Trisha’s zenful state; the scene is too beautiful to miss. She laughs and says we are witnessing the “pink mo-ment”: Ojai is one of the few towns in the world where its location in the valley, lined up with an east-west mountain range, casts multiple brilliant colors at sunset.
I then remember what Kat said about her experience with the Somadome and feeling like she fi nally slowed down. Our moment in the garden has done that for me.
W E L L N E S S
REST Ojai Valley Inn & Spa
This five-diamond resort offers daily meditation classes. Rates start at $309. Ojairesort.com
Su Nido InnCozy suites surround a
courtyard (very Melrose Place), and on-site yoga
is available. Rates start at $200. Sunidoinn.com
The Lavender InnOjai’s 1874 schoolhouse
is now a beautiful B&B and day spa.
Rates start at $135. Thelavenderinn.com
READBart’s Books
Readers can browse through hundreds of new and classic titles while getting some
vitamin D at the largest independently owned
outdoor bookstore in the country.
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Take a seat in the tasting room for a flight of local vino from the Ojai Alisal Vineyard. Azuojai.comFarmer and the Cook
Try this organic, vegan-friendly Mexican café with house-made
corn tamales, sopas and a recipe for hot sauce
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Dining in the living room of what feels like your
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pasta is exceptional: pappardelle with slow-
roasted boar, oxtail ravioli and lamb-
sausage risotto with Parmesan fondue. Nocciolaojai.com
FIND YOUR CHILL FACTOR
72 MAY 2016 AMERICAN WAY
WE MAKE OUR WAY TO THE SOMADOME, A WHITE, EGG-SHAPED CONTRAPTION
THAT REMINDS ME OF A GEORGE FOREMAN GRILL FOR HUMANS.
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80 MAY 2016 AMERICAN WAY
Travel is how people often celebrate milestones in life, whether it’s a birthday, anniversary, reunion or special moment. And for 35 years, travelers have used American Airlines AAdvantage® miles to take
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AMERICAN INSIGHT
American supports entrepreneurialism and small-business growth through its Innovators Initiative, which focuses on working with startups and small-business customers to empower their success. Visit aa.com/innovators to learn more.
W ithin minutes of a huge “ah-choo,” your sneeze will have traveled into other rooms of
your home thanks to your ventilation system. Your HVAC (heating, ventilat-ing, and air conditioning) system has air fi lters that help to weed out all the germs from that sneeze, but if you’re like most people, you forget to change them. This can leave your air fi lter less eff ective in parsing out the germs and could eventually lead to the costly fail-ure of your HVAC system.
That’s where fi ltereasy.com wants to help: by off ering a subscription-based service that delivers high-quality, American-made air fi lters to your home when it’s time to change them. Upon signing up, you indicate the number of fi lters you need, select the appropriate sizes, then choose the shipping sched-ule that’s right for you, ranging from monthly to semi-annually depending on your climate. When you receive your fi ltereasy.com shipment, it acts as a re-minder that it’s time to change your air
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Written by Frank Gruber, CEO of Tech.Co, a small business partner of American Airlines. Tech.Co off ers tech and startup news, events and resources. Learn more at: www.tech.co/subscribe/.
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This fl ight will be operated with our innovative, custom-designed Boeing 787 Dreamliner. It features fully lie-fl at seats with direct aisle access in Business Class. Plus, every seat off ers power ports, USB ports, international Wi-Fi and in-seat entertainment with a large selection of newly-released movies, television programs, music and more.
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Earn miles on your next date nightThe AAdvantage® program off ers bonus miles
As a member of the American Airlines AAdvantage® program, you’ll automatically earn miles when you fl y on American, oneworld® and other qualifying airlines. But the perks don’t stop there. We’re making your purchases even more rewarding, so the next time you treat that special some-one with a date night or a gift, you can also reap extra rewards by earning bonus miles.
As an AAdvantage member, you can join the AAdvantage Dining� program and earn various mileage amounts on your next dinner date. Earn miles for simple things like registering your credit card, subscribing to emails or becoming a VIP member. Depending on how often you dine out, you could earn up to 5 miles per every $1 spent.
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AMERICAN INSIGHT
IN TIME OF NEEDAmerican Airlines employees volunteer their time to assist with Red Cross relief eff orts
W ith a partnership that spans two decades, American is proud to
support the American Red Cross through a combination of in-kind and financial gifts of more than $1,000,000 each year. In addition to donations, our employees across the country freely volunteer their time to aid in relief efforts. Here are some of the ways our employees join together to give back:
• In Tulsa, Oklahoma, employees host one of the largest blood drives in the United States. These bi-annual blood drives help the Red Cross maintain 40 percent of the nation’s necessary blood supply.
• In our Philadelphia hub, employees back the Red Cross House through hours of volunteerism. Red Cross House is a short-term recovery center for families displaced by disaster in the Greater Philadelphia region.
Customers just like you also join us in support of the American Red Cross every day. Through our online system, American Airlines AAdvantage® members can easily make donations.
In addition, we provide incentive opportunities allowing AAdvantage members to earn miles for their donations. Since April 2015, this
part of the partnership has helped generate more than $250,000 in cash support for the American Red Cross. Learn more today at aa.com/redcross.
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Our employees across the country freely volunteer their time to aid in relief eff orts.
Hollywood’s newest “it” coupleWith American’s long history of serving the entertainment industry in LA and the Hollywood Bowl’s history of bringing great performances to the stage, it only makes sense that we team up to entertain the City of Angels as the Offi cial Airline of the Hollywood Bowl.
“The Bowl” is the largest natural outdoor amphitheater in the U.S., and has been an important Los Angeles landmark for more than 90 years. It features top entertainers from a variety of genres, with past performers ranging from acclaimed composer Sergei Rachmaninoff , to Frank Sinatra, to Aerosmith.
Our partnership kicks off at Opening Night at the Bowl with Steely Dan, which benefi ts the Los
Angeles Philharmonic’s education and community programs.
We’ve served Hollywood and LA’s surrounding neighborhoods for more than 60 years, and we’re proud to give back to the communities where our customers and employees live and work. We hope to see you under the stars at the Hollywood Bowl this year.
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A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that develops in a deep vein, usually in a leg. Sometimes these clots can break away and travel through the bloodstream to vital organs and can cause severe injury or death. Possible risk factors include prolonged phys-ical immobility, blood-clotting disorders, family history, cancer, obesity, heart disease, pregnan-cy, recent major surgery, smoking or age. Many DVTs do not produce any symptoms, but symptoms could include pain or swelling and
redness of the aff ected area.
While preven-tive measures are still uncer-tain, passengers can wear loose clothing, regularly change leg posi-tions, occasionally walk the cleared aisle of the plane when allowed by fl ight staff , avoid crossing their legs at the ankles or knees, or wear graduated-com-pression stockings to help reduce risk. Keeping hydrated and performing the exercises be-low can also help.
Customers should keep their personal health in mind when follow-ing any of these suggestions.
aa.com/healthPlease visit our website for more health-related
information and tips.
DVT FACTSTIPS FOR A FIT FLIGHT
NUT ALLERGYAmerican recognizes that some passengers are allergic to peanuts and other nuts. Although we do not serve peanuts, we do serve other nut products (such as warmed nuts), and there may be trace elements of unspecifi ed nut ingredients, including peanut oils, in meals and snacks. We do not have in place procedures that allow fl ight crews to not serve these foods upon request of a customer. We do not provide nut “buff er zones.” Our planes are cleaned regularly, but these cleanings are not de-signed to ensure the removal of nut allergens, nor are our air-fi ltration systems designed to remove nut allergens. Additionally, other customers may bring peanuts or other nuts on board. Therefore, we cannot guarantee customers will not be exposed to peanuts or other nuts during fl ight, and we strongly encourage customers to take all necessary medical precautions to prepare for the possibility of exposure.
ADDITIONAL ALLERGEN INFORMATIONAdditional allergen information is available for our customers departing EU countries. Please ask your fl ight attendant for more details.
ANKLE CIRCLES FOOT PUMPS KNEE LIFTS KNEE TO CHEST
EASY SEAT EXERCISESFour ways to beat stiff ness on long fl ights
TRAVELING WITH COPD Before you travel, talk to your doctor about any concerns you may have. Also, when you book your fl ight, let
American Airlines know about any needs for services (such as a wheelchair or a portable oxygen concentrator) that you may have, and the airline will help coordinate assistance with your request. Please also visit the COPD
Foundation website at www.copdfoundation.org for more information about traveling with COPD.
M aintaining good health while fl ying requires special considerations.
Here, Herbert DuPont, M.D., director of the Center for Infectious Diseases at The University of Texas School of Public Health and a specialist in travel medicine, shares some tips for staying healthy while in fl ight:
Dress comfortably, because clothes that constrict can cause compression of the blood vessels. Drink plenty of water in order to stay hydrated.
If you have heart disease or lung disease, you should check with your doctor about taking a long-distance fl ight because the altitude can aff ect circulation and breathing. For fl ights six hours or more, wear compres-sion stockings to help prevent blood clotting.
At times, lower humidity levels can make the air on board feel dry. The dryness makes blood more concen-trated and can promote a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and its compli-cations. To combat dehydration and dryness, keep drinking water. People prone to dry eyes should use eye drops.
Take a drink of water or a nonalcohol-ic beverage every time you’re off ered it, for two reasons: It keeps you hydrated, which can help prevent a DVT, and it will keep you moving down the aisle (for bathroom breaks), which is anoth-er way to prevent a DVT.
For pregnant travelers, certainly do not travel toward the end of pregnan-cy; there are airline requirements pre-venting that. Walk often, as pregnant women are much more susceptible to clotting disorders. Drink water to stay hydrated as well.
It is possible to fl y when you have a respiratory condition such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but the issue of fl ying with lung or heart disease relates to the severity of the dis-ease. Those with mild forms of the disease should do fi ne. If oxygen is required intermittently by people with lung or heart disease, fl ights that are six hours or more should be avoided unless arrangements can be made with the carrier to receive oxygen during fl ight. See additional COPD notes below.
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STAY CONNECTEDCONNECT ANY TIME, ANYWHEREaa.com Always fi nd our lowest prices at aa.com. Guaranteed. Book fl ights, hotels, car rentals, vacations, cruises and activities. Mobile.aa.com Check your fl ight status, view or change existing reservations, access your AAdvantage® account and more.Mobile AppAmerican Airlines travel app can help make planning and managing your trip easier. Mobile Boarding Pass and Notifi cationsHave your boarding pass sent to your mobile device (on select fl ights) and use American fl ight-status-notifi cation options to request gates, times and baggage-claim numbers.
MISSED A FLIGHT? LET US HELP.Call American Airlines Reservations at (800) 433-7300. Log on to aa.com.Visit an American Airlines Rebooking Center, located in the Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago O’Hare, Miami or New York (JFK and LGA) airports.See an agent at the American Airlines ticket counter.
DISABILITY ASSISTANCEPlease ask an American Airlines representative if you need assistance traveling with a disability (including obtaining a wheelchair). To give feedback on the service you received, call American at (817) 967-3000.
PARENTAL CONTROLAmerican features a wide variety of entertainment. While Main Cabin content has been edited for general viewing, parental controls can be utilized on our in-seat entertainment system, available on certain aircraft. A crew member can select which content is viewable at your seat by restricting titles based on their ratings. For assistance, please ask a fl ight attendant.
SMOKING/TOBACCO POLICYThe following are prohibited at all times on board the aircraft: smoking, smokeless tobacco products and devices such as electronic cigarettes, and the charging of electronic cigarettes and other related devices.
WI-FI IN THE SKYCONNECT TO WI-FI IN 3 EASY STEPS: 1. Enable Wi-Fi on your device.2. For domestic Wi-Fi, connect to the “gogoinfl ight” signal.
For international Wi-Fi, connect to the “AA Infl ight” signal.3. For domestic Wi-Fi, launch browser and log in, or create an
account. For international Wi-Fi, launch browser and choose “Sign In” or “Connect.”
Onboard Wi-Fi also has complimentary access to aa.com.Please refer to OUR FLEET pages to identify whether your plane is equipped with infl ight Wi-Fi. Voice calls or audio transmissions are not allowed in fl ight.
FLIGHT MODEYour cell phone and other hand-held portable electronic devices may be used from gate to gate during fl ights within the U.S., U.S. territories, Canada, Europe, Japan and Korea, with limited exceptions. When the aircraft doors are closed for departure, devices must be placed in airplane/fl ight mode. Voice calls or audio transmissions are not allowed in fl ight. Larger items, such as laptops, must be stowed during taxi, takeoff and landing. Wi-Fi access on equipped planes will be available shortly after takeoff . The use of still and video cameras, fi lm or digital, is permitted only for recording of personal events. Two-way pagers, radios, TV sets, remote controls and commercial TV cameras may not be used at any time during a fl ight. Please refrain from using any voice or audio recording or transmission while on an American aircraft. Unauthorized photography or video recording of airline personnel, other customers, aircraft equipment or procedures is prohibited.
STREAMING VIDEO ENTERTAINMENTCHOOSE YOUR ENTERTAINMENT: 1. Connect to the “gogoinfl ight” signal to launch the browser (no
Internet purchase required).2. Click on the entertainment banner and select a movie
or TV show.3. Download the app when prompted, if you haven’t already.4. Log in or create an account.
Available on most domestic fl ights that are not equipped with an in-seat entertainment system. Requires a Wi-Fi–enabled laptop, tablet or smartphone. Visit aa.com/entertainment to learn more about our entertainment options.
IN-SEAT ENTERTAINMENT SAVINGSFor a limited time, you’ll receive a 25% savings on infl ight movies, TV, games and music purchases when using your Citi® / AAdvantage® card.Terms and Conditions:Citi® / AAdvantage® cardmembers will receive a 25% savings on infl ight movies, TV, games and music purchases on fl ights operated by American Airlines when purchased with their Citi® / AAdvantage® card, from Jan. 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016. Savings do not apply to wireless internet access and DutyFree purchases. This benefi t is not available on codeshare fl ights booked with an American Airlines fl ight number but operated by another airline. Savings will appear as a statement credit 6-8 weeks after the transaction is posted to the cardmember’s credit card account.
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92 MAY 2016 AMERICAN WAY
Channels available on Live Television
01 SYMPHONY HALL 08 TOTALLY ’80S
Classical works from renowned orchestras and musicians
Tubular hits and your favorite ’80s songs
02 JAZZ 09 MASTERCARD® SELECTIONS
Get into the swing with this cool mix
Artists and bands recorded live, exclusively for American
03 CHILL 10 LATIN SHOWCASE
Ambient sounds and chilled beats to calm and relax
Latin songs from the top of today’s charts
04 THE HIT LIST 11 SMOOTH
Check out all of today’s current hits
Relax to a mix of classic and contemporary music
05 AMERICAN JUKEBOX 12 AMERICAN
ARRIVING Travel back in time with all your jukebox favorites
American’s exclusive arrival music
06 COUNTRY ROADS
Enjoy country’s chart toppers and Nashville favorites
07 CENTER STAGE: FOO FIGHTERS
Listen to some of the Foo Fighters greatest hits, including These Days, and their new single Something from Nothing.
13 JAPANESE HORIZONS 14 RHYTHM OF
BRAZIL 15 THE VAULT 16 MANDARIN MIX 17 METRO 18 LONDON
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Tunes from Japan The best of Brazil Favorite rock hits Music from China Hosted by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike.
Songs from the U.K.
CENTER STAGEJoin host Dave Grohl as we celebrate the incredible career of The Foo Fighters. Hear Dave talk about all their hit songs including These Days, My Hero and their new single Something from Nothing.
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ADDITIONAL CHANNELS Available on in-seat entertainment as well as on Samsung tablets. Please visit americanairlinesentertainment.com for complete playlists.
ENJOY SHOWS FROM THESE CONTRIBUTING NETWORKS ON OUR IN-SEAT SYSTEMS
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INFLIGHT RADIO CHANNELS
IN-SEAT ENTERTAINMENTAvailable on in-seat entertainment as well as on Samsung tablets. Please visit americanairlinesentertainment.com for complete listings.
Some of the movies available for in-seat viewing are Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Deadpool and Youth
LIVE TELEVISIONEnjoy our new Live Television product on select international aircraft, presented by MasterCard®
Watch sporting events like the NBA basketball games on Sport 24
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THE CARMICHAEL SHOW Comedian Jerrod Carmichael and his opinionated North Carolina family navigate topics that all families in America face today, and nothing is too uncomfortable to explore! Somewhere in the middle of all of their disagreeing is the heart of this family.Jerrod CarmichaelSUNDAYS 9/8c | Comedy
LITTLE BIG SHOTS Steve Harvey showcases young musicians, singers, dancers and every form of wunderkind. From pint-size breakdancers to 5-year-old piano virtuosos, these gifted performers will awe the nation with their talents, slay us with their cuteness and wow us with their accomplishments.Steve HarveySUNDAYS 8/7c | Comedy
The Big Short Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling 130 Minutes | Drama
Joy Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper124 Minutes | Comedy
Moneyball Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill120 Minutes | Drama
The Karate Kid (2010) Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Henson120 Minutes | Action-Adventure
Life of Pi Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain127 Minutes | Drama
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke105 Minutes | Drama
WIRELESS ENTERTAINMENTFOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO VIEW ON YOUR PERSONAL DEVICE, SEE PAGE 90.
Ride Along 2 As Ben prepares to marry James’ sister, the soon-to-be brothers-in-law become swept up in a major case mere days before the wedding.Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter 101 Minutes | Comedy
The Lady in the Van The true story of English writer Alan Bennett’s often strained friendship with Miss Shepherd, the woman who lived in a van parked in his driveway for 15 years.Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent 104 Minutes | Drama
Daddy’s Home Brad’s attempts to be a good father to his two stepchildren are overshadowed when their macho, biological father returns.Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini96 Minutes | Comedy
Goosebumps Zach Cooper joins forces with the daughter of Goosebumps author R. L. Stine to capture a horde of escaped monsters.Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush103 Minutes | Comedy
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OUR FLEET
94 MAY 2016 AMERICAN WAY
*American off ers Main Cabin Extra seating on a majority of its fl eet and continues to work to retrofi t all of its aircraft.
**One Boeing 757-200 domestic airplane in the fl eet does not have Wi-Fi.
BOEING 777-300ER F: 8 Flagship SuitesB: 52 fully lie-fl at seatsMCE*: 48 seatsM: 202 seats
AIRBUS A330-300B: 28 fully lie-fl at seats M: 263 seats
BOEING 777-200ER F: 16 Flagship Suites B: 37 angled lie-fl at seats MCE: 18 seats M: 176 seats
BOEING 777-200ER VERSION 2 B: 45 fully lie-fl at seats MCE: 55 seats M: 160 seats
AIRBUS A330-200B: 20 fully lie-fl at seats M: 238 seats
BOEING 787-8 DREAMLINER B: 28 fully lie-fl at seatsMCE*: 55 seatsM: 143 seats
BOEING 767-300ERB: 30 angled lie-fl at seats MCE*: 32 seats M: 156 seats
BOEING 767-300ER VERSION 2B: 28 fully lie-fl at seats MCE*: 21 seats M: 160 seats
BOEING 757-200 DOMESTIC ** on select aircraftF: 14–24 recline seats MCE*: 0–52 seats M: 108–176 seats
BOEING 757-200 INTERNATIONALB: 12–16 angled lie-fl at seats MCE*: 0–52 seats M: 108–170 seats on select aircraft
AIRBUS A321T F: 10 fully lie-fl at seatsB: 20 fully lie-fl at seatsMCE*: 36 seatsM: 36 seats
F: First Class | B: Business Class | MCE*: Main Cabin Extra | M: Main Cabin : Wi-Fi available | : Power outlet available | : USB outlet available | : Power in select rows
AMERICAN AIRCRAFT
BOEING 777-300ER
BOEING 767-300ER
BOEING 757-200
AIRBUS A321T
BOEING 787-8 DREAMLINER
BOEING 777-200ER
AIRBUS A330-300
AIRBUS A330-200
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AMERICAN WAY MAY 2016 95
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRCRAFT
AIRBUS A321
BOEING 737-800
AIRBUS A320
ERJ-175
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-80
CRJ-900
AIRBUS A319
ERJ-170
ERJ-190
CRJ-700
AIRBUS A321 on select aircraftF: 16 recline seatsMCE*: 0-38 seats M: 127–171 seats
BOEING 737-800 F: 16 recline seatsMCE*: 30 seatsM: 114 seats
AIRBUS A320 F: 12 recline seatsM: 138 seats
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-80 F: 16 recline seats MCE*: 35 seats M: 89 seats
AIRBUS A319 on select aircraftF: 8-12 recline seatsMCE*: 24 seatsM: 96–112 seats
ERJ-190 F: 11 recline seatsM: 88 seats
ERJ-175F: 8-12 recline seatsMCE: 4-20 seatsM: 44-68 seats
on select aircraft
CRJ-900F: 9-12 recline seatsMCE: 10-39 seatsM: 28-64 seats
on select aircraft
ERJ-170 F: 9 recline seatsMCE: 4 seatsM: 56 seats
CRJ-700F: 9 recline seatsMCE: 8 seatsM: 46-50 seats
on select aircraft
CRJ-200M: 50 seats
ERJ-145M: 50 seats
DHC-8-100 & 300M: 37-50 seats
ERJ-140M: 44 seats
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ONEWORLD
96 MAY 2016 AMERICAN WAY
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NEW YORK JOHN F. KENNEDY (JFK)NEW YORK LAGUARDIA (LGA)
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TERMINAL 1Japan Airlines
TERMINAL 7British Airways Cathay PacificIberia Qantas
TERMINAL 8American AirlinesAmerican EagleairberlinFinnairLANQatar AirwaysRoyal JordanianTAM
CHICAGO O’HARE (ORD)
TERMINAL 3American AirlinesAmerican Eagleairberlin (departure only)Iberia (departure only)Japan Airlines (departure only)
TERMINAL 5American Airlines (intl. arrival only)airberlin (arrival only)British AirwaysCathay PacificIberia (arrival only)Japan Airlines (arrival only)Qatar AirwaysRoyal JordanianTERMINAL 2 MEZZANINE
LEGEND TICKET COUNTER | SELF-SERVICE CHECK-IN
TRANSFER DESK
REBOOKING CENTER
INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS
FLAGSHIP CHECK-IN
IMMIGRATION | CUSTOMS
SECURITY WALL
UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
FLAGSHIP LOUNGE
ADMIRALS CLUB
LOUNGE
JFK AIRTRAIN
DFW SKYLINK
TRANSFER BUS
AIRPORT TRAIN
MIA SKYTRAIN
MOVING SIDEWALK
PARKING
INFORMATION
TERMINAL MAPS U.S. Hubs
98 MAY 2016 AMERICAN WAY
Flights to Charlotte, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, D.C. operate from Terminal C.
Flights to Chicago, Dallas and Miami operate from Terminal B (concourse D).
We’re renovating this lounge. Amenities and seating may be limited.
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LOS ANGELES (LAX)
TOM BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL (TBIT)airberlinBritish AirwaysCathay PacificIberiaJapan AirlinesLANQantas
TERMINAL 4American AirlinesAmerican Eagle
TERMINAL 6Alaska AirlinesAmerican Airlines
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CONCOURSE EAmerican AirlinesairberlinBritish AirwaysIberiaQatar Airways CONCOURSE F(Not pictured)Finnair
CONCOURSE J(Not pictured)LANTAM
We’re renovating and expanding this lounge. Amenities and seating may be limited.
We’re renovating this lounge. Amenities and seating may be limited.
TERMINAL MAPS U.S. Hubs
100 MAY 2016 AMERICAN WAY
We’re renovating this lounge. Amenities and seating may be limited.
B19 - B24, middle parking garage, TSA entrance and SkyCap at B20
are closed for construction
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REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT (DCA)
TERMINAL BAmerican AirlinesAmerican Airlines ShuttleAmerican Eagle
TERMINAL CAmerican AirlinesAmerican Eagle
LEGEND TICKET COUNTER | SELF-SERVICE CHECK-IN
TRANSFER DESK
REBOOKING CENTER
INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS
FLAGSHIP CHECK-IN
IMMIGRATION | CUSTOMS
SECURITY WALL
UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
FLAGSHIP LOUNGE
ADMIRALS CLUB
LOUNGE
JFK AIRTRAIN
DFW SKYLINK
TRANSFER BUS
AIRPORT TRAIN
MIA SKYTRAIN
MOVING SIDEWALK
PARKING
INFORMATION
TERMINAL MAPS U.S. Hubs
CONCOURSE B American Airlines
CONCOURSE CAmerican Airlines
CONCOURSE DAmerican Airlines
CONCOURSE EAmerican Eagle
MEZZANINE LEVEL
Priority and Shuttle Check-in
MainCheck-in
102 MAY 2016 AMERICAN WAY
USO TERMINAL A
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TERMINAL 4American AirlinesBritish Airways
TERMINAL A-EASTAmerican Airlines
TERMINAL A-WESTAmerican AirlinesBritish AirwaysQatar Airways
TERMINAL BAmerican Airlines
TERMINAL CAmerican Airlines
TERMINAL FAmerican Eagle
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LEGEND TICKET COUNTER | SELF-SERVICE CHECK-IN
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REBOOKING CENTER
INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS
FLAGSHIP CHECK-IN
IMMIGRATION | CUSTOMS
SECURITY WALL
UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
FLAGSHIP LOUNGE
ADMIRALS CLUB
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THIRA
KARPATHOSHERAKLIONCHANIA
WESTERLAND
FARO
MINSK
PAPHOSLARNACA
BRUSSELS
PARIS
American Airlines, American Eagle®, and/or American Airlines Shuttle
Codeshare service with oneworld alliance partner*
Codeshare service with non-oneworld alliance partner*
oneworld alliance destinations
Admirals Club
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Destinations are subject to change. | *For details, see the oneworld section on page 96.
DESTINATIONS Europe
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BRISBANE
CAIRNS
SYDNEY
CHRISTCHURCH
WELLINGTON
AUCKLAND (SERVICE BEGINS JUNE 23, 2016)
PERTH
ADELAIDE
MELBOURNE
PENANG
BANGKOK
HO CHI MINH CITY
HANOI
HONG KONG
TAIPEI
SEOUL
SHANGHAI
BEIJING
BUSAN TOKYO
SINGAPORE
ISLAMABAD
PESHAWAR
AMRITSAR
SURABAYA
DENPASAR
NAGOYAOSAKA
QUEENSTOWN
SAPPORO
HOBART
CANBERRA
ALICE SPRINGS
HAIKOU
HANGZHOU
KUNMING
MANILA
PHUKET
KOTA KINABALU
PHNOM PENH
CHIANG MAI
YANGON
DHAKA
SANYA
GUANGZHOU
GUILIN
CHONGQING
CHANGSHA
CHENGDUWUHAN
XIANNANJING
NINGBO
FUZHOU
XIAMENTAICHUNG
JEJU
QINGDAO
TIANJIN
DALIAN
URUMQI
GERALDTONKALGOORLIE
HAMBANTOTA
TIRUCHIRAPALLY
NEWMAN
BROOME
DARWIN GOVE
HORN ISLAND
WEIPA
TOWNSVILLEHAMILTON ISLAND
MACKAYMORANBAH
ROCKHAMPTON
LORD HOWE ISLAND
MOUNT ISA CLONCURRYLONGREACH
ULURU
OLYMPIC DAM
PORT LINCOLN MILDURA
LAUNCESTONDEVONPORT
MOUNT HOTHAM
ALBURY
DUBBOPORT MACQUARIE
COFFS HARBOURARMIDALETAMWORTH
MOREE
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TASMANIA NEW ZEALAND
PHILIPPINES
PAPUANEW GUINEAINDONESIA
SINGAPORE
NEWCALEDONIA
AUSTRALIA
NORTH KOREA
MONGOLIA
SOUTH KOREA
TAIWAN
VIETNAM
SRI LANKA
CAMBODIA
LAOS
INDIA BANGLADESH
CHINA
BHUTANNEPALPAKISTAN
MYANMAR(BURMA)
THAILAND
JAPAN
FIJIVANUATU
SOLOMON ISLANDS
TAHITI
MALAYSIABRUNEI
NORTHPACIFICOCEAN
BAY OFBENGAL
NADI
AHMEDABADKOLKATA
KARACHI
LAHORE
MISAWA
KAOSHIUNG
DELHI
MUMBAI
KOCHI
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
KOZHIKODE
GOAHYDERABAD
BANGALORE CHENNAI
COLOMBOBANDARANAIKE
MALE
KATHMANDU
PORT MORESBY
PAPEETE
SUMATRA
JAKARTA
EXMOUTHPARABURDOO
KARRATHAPORT HEADLAND
KUALA LUMPUR
GUAM
INDIAN OCEAN
A GU
PHILIPPINESEA
DESTINATIONS Asia / Australia
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WINE BEER SPIRITS
À La Carte SnacksTrail Mix** $5.00 Kosher, Gluten Free, Vegan
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Salted caramel puff ed corn, roasted broad beans, wheat
crackers, cookies, peppercorn Parmesan cheese and mints.
Freshbrew®:Coff eehouse RoastDecaff einatedCoff eehouse Roast
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Mott’s Tomato JuiceMr. & Mrs. T Bloody Mary MixMinute Maid:
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Wine 187ml from $8 La Noria Chardonnay/Sauvignon Blanc Vino d’EspañaOrquestra Cabernet Sauvignon Vino d’España
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THERE’S A SCENE in every Terminator fi lm where Arnold Schwarzenegger appears in the dreary current day, naked and alone in a strange and foreign nightscape.
I identify with the cyborg assassin in this moment. I am standing outside an airport in Queens, scrambling to extricate a squished bubble jacket from my duff el bag in response to a sensation my skin has forgotten: cold. I am waiting for a shuttle, ruing the late hour and dread-ing tomorrow’s offi ce cubicle, becoming reacquainted with that other discarded yoke: responsibility.
It was just a few hours ago that I was lying in a hammock watching an iguana scuttle up a palm tree. How, in the course of an afternoon plane ride, did I so thoroughly misplace my pura vida?
I’d spent the previous six days in Costa Rica, where that small phrase — translated as “pure life”— can mean “Hello,” “Goodbye,” “Thank you,” “You’re welcome” or “I’m about to sneeze.” I was at the new Las Catali-nas anti-resort, situated along the Pacifi c coast of the Guanacaste province. A hillside community of rentable private homes scattered across densely forested hills, Las Catalinas is a stab at utopia.
I was given keys to a villa with a private pool. I was also given baskets of mangoes that tasted like sunshine, as well as breakfasts of rice and beans and locally grown coff ee. I spent the days outside, snorkeling among sea
turtles or jogging in the morning heat while monkeys howled at me. I learned that stand-up paddling is a con-spiracy hatched by fi t people. (I spent exhausting hours trying to balance like a cartoon drunk on that damn fl oating board, repeatedly fl ailing backward into warm turquoise waters.)
I was aware every minute that this was not my life, but that didn’t stop me from getting used to it.
Any traveler greets with existential dread the end of the tropical vacation. But as I wait for my car to warm up in Queens, I resolve to keep with me a little bit of the trip.
Repeating a phrase that sounds a bit like marketing lingo several times a day might strike you as dreadfully corny, contrived or cultish. But about the 80th time I heard a Costa Rican local say pura vida, I came to realize that it’s more than a conversational tic; it’s a simple reminder not to let the drudgery of daily life seep into your soul.
So in the ensuing weeks, rather than moping at home, I take that embarrassing spinning class at the gym. When it’s raining, I go tramping in the puddles. When a car behind me smacks into my bumper on my way to work — OK, so the fi rst words out of my mouth aren’t “pura vida.” It’ll take more than a week in para-dise to shake all the New York out of me.
THE LAST WORD
122 MAY 2016 AMERICAN WAY
Where Art Thou, Pura Vida?Leaving paradise isn’t easy, but it
helps if you bring a little bit of it home with you
I was aware every minute that this was not my life.
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