The airport security follies don’t appear to be ending anytime soon. According to this week’s “On the Road” column in the New York Times, snow globes, are now contraband at the airport due to restrictions on liquids and gels in carry-ons.

The paperback companion of the world’s backpackers has joined the blogosphere.

Flickr user michael_hughes had a very clever idea for a photoset: images of tchotchkes and photos of famous international landmarks carefully lined up in place of the originals. It’s so meta.