Last Friday night, my wife and I found the one theater in Chicago showing Up in the Air (it’s in very limited release until Christmas).  Ever since the preview trailers hit the Web, people have been asking me — “Is this what your life is like?” Watching the opening sequence — a montage of Ryan...

Last week, I had to get from downtown Washington DC to a Northern Virginia suburb for a client dinner. I looked at the Metro map, rang up some car services, but finally gritted my teeth and rented a car.  That’s pretty much my attitude toward car rentals these days — the choice of last resort....

A Wall Street Journal Middle Seat column illustrated how airlines can make a good thing bad — flipping the proverb to turn a silk purse into a sow’s ear. In March, American Airlines restarted their program to replace their old gas-guzzling MD-80’s with sparkling new Boeing 737-800’s.  As someone who earned 2+ million American AAdvantage...