This Thursday, 27 November, is Thanksgiving in the United States, a national holiday of giving thanks that dates back to the presidency of George Washington.
On 3 October 1789, George Washington, at the urging of Congress, issued a proclamation that designated Thursday, November 26 as a national day of thanks, noting that “both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to recommend to the People of the United …
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George on Friday: Krampus Night – The Most Terrifying Holiday Tradition of the Season, Netflix Takes over Warner Bros., Supremes to Decide Constitutionality of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order, How Toto Silences Impolite Sounds From the W.C.
Good morning! Today is Friday, the fifth of December, 2025. Tonight is also Krampusnacht, the day a horned anthropomorphic figure is said to accompany Saint Nicholas on visits to children during the night of 5 December), immediately before the Nikolaustag on 6 December.
In this issue, George looks at what Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is saying about peace negotiations and how the Japanese bidet company Toto is able to …
Pan Am Shuts Down, Leaving Behind an Unparalleled Legacy of Industry Innovation
NEW YORK, December 4, 1991—Pan Am took its last gasp on Tuesday, two days after Delta Air Lines suddenly backed out of a financing agreement meant to keep it afloat, too weak to attempt another comeback.
The World’s Most Experienced Airline was survived by over 7,500 employees and its end came almost 11 months after Eastern Airlines suddenly stopped flying on January 19, 1991. It was also survived by its competitor, …
George on Thursday: Negotiations with Russia Show Signs of a Thaw, U.S. Rolls Back Fuel Economy Standards, GM CEO Barra Vows to Build Lower-Emission Cars, Pan Am Shuts Down, Europe’s Most Controversial Coffee Chain
Good morning! Today is Thursday, the fourth of December, 2025. In this issue, George looks at LAP Coffee, “Germany’s most controversial coffee chain,” and what makes it so successful in providing a better cup of coffee than Starbucks or your local Kaffeehaus’ espresso for just €1.50.
George also goes back in time to 1991 to cover the day that America’s Airline to the World, Pan American World Airways, filed for bankruptcy …
George on Wednesday: Russia Ready for War with Europe, Monsoon Death Toll Over 1,200, JPMorgan Chase Redefines New York Skyline, Winter is Here, Budapest Struggles With Aging Bathhouse Infrastructure
Good morning! Today is Wednesday, the third of December, 2025. In this issue, George looks at what Russian President Vladimir Putin had to say about his discussions with Mr. Trump’s envoys concerning a potential peace plan for the Russo-Ukrainian War, and how the death toll from the cyclone-induced monsoons in Southeast Asia continues to rise as rescuers gain access to areas hit hard by the natural disaster.
Meanwhile, George reports that …
George’s 2025 Word of the Year
And the Word of the Year for 2025 is…
GEORGE, the newspaper borne of an age of Information Overload, and created for those with short attention spans or those who are short on time, has chosen the neologism “enshittification” as its 2025 Word of the Year.
Enshittification, which is also known as “platform decay,” describes the deterioration of online platforms and services as the user experience decays over time. This decay is …
Another Historic Pan Am Terminal is Facing the Chopping Block
The iconic Marine Air Terminal, located at LaGuardia Airport, built to handle Pan American World Airways’ fleet of flying boats, the Boeing 314 Clippers, which landed on the nearby Bowery Bay, is the most historically significant commercial aviation building in the United States, Linda Little Freire, the chairperson of the Pan Am Museum Foundation, told FBT.
Pan Am’s transatlantic Boeing 314 flying boats moved to the terminal from Port Washington in …
George on Tuesday: The 2025 Word of the Year is … Enshittification, Lawmakers Raise Alarms Over Possible War Crimes by U.S. Naval Officials, U.K. to Restrict Use of Jury Trials, WHO Warns of Shortage of GLP-1 Drugs, American Airlines Redefines the Flagship Suite
Good morning! Today is Tuesday, the second of December, 2025. In this issue, George announces the newspaper’s 2025 Word of the Year and looks at what lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are saying about possible war crimes having been committed by U.S. officials.
Elsewhere around the globe, the United Kingdom is planning to restrict the use of jury trials to help dispense with a years-long backlog of cases, according to a report …
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It Was a Bad Week to Be Ed Bastian. His Airline Has Been Melting Down. There’s No End in Sight, and Customers Are Abandoning Ship.
“I should probably have stayed in bed that morning.”
That’s probably what Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian is thinking, reflecting on his appearance on a news segment on the television program “CBS Mornings” before the Fourth of July.
The hostess, Gayle King, began by asking: “Is Delta ready, how do you know you’re prepared?” referencing the summer travel season, adding “this is the part where you say, ‘no Gayle, we not …
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What Brought Down UPS Flight 2976?
The UPS MD-11 trijet that crashed Tuesday evening in Louisville just minutes after taking off unleashed a fireball that left a fiery trail of destruction in its wake. Despite the great tragedy, the incident is not without historic parallels. It brings to mind the 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191 in Chicago and the 2000 crash of Air France Flight 4590 – the one and only such Concorde incident …
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It Was a Bad Week to Be Ed Bastian. His Airline Has Been Melting Down. There’s No End in Sight, and Customers Are Abandoning Ship.
“I should probably have stayed in bed that morning.”
That’s probably what Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian is thinking, reflecting on his appearance on a news segment on the television program “CBS Mornings” before the Fourth of July.
The hostess, Gayle King, began by asking: “Is Delta ready, how do you know you’re prepared?” referencing the summer travel season, adding “this is the part where you say, ‘no Gayle, we not …
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What Brought Down UPS Flight 2976?
The UPS MD-11 trijet that crashed Tuesday evening in Louisville just minutes after taking off unleashed a fireball that left a fiery trail of destruction in its wake. Despite the great tragedy, the incident is not without historic parallels. It brings to mind the 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191 in Chicago and the 2000 crash of Air France Flight 4590 – the one and only such Concorde incident …
