News and notes from around the interweb:
- Seatback screen shows the route map, but the bulkhead has the R-rated director’s cut:
- Final week: Rakuten‘s $50 referral offer ends 12/31. Rakuten is an online shopping portal that earns points or cash back for the purchases you make anywhere, akin to the mileage malls that work with airlines like American, United, Alaska, et al. You can choose between cash back, Amex points or Bilt points ($50 is worth 5,000 points – with Bilt, at least for the near future.)
The easy, quick win before this offer is just to go to GiftCards.com through the portal and buy a $50 gift card for Uber, DoorDash, Southwest Airlines or Delta. You get $50 or equivalent points back, making this a free $50 (or better, since the points are worth more than $50).

- Labubus invade Denver airport with pop up shops on the B and C concourses my 7-year old likes these.
- It’s not a new plane smell anymore on the American Airlines A321XLR!
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- China mall installs glass windows on men’s toilet doors that turn transparent when users smoke (HT: @crucker)
- Create a business profile with Lyft and you can earn Alaska, United, or Hilton points at a higher rate when choosing to use that profile for a trip.
- Actually, this is kind of cool. Practice the flight experience and transitioning to the aircraft prior to boarding.
psa for the neurodiverse who travel through sfo but also what pic.twitter.com/DIWFL64CG3
— Shivani Patel (@shivanijpatel) December 24, 2025


Who’s the idiot with their feet propped up around the video screen on the bulkhead? Pig!
I finally opened a Rakuten account thanks to this elevated bonus, and wisely credited Amex, because me no twust Bilt-y much longa…
@Coffee Please — “That’ll do pig… that’ll do.” *oink*
I like the idea of a practice area. Not just for the neurodivergent, but younger kids in general.