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Author Takes Up Residence In Heathrow Airport

Filed under: Wings

Being a writer-in-residence can take you to some interesting places, a friend of mine once spent a season in the Yukon as one. Philosopher Alain de Botton gets off a little easier he only has to spend one week at Heathrow Airport's Terminal Five. De Botton is the first ever writer-in-residence at a UK airport. The BBC News reports that he will have access to all areas and will write a book about the experience. After the book is written he will give away 10,000 copies. Check out the BBC News video where de Botton refers to the Departures area as the "most romantic" area of the airport.

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Kate Moss Loses Her Louis Vuittons

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Celebrity Shopping

Celebrities are no different than the rest of us, sometimes they lose their luggage. But they may have a lot more help getting it back than the rest of us do. Kate Moss flew first class by British Airways to Los Angeles from Heathrow airport's fancy new Terminal 5 two weeks ago and when she arrived ten of her bags were missing. Inside Moss's missing Louis Vuitton bags were prototypes for her latest collection for Topshop. She reportedly could receive a £10,000 payout for the inconvenience of the missing bags something that might make other passengers a little angry. Moss's bags were just some of the estimated 28,000 that went missing when the terminal opened at the end of March.

Kate has some big guns in her corner, billionaire Sir Philip Green,the head of Topshop helped to make sure the bags were found. She received two bags a couple of days after arriving in Los Angeles and all ten have now been located although it's not known if they've all made it into Moss's hands yet. Supermodels have been tough business for British Airways recently; they have already banned Naomi Campbell from their airline after an on-board scuffle.

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New Limited Edition Watches For Heathrow's Terminal 5

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

Heathrow Airport's much awaited Terminal 5 is opening later this month and to celebrate the occasion, several designers have created limited edition watches. Armani is debuting an an Emporio Armani Gentleman's stainless steel watch and two Emporio Armani ladies watches along with designs from Burberry Endurance, Michael Kors, Breil, Sekonda, Toy Watch and Casio G-shock. The designs will be sold at the terminal's World Duty Free store.

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Tags: armani, burberry, casio g shock, CasioGShock, heathrow, michael kors, terminal 5, toy watch, ToyWatch