Back in the early days of New York City, water was a scarcity, yes, even on an island. The bedrock of the island made well drilling nearly impossible and the places where wells could be drilled only reached as far as the rain water, which was heavily polluted causing breakouts of cholera and yellow fever. In order to try ... Read More »
Not often does something started by a horrible dictator result in years of prosperity and art but Cinecittà Studios is that exception. Opened in April of 1937 by Mussolini in order to promote Italy and fascism with the slogan “Il cinema è l’arma più forte” (Cinema is the most powerful weapon), Cinecittà Studio is now the largest production studio ... Read More »
Built in 1902, the Flatiron building has become an iconic symbol of New York, gracing postcards and the openings of both Friends and The David Letterman Show. It is one of the world’s first skyscrapers and at the time it was built, was one of the tallest buildings in New York City. Read More »
You can’t talk about the city of Minneapolis without talking about its conjoined twin, St. Paul, Minnesota’s state capital. The two cities together form the 16th largest metropolitan area in the US and is known by the name Minneapolis-St. Paul. In 2006, the cities were ranked second in Kiplinger’s poll of Smart Places to Live in the U.S. and ... Read More »
On September 10th in New York City, Hostelling International will be hosting a panel discussion entitled ‘Shoot, Busk, Blog: How to Travel and Share Your Experience.’ The panel aims to teach travellers how they can share their experiences with more than just a few friends and in the case of the panelists, a few thousand more. The panel consists ... Read More »
Hotel, farm, luxury apartment building and bathhouse could all at one point have been used to describe 2109 Broadway, otherwise known as The Ansonia. The Ansonia began as the dream of copper heir William Earle Dodge Stokes, who commission the architect Paul E. Duboy in 1899 to build his Utopian paradise- grand residential hotel with an array of tearooms, ... Read More »
Taking place from August 27th to the 29th, the Reading Festival is the world’s oldest, continuous music festival, going strong since 1961. Since 1999, the festival has taken place simultaneously in the UK cities of Reading and Leeds; after filling the capacity of the original Reading site, the festival owners felt they needed a second location to accommodate the ... Read More »
In 2006, the seminal Scottish indie rock band Arab Strap called it quits, breaking hearts around the world. Today, their former indie label Chemikal Underground is reissuing the band’s first two albums, The Week Never Starts Round Here and Philophobia, each accompanied by a bonus album featuring unreleased BBC material. This is also the first time that the label is ... Read More »
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