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  If you have ever visited Michelagelo’s breathtaking Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, you will know that much of the awe is marred by the shoulder to shoulder tourists filling the surprisingly small space. Tourists who are talking loudly and being shouted at by guards to not take pictures. So when last week the Vatican museum’s director, Antonio Paoluccio, announced ... Read More »

Last month, ‘Poppy Flowers’ by Vincent van Gogh went missing from a Cairo Museum and this week, 11 people have been implemented in the scheme to steal the work worth over $55 million.   From Bloomberg news: Egypt’s public prosecutor said 11 people will be tried in connection with the theft of a $55 million Vincent Van Gogh painting in ... Read More »

  Celebrate: Anna Wintour will be very very angry if you don’t celebrate Fashion’s Night Out. And you don’t want to make Anna Wintour unhappy, do you? This kick off to NYC’s Fashion Week means retailers not only in New York will be celebrating with parties and special in-store deals, but shops and designers around the world.   Watch: I’m ... Read More »

  Originally built as The Irish Film Theatre in 1963, The Sugar Club reopened the defunct theatre in 1999 after it lay unoccupied for 14 years following the theatre’s closure in 1985. Now, The Sugar Club plays host to a variety of nights including swing dancing, comedy and film.   One of the most talked about features of the club ... Read More »

  FILTER Magazine’s First Annual Culture Collide Music Festival will be taking place October 7-10 and has just added new worldwide artists to the lineup including White Lies, Fran Healy, Sébastien Tellier, Cass McCombs, and comedian and actor Stephen Tobolowsky (Glee, Groundhog Day) who will be introducing artists and regaling festival crowds with stories. These acts will be joining the ... Read More »

  Simon Iddol is the first interview subject we’ve had to journey around his city and take photos for us to include in his post on all about Budapest. But that’s Simon, groundbreaking. In April of 2006, Simon started blogging and producing mashups incognito as the mysterious “DJ from Vatican City.” During his three ‘Vatican Years’, Simon Iddol became one ... Read More »

  This Friday night is Vogue’s Fashion’s Night Out and the Karen Millen store in Soho is celebrating in style with the ever so hip dj DJ Justine D who will be spinning starting at 7PM. Justine D will be playing exclusively for Karen Millen and of her music, the designer says “Justine’s highly personal and selective approach to creating ... Read More »

“I finished the whole thing in nearly one sitting.” –Candice Walsh regarding Chronicles of Old New York Read More »