caption New York City is calling you — and you don’t have to spend a dime to enjoy it. source T Photography/Shutterstock New York City is one of the most expensive cities in the world, but you don’t have to break the bank when you visit. Many tourist attractions, local hangouts, and not-to-be missed experiences are completely free. Free activities you can do in New York City this summer range from outdoor concerts to special museum visits to Shakespeare performances. New York City isn’t cheap – in fact, it’s one of the most expensive cities in the world for travelers. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to get by on a shoestring budget. There are plenty of activities you can do in the Big Apple that won’t cost you a dime this summer, from outdoor concerts and Shakespeare performances to trips to world-famous museums and … [Read more...] about 22 free things to do in New York City this summer
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5 wild conspiracy theories surrounding the sinking of the Titanic
caption Some conspiracy theorists blame the disaster on J.P. Morgan. source Topical Press Agency / Stringer / Getty Images, Wikimedia Commons • The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, killing over 1,500 people. • Ever since, conspiracy theories have bounced around regarding the nature of the maritime disaster. • Some of the allegations are pretty out there – like the idea that an ancient Egyptian curse doomed the ocean liner. The Titanic remains one of the most famous disasters in history. On its maiden voyage to New York city, the ocean liner hit an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland, resulting in severe damage to its hull. The Titanic slipped beneath the dark waves of the North Atlantic in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912. Over 1,500 people lost their lives, and the luxury passenger ship became an emblem of disaster. The sinking of the Titanic prompted a media frenzy, an … [Read more...] about 5 wild conspiracy theories surrounding the sinking of the Titanic
The Trumps wanted to borrow a Van Gogh painting from the Guggenheim — the museum is offering this 18-karat gold toilet instead
The Trumps requested to borrow a Vincent Van Gogh painting from the Soloman R. Guggenheim Museum. The president and First Lady hoped to display it in the Oval Office. The Guggenheim’s chief curator declined the request. Instead, she offered a fully functional, 18-karat gold toilet called “America.” It’s tradition for US presidents to borrow famous artwork from museums in order to decorate the White House. The Smithsonian loaned the Kennedys “The Smoker,” a Eugène Delacroix painting. The Obamas picked abstract works by Mark Rothko and Jasper Johns. In September 2017, the Trumps requested Vincent Van Gogh’s “Landscape With Snow” from the Soloman R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. The 1888 painting depicts a man in a black hat and his dog walking along a path in Arles, France.In an email, Guggenheim chief curator Nancy Spector declined. Instead, she offered an … [Read more...] about The Trumps wanted to borrow a Van Gogh painting from the Guggenheim — the museum is offering this 18-karat gold toilet instead
Trumps asked for a Van Gogh for the White House, were offered an 18K gold toilet instead
The emailed response from the Guggenheim’s chief curator to the White House was polite but firm: the museum could not accommodate a request to “borrow” a painting by Vincent Van Gogh for U.S. President Donald and Melania Trump’s private living quarters. Instead, wrote the curator, Nancy Spector, another piece was available, one that was nothing like Landscape with Snow, the lovely 1888 Van Gogh rendering of a man in a black hat walking along a path in Arles with his dog.The curator’s alternative: an 18-karat, fully functioning, solid gold toilet — an interactive work entitled America that critics have described as pointed satire aimed at the excess of wealth in this country. Read more: Art or cruelty? New York City museum pulls displays featuring animals from exhibit … [Read more...] about Trumps asked for a Van Gogh for the White House, were offered an 18K gold toilet instead