From medieval sorcery in Iceland to forensics in Bangkok, enjoy a sampling of some of the world’s most oddly fascinating museums. From the National Geographic book Secret Journeys of a Lifetime 1. Museum of Bad Art, Massachusetts MOBA’s curators search thrift stores and Dumpsters for art that t[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Miscellany’
July 12th, 2011 - 11:00 am § in Destinations, Journals
Where to Catch Manhattanhenge Tonight
If you are in New York tonight, be thankful the theaters are dark, because at dusk the sky will take center stage and create the phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge.[...]
June 28th, 2011 - 10:00 am § in Destinations, Journals
Counterintuitive Geographic Facts and Other Minutiae
While vacationing with my family one summer in Cape May, New Jersey, my dad confidently asserted that contrary to what you might think, Cape May is actually farther south than Washington, D.C. He was proud to have unearthed this seemingly counterintuitive geographic fact. Being the fact hound that I[...]
April 20th, 2011 - 10:00 am § in Destinations, Journals
A Historic Race Hits the Road Again
By Frank DiCesare Rising gas prices may cause many to curtail their road trips this year. But one group of car enthusiasts is putting petrol costs aside for an adventure more than 100 years in the making. On the morning of April 14, six racing teams met in Times Square to begin the World Race…[...]
August 19th, 2010 - 2:30 pm § in Destinations, Journals
Jimmy Kimmel Loves our Big Cats
August 19th, 2010 - 1:00 pm § in Destinations, Journals
Save Mississippi’s Folk Art Grocery
Tags: Arts and Culture, christianity, Cool Springs M. B. Church, Family Friendly, folk art, forum, H.D. Dennis, IT News, Margaret's Grocery, Miscellany, Mississippi, mississippi arts commission, scripture, southern cultural heritage center, southern religion, Strange Planet, Vicksburg, _United States, _US: Southeast No Comments
August 17th, 2010 - 12:47 pm § in Destinations, Journals
Daily Radar: 08.17.10
August 6th, 2010 - 6:55 am § in Destinations, Journals
Daily Radar: 08.06.10
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July 21st, 2010 - 11:00 am § in Destinations, Journals
A Horse Is a Horse
... unless you're in Australia - then it's a "brumby."