Dec 18th, 2009 at 4:00PM:
Last Saturday night, Times Square was literally a Santa free for all. I first noticed the Santa madness as I approached from the direction of the Empire State Building while walking along Broadway. Along the way, a group of five Santas passed me. Then another group of Santas strolled by. Then there was a lone Santa and a Santa with Mrs. Claus. There were also elves.
By the time I reached 42nd ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Dec 18th, 2009 at 4:00PM:
Last Saturday night, Times Square was literally a Santa free for all. I first noticed the Santa madness as I approached from the direction of the Empire State Building while walking along Broadway. Along the way, a group of five Santas passed me. Then another group of Santas strolled by. Then there was a lone Santa and a Santa with Mrs. Claus. There were also elves.
By the time I reached 42nd ...Photo of the Day (11.1.09)
Nov 1st, 2009 at 6:00PM: I'm feeling particularly ethereal today, and Flickr user cmvoekel's photo at the Tate Modern in London does a good job of capturing my mood. The geometric patterns of light, the shadows and the silhouettes of the people all suggest a scene that looks downright "otherworldly." Want your pics considered for Gadling's Photo of the Day? Submit your best ones here. ...£100 million budget shortfall for UK's greatest attractions
Jul 23rd, 2009 at 11:30AM: Some of the United Kingdom's most-visited sights may have to put off or cancel improvements after it has been revealed that they face a £100 million ($164 million) funding shortfall.
The Guardian newspaper reports the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport has promised far more than it can spend in fiscal years 2009-10 and 2010-11. Department officials failed to explain why they are so ...Museum Junkie: Futurism at the Tate Modern
Jun 14th, 2009 at 9:00AM: "Today we are founding Futurism, because we want to free our country from the smelly gangrene of its professors, archaeologists, tour guides and antiquarians."
On February 20, 1909, the front page of the Italian newspaper Le Figaro was taken up with the Manifesto of Futurism, a new movement of artists, poets, and performers who revolutionized modern art. They rejected all the past--traditional ...Celebrate the Francis Bacon centennial, starting in Madrid
Feb 24th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Reclusive, crazy and not as prolific as most other artists, Francis Bacon produced only around 1,000 paintings before his death. Around the world, his pieces appear one or two at a time, but few have the resources or reason to assemble a large retrospective. This year, that changes. One hundred years ago, Francis Bacon was born. For his centennial, exhibitions are rumored to be planned at ...Slums Are Home to Almost One Billion People
Aug 31st, 2007 at 9:30AM: I spent some time in London this week. The city has a special place in my heart and that's not only because the Tate Modern gallery is located there. Although it's a big part of it. This power-plant-turned museum can--perhaps like no other modern art museum--truly catch the Zeitgeist.
Fortunately, I was able to catch the very last day of the Global Cities exhibit; a fascinating expose of the ...
