film
The 'Joker' steps have Instagrammers heading to the BronxOct 23, 2019 • 2 min read
Ever since the release of 'Joker', a set of stairs in the New York City borough has been lighting up Instagram with fans posting images of themselves dancing…
Art and Culture
historyParis is celebrating Marie Antoinette as a pop culture iconOct 22, 2019 • 2 min read
Marie Antoinette is the focus of a new exhibition in Paris, one that celebrates the notorious queen of excess as a 21st-century pop culture icon.
festivals and eventsAre you brave enough to spend Halloween in a haunted tower?Oct 21, 2019 • 1 min read
If you really want to push your courage to its limit this Halloween, you can spend the spookiest night of the year in a real haunted castle in Italy.
artTo take photos at this famous Czech site, you’ll need to request permission days in advanceOct 21, 2019 • 2 min read
Misbehaving tourists have encouraged Czech Republic's famous Sedlec Ossuary or "Church of Bones" to enforce stricter rules around photography from next…
hotelsHorror writer Stephen King’s house in Maine is becoming a writers' retreatOct 21, 2019 • 2 min read
Stephen King's Victorian house in Maine is becoming a writers' retreat after Bangor City Council approved an application to rezone their property for use as a…
historySee the art and architecture of Europe as the creators originally intendedOct 18, 2019 • 2 min read
European vacations can seem like an endless list of to-see’s and to-do’s. Eiffel Tower? Check. Louvre? Check. Arc de Triomphe? Check. But no matter if it…
artSee how Michelangelo sketched the Sistine Chapel in a new US exhibitionOct 18, 2019 • 2 min read
A group of Michelangelo's sketches, including his studies for the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, are coming to the US for the very first time for an exciting…
sustainable travelCornwall's Eden Project to be powered by the 'hot rocks' beneath itOct 18, 2019 • 2 min read
A plan to heat the giant biomes of the Eden Project by tapping into the “hot rocks” beneath the Cornish attraction has received a boost.
artItaly clears the way for da Vinci's 'Vitruvian Man' to go to the Louvre but you'll have to book to see itOct 17, 2019 • 2 min read
An Italian court has given the go-ahead for Leonardo da Vinci's 'Vitruvian Man' to travel to France for an exhibition, after a push by a heritage group to…
historyNew J.D. Salinger exhibit at the New York Public Library takes his private life publicOct 17, 2019 • 2 min read
Throughout his life, J.D. Salinger drew a strict line between his public work and his private persona, preferring to let his words speak for themselves. But…
historyItaly's free museum Sundays are coming backOct 17, 2019 • 1 min read
All museum-lovers travelling to Italy will be happy to know that come November they'll once again have the chance to visit the country's most famous museums…
cocktailsLearn New Orleans' history through cocktails at this new museumOct 16, 2019 • 3 min read
The Big Easy will forever be intrinsically linked to cocktails, from potent bright red Hurricanes at Pat O’Brien’s to elegantly effervescent French 75s at…
festivals and eventsIt’s not too late to get a great deal on flights home for the holidaysOct 16, 2019 • 2 min read
The question of when to buy holiday airfare is a fraught one, but Adobe Analytics recently released a report that should take some of the guesswork out of the…
disneyEat your way through Halloween at Disneyland CaliforniaOct 15, 2019 • 5 min read
From a Kraken-inspired experience in Dublin to a party at Dracula’s castle to a theme park’s horror-night programming, Halloween can be a tricky, terrifying…
sustainable travelA Chinese farmstead converted to a guest house has scooped a major international awardOct 15, 2019 • 2 min read
A group of disused farm houses in the rustic mountains of China’s Yangshuo County have just won a coveted architecture award, and it's easy to see why.
historySee NYC from the perspective of a tomato...yes, reallyOct 15, 2019 • 2 min read
New York has been considered from any number of perspectives over the years, but it’s safe to say that not much attention has been paid to how a tomato might…
filmHave a spooktacular stay in the ‘Addams Family Mansion’ in BrooklynOct 14, 2019 • 1 min read
Booking.com is offering thrillseeking travellers the opportunity to stay in a real life replica of The Addams Family home in Brooklyn.
architectureThe Empire State Building's fabulous new observatory has been unveiledOct 14, 2019 • 1 min read
The Empire State Building has launched its new observatory experience on the 102nd floor, which features floor-to-ceiling glass windows.
artPrepare for the end of the world at this Philadelphia museumOct 12, 2019 • 2 min read
It arrived on the eve of Y2K to teach generations of readers how to get out of life’s stickiest jams, and it returned earlier this year with an eye toward the…
artLondon's Andy Warhol Retrospective coming to the Tate in 2020Oct 11, 2019 • 1 min read
Fans of 20th-century art will be given one more reason to head to London in spring 2020, when a major retrospective of Andy Warhol’s work opens at the…
artThe creative quarter in Paris you’ve never heard ofOct 11, 2019 • 2 min read
Paris is creating new creative spaces at its outer city limits, inviting visitors to explore lesser-known parts of the French capital in search of art and…
historyThese are the can’t-miss exhibits before D.C.’s Newseum closes at the end of 2019Oct 11, 2019 • 3 min read
When the Newseum opened in 1997 at its original location just over the river from Washington, DC in Rosslyn, Virginia, the media industry was a completely…