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Dead Pope Is Installed In Funeral Museum

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

The scope and scale of the National Museum of Funeral History in Houston, Texas, has always been a killer. But it’s about to top itself with the December 2 unveiling of “Celebrating the Lives and Deaths of the Popes,” a $2 million permanent exhibit that will allow visitors to attend a papal funeral. It’s so [...]

Alton, Illinois Funded For Flood Plaza

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Times are tough in the Land of Lincoln, where several of its attractions may close their doors due to state budget cuts. But Uncle Sam has just given the green light to a new attraction, granting Alton, Illinois, $200,000 to help build a plaza commemorating its many devastating floods. The Plaza, according to the Alton [...]

Big Guns Causing Large Caliber Controversy

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

A new piece of art is causing a public dust-up along Hwy 75 in Hailey, Idaho. Line of Hope 2 is two black, 20-foot-tall AK-47 and M-16 assault rifles, muzzles in the air, connected by a clothesline pinned with military uniforms. White butterflies perch on the muzzles. Passers-by on Hwy 75 are not happy. Some [...]

Evacuation Day: No Royals, No Flush

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Hasty retreats rarely get celebrated in America, and rightfully so. Unless you happen to be rich and powerful enough to have a comfy hideaway, there isn’t much about skedaddling to be pleased about. But if it’s someone else running away? Well, that’s a different story. Thus both New York City and New Jersey today celebrate [...]

“Sleepy Mexican” Gets Big And Crumbly, Becomes Art

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Big rumblings from the Arizona/Mexican border, where a Canadian and Cuban artist labor to build a 12-foot-tall sand sculpture of a sombrero-shaded sleepy Mexican. Snoozing Senor salt and pepper shakers. The snoozing senor is “commonly found in tourist souvenirs,” according to a press release posted on artdaily.org. It’s not all that common, but it is [...]

Elvis, Christmas, And Herbert Hoover: An Iowa Epiphany

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Seasonal holiday attractions can sometimes crop up in memorable places. The holly-jolly go-to destination this year (or one of them) is West Branch, Iowa, where the Herbert Hoover Museum has unveiled “A Very Elvis Christmas.” Elvis and Christmas can be a magical combo. Twenty thematically-decorated Christmas trees highlight the life of Elvis Presley. There’s a [...]

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