Thirty years after his death, the Guggenheim Museum in New York will hold a year-long exhibition celebrating the renowned photographer and artist Robert Mapplethorpe. Robert Mapplethorpe, Self Portrait, 1980. Gelatin silver print, 35.9 x 35.7 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Gift, The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, 93.4289 © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission. […]
Paris on Foot: 35 Miles, 6 Days and One Blistered Toe
A journey around the perimeter of Paris, exploring neighborhoods well off the tourist-beaten path, revealed a city at once familiar and yet startlingly new.
Prince Harry just visited the only place where a rainforest grows on sand
Harry and Meghan are on a tour of Australia and grabbing attention wherever they go. But the royal couple has made a stop in a place that might be more captivating than their royal romance – the only place in the world where a rainforest is known to grow on sand, Fraser Island. Butchulla children […]
A piece of graffiti has changed the history of Pompeii as we know it
Pompeii is a place that keeps on giving. Even though the infamous volcanic eruption happened in 79 AD and the remains of the destroyed Ancient Roman city (cities, to be exact, since the disaster wiped out Herculaneum as well) were discovered as early as the 18th century; the site – one of the most famous in […]