These Incredible Hand-Drawn Maps Of New York City Took Months To Create
When online art vendor Evermade.com commissioned Jenni Sparks to draw a detailed map of New York City including its subway lines and famous landmarks, it was nothing new for the London-based...
View ArticleThe Most Outrageous Works We Saw At Art Basel Miami Beach
This year's Art Basel Miami Beach brought the world's best artists and galleries to the sunshine state for a five-day art fair showcasing established and upcoming talent.While the convention center was...
View ArticleHere's How Much Money The Guys Who Run The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Make
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame just announced its 2013 inductees: Public Enemy, Donna Summer, Heart, Randy Newman, Rush and Albert King.Life-changing artists.But the hall itself has not been without...
View ArticleFinally: The Answers To 7 Awkward Money Questions
Recently, I made lunch plans with a woman whose son is the same age as mine.We picked a restaurant with a large outdoor area the kids could play in without bugging other customers. Coincidentally, I...
View ArticleArchitect Scales Back Design For The 'Death Spire' Above MoMA
The latest concept designs for the proposed tower above New York's Museum of Modern Art, called Torre Verre, have just been released.Originally designed to be 85 stories tall, the new version from...
View ArticleA Startup Is Making Private Jets Cheaper For People Who Already Fly First Class
First class air travelers who want to upgrade to private jets without the extra cost have an option in a newly launched startup.Jumpjet founder Will Ashcroft describes his company as a "private travel...
View ArticleIt's Ridiculously Expensive To Buy Food At Art Basel Miami
Unless you're a Miami local, you've shelled out a lot of cash to fly to Miami, stay at a hotel, perhaps buy yourself a new pair of sandals and a pedicure, all to attend the chi-chi five-day long art...
View ArticleSee Tokyo's Gigantic Fish Market Before It Closes Next Year
Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market is the largest in the world, with $15.5 million worth of fish sold there on a daily basis.But the iconic market is about to get even bigger. Tokyo recently announced plans...
View ArticleFive Wines Under $20 For Your Holiday Party Hosts
Now that you have Cyber Monday-induced carpal tunnel syndrome, it’s time to put the mouse down and use the gray mush between your ears for a bit. It’s not as fun as spending money but a well-considered...
View ArticleOur First Bite At The East Village's New Rustic Italian Restaurant, L'Apicio
Welcome to First Bite, wherein we bring you a look at some of the city's newest restaurants shortly after they open.We'll go, eat some food, take some pictures, and report back to you.This go round...
View Article15 Great Gifts For The Aspiring Race Car Driver In Your Life
The holidays are already here, so it is past time to find the perfect gift for that person in your life who wants nothing more than to race cars all day.Not sure what to get them? Suffering from...
View ArticleThe Big Art Trend We Noticed At This Year's Art Basel Miami Beach
After days of perusing the art at the Miami Convention Center and satellite fairs surrounding Art Basel, there was one major trend we couldn't ignore: words.Words in lights, words in cages, words...
View ArticleHere's What The Typical New York City Apartment Hunter Looks Like [Infographic]
Naked Apartments, a site for New Yorkers searching for rentals, has compiled its registration data into this interesting infographic on its users' apartment hunting habits.Perhaps the most interesting...
View ArticleBloomberg: New Yorkers Live Longer
New Yorkers are living longers than Americans overall, and the margin is increasing, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, as he praised his administration's health policies.A New Yorker born in 2010 has a...
View ArticleMEET THE MELLONS: How Some Irish Potato Farmers Became A Wall Street Dynasty
With contemporaries like the Rothschilds and the Rockefellers, the Mellons are often overlooked in discussions of families who amassed incredible fortunes during and after the Gilded Age.It doesn't...
View ArticlePorsche Has Already Crushed Its All-Time Annual Sales Record
German luxury sportscar maker Porsche said Wednesday that it had already sold more cars this year than the annual record it set last year.Porsche, famous for its iconic 911 sportscar, said in a...
View ArticleToday Is A Huge Day For Getting Married In Asia
Thousands of couples in Asia flocked Wednesday to tie the knot on 12/12/12, seeking good fortune for marriages begun on the century's last repeating date.Authorities in Hong Kong and Singapore...
View ArticleSee What $250,000 Will Buy In Today's Housing Market
Each week we take a look at how much house you can expect to get at a specific price point. This week, we’re looking at homes priced around $250,000.Cedar Rapids, IA9330 Deer Valley Dr, Cedar Rapids...
View ArticleENDING SOON: Subscribe To A Newsletter For A Chance To Win An iPad Mini
Just in time for the holidays we're giving you have a chance to win an iPad mini. Become a newsletter subscriber now and you'll have a chance to win Apple's latest tablet. If you're the lucky winner...
View ArticlePeek Inside The Abandoned Bank Of Manhattan That's Being Taken Over By Artists
This post originally appeared at Untapped Cities.Urban explorers, architecture buffs and art lovers alike will relish this opportunity to fully explore the former Bank of Manhattan in Long Island...
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