museums

Museum of American Women to feature ‘transgender women’ to be ‘inclusive’

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Museum of American Women to feature ‘transgender women’ to be ‘inclusive’

The Smithsonian is reportedly in the process of creating an American Women’s History Museum, and its director has proclaimed it will take an “inclusive” approach. The Smithsonian Institution describes itself as “the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo—shaping the future by preserving heritage, discovering new knowledge, and sharing our resources … Read more

These creative wedding venues make an NYC ‘I do’ easy

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These creative wedding venues make an NYC ‘I do’ easy

It was one for the books. In June, Konrad Putzier and Lullit Jézéquel shunned a traditional church-nave nuptial to write the next chapter of their lives together at the Housing Works Bookstore in Soho. Their ceremony and reception gathered 75 family and friends within the historic retail space, stuffed with secondhand scripts and dark wood … Read more

Art, nature and tropical sun: Try out these alternative winter holiday trips

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Art, nature and tropical sun: Try out these alternative winter holiday trips

Burnt out on your go-to winter travel destinations? We bet you are. After all, it’s a new post-COVID world and that means that it’s time to shake things up. Whether it’s for holiday family fun, glitzy New Year’s Eve shenanigans, winter sun, fun on the slopes, an urban artsy scene, immersion in nature or hiking, … Read more

‘The Waltons’ star Michael Learned ‘never slept’ with TV husband Ralph Waite

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‘The Waltons’ star Michael Learned ‘never slept’ with TV husband Ralph Waite

Ralph Waite was determined to make an unforgettable impression on his TV wife Michael Learned. It was 50 years ago that “The Waltons,” a series about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II, premiered in 1972. The surviving cast is reuniting at The Hollywood Museum on Nov. 17 to meet with … Read more

World’s largest cast iron skillet ready for museum visitors

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World’s largest cast iron skillet ready for museum visitors

The world’s largest cast iron skillet measures 18 feet across and weighs 14,360 pounds. Created by Lodge Cast Iron, a 126-year-old American cookware company, the “history-making” cast iron skillet can be viewed in person at the new Lodge Museum of Cast Iron, located in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. The museum opened its doors to the public on Saturday, … Read more