If you were to get on a plane to New York at this moment and visit the address 141 Wooster Street, then walk up the stairs to the SoHo loft known as The New York Earth Room, you would find yourself staring at a 2-foot layer of dirt spread evenly across an apartment floor. And if you were to ask the person next to you how that dirt got there, they’d probably whisper the name, “Walter De Maria,” and then ask you to please be quiet because you’re interrupting their spiritual dirt-staring experience. And they wouldn’t be wrong to do so. Ever since the exhibit was installed and open to the public back in 1977, visitors have been having strange experiences staring at the 250 cubic yards worth of soil. Legend has it that some folks burst into erratic laughter after a few minutes of silent observation. There’s also been a person or two who have returned to college and changed their major to soil studies. No one knows exactly what’s behind the magic of it all. Ms. Mother Nature’s way of playing tricks on us.
Cats & Dogs (2001). In case you forgot about it, ya hairy pooch.
Cold Case Cruise
Virgin Voyages is officially launching a “True Crime Voyage” this October. The crew of the ship asks that all passengers leave their bottles of luminol and fingerprint kits at home, please and thank you.
Ahhhhhh
Nothing says release like screaming at the top of one’s lungs at nothing. Which is exactly why the folks behind Chicago’s Scream Club started their weekly meetups. Two hundred screams and counting.
Say Yes to This
Hamilton is taking its historical tunes to the big screen in September. Which is great and all, but if someone could pass on the request for a National Treasure: The Musical starring Nicolas Cage, it’d be much appreciated.
Other Good News & Happenings
Something to listen to. So Supernatural.
Wonderwalls unite.
WANTED: Cecil the Seagull.
Just munchin’ on some of Pam’s Pickles on a Tuesday.
