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1. What do flights to London cost these days? We want to book a ticket early after hearing that the city's
Victoria & Albert Museum is planning a massive show next year centered on
David Bowie. [
Gallerist NY via
The Art Newspaper]
2. Why didn't we think of this? A new advice column, courtesy of The Cut, uses Google's search engines (and especially their automatic search suggestions) to answer your most pressing questions from foreskin to dating your drug dealer to telling someone hitting on you at a bar that you have a boyfriend. [via
The Cut]
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3. It was announced today that a Philadelphia-based hospitality group has been selected to run the legendary NYC institution,
Tavern On the Green, which has been shuttered since 2010. [via
Eater]
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4. Today is the 35th anniversary of
Elvis Presley's death.
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5. An artist in Brooklyn is making playing cards out of hand screened NYC metro cards. Pretty cool. The only problem is they'll run you 750 buckeroos. [via
Animal NY]
6. Taking a page out of the Coachella playbook,
Austin City Limits festival is expanding to two weekends in 2013. [via
Pitchfork]
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7. Wow. Check out this miniature city constructed entirely out of staples. [via
HiConsumption]