Tag: history

Future Schlock

In the 1950s, Disneyland thrilled visitors with its imaginative House of the Future. Now Disney has opened a new House, with a new vision of future domesticity. Our correspondent looks in—and finds that what’s to come will be tough on the stomach, relentlessly beige, and, in every sense, subprime.

Manhattan Street Corners

Richard Howe’s photographs of Manhattan street corners capture the many identities of a multi-faceted city. The sequences of images read like a film where we are peering into the lives of the people who define the city’s character. This is a poignant way to distinguish New York, presented in a fashion that pays great respect to the aesthetics of photography. The New-York Historical Society looks forward to including these works in our collections.

all street corners in manhattan. now do it for nyc!

Election behind the scenes

If you followed or were at all interested in the 2008 presidential election, this 7-part series by a group of Newsweek reporters is a must read. The reporters were granted exclusive access to the campaigns of Barack Obama, John McCain, and Hillary Clinton for 1 year on the condition that they wouldn’t print anything until after the election was over. The series, of which the first 3 parts are currently up on the Newsweek site, is a fascinating look at how the political process works and contains all manner of salacious political gossip.