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Μπορεί να μην έχει καν σύντροφο, το νυφικό όμως το αγόρασε και έχει μία καλή δικαιολογία για αυτό
Culturenewsbeast2mo ago

Μπορεί να μην έχει καν σύντροφο, το νυφικό όμως το αγόρασε και έχει μία καλή δικαιολογία για αυτό

Η 36χρονη Κουίν, κάτοικος του Williamsburg και lifestyle influencer, δηλώνει ότι έμεινε πραγματικά άφωνη από το κύμα στήριξης που δέχτηκε, αφού αποκάλυψε ότι αγόρασε νυφικό, παρότι δεν έχει σύντροφο.

‘I cut out one little house at a time’: the trucker who spent decades building a tiny replica of NYC
CultureThe Guardian2mo ago

‘I cut out one little house at a time’: the trucker who spent decades building a tiny replica of NYC

Queens-born Joe Macken’s hyperrealistic model, made with wood, cardboard and glue, is now on view at the Museum of the City of New York In 2003, Joe Macken built a miniature model of a bridge out of popsicle sticks. He wanted it to look like a “hybrid” of the Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburg bridges. Soon after, Macken, who grew up in Middle Village, Queens, moved his family to a small town upstate, more than 160 miles from the city. Macken loaded his bridge on the moving truck. It did not make the trip. “It got destroyed, and I was kind of bummed,” said Macken, who is now 63. “So I figured, let me build something better.” Continue reading...