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18 hours agoMilli Vanilli's Lip-Syncing Frontman Fab Morvan Says He's Performing at Trump's Great American State Fair
“I am here to entertain and unite people, not divide them,” Morvan says in a statement sent to Consequence. “Let's celebrate life & music and take a trip down memory lane. I feel honored to be a part of the Great American State Fair as it will celebrate the 250 Year Anniversary of America with so many other accomplished artists. Looking forward to reconnecting with you across the USA this summer and to finally sing Milli Vanilli songs live in person!”
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6 days agoBill to build Smithsonian women's museum fails in US congress amid disputes over Trump and trans rights
A bill to build the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum on the National Mall was rejected after last-minute language changes created a partisan deadlock.
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fromFortune
1 week ago'You kind of ruined it with your trans obsession': House points fingers as Smithsonian Women's museum funding fails | Fortune
A proposed Smithsonian women’s history museum on the National Mall became a partisan dispute after Republicans revised it to exclude transgender people from exhibits.
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1 week agoPrayer festival calls for more religion in politics, not less
A prayer festival on the National Mall in Washington, DC was partially organized and funded by the federal government. Its evangelical messaging called for more religion in politics not less. Critics are concerned about an erosion of the wall between church and state.
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fromFast Company
2 weeks agoA lawsuit seeks to stop Trump from painting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue
Painting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool basin American flag blue would alter its historic appearance and violate federal historic-preservation consultation requirements.
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2 weeks agoSculpture by KAWS Installed in Hirshhorn's Sculpture Garden - Washingtonian
A new 14-foot bronze KAWS sculpture, “SHELTER,” is being installed in the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden to increase visibility and encourage reflection on relationships.
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2 weeks agoSculpture by KAWS Installed in Hirshhorn's Sculpture Garden - Washingtonian
A new 14-foot bronze KAWS sculpture, “SHELTER,” is being installed in the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden to increase visibility and encourage reflection on relationships.
Washington DC
fromFast Company
2 months agoThe circuit for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix looks like a real-life video game
The Freedom 250 Grand Prix, scheduled for August on the National Mall, features a 1.7-mile street race circuit passing major U.S. monuments and Smithsonian museums at speeds exceeding 200 mph.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
8 months ago12-foot gold statue of Donald Trump erected in DC: "Remember God killed people for doing this" - LGBTQ Nation
A 12-foot gold statue of Donald Trump holding a Bitcoin was installed near the U.S. Capitol by cryptocurrency investors and drew widespread social media criticism.
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3 months agoA gigantic arch! Cage fights at the White House! Trump's gaudy plans for America's 250th anniversary
U.S. commemorative architecture has shifted from modernist technological celebration to classical, triumphalist historicism exemplified by Trump's proposed Independence Arch.
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fromWashingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
4 months agoDC Finally Got Some "Stick-able" Snow. Tommy McFly Talks About Reporting On It. - Washingtonian
Tommy McFly, temporary custodian of Pat Collins' snow stick, measured snow on the National Mall during a canceled snowball fight while documenting winter activity.
fromFast Company
8 months agoThat Trump and Epstein statue has a lot in common with medieval satire
Early on the morning of September 23, a 12-foot-tall bronze statue appeared on the lawn of the National Mall. It depicted President Trump and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein holding hands and frolicking together, and the plaque at its base read: "We celebrate the long-lasting bond between President Donald J. Trump and his 'closest friend,' Jeffrey Epstein." By the next morning, the statue had been hauled away by U.S. Park Police.
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fromWashingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
8 months agoFeds Remove Statue of Trump and Epstein From National Mall - Washingtonian
The National Park Service and United States Park Police removed a statue that depicted President Trump cavorting with his former friend Jeffrey Epstein from the National Mall on Wednesday morning. The statue, the latest in a series of such displays placed on the Mall by a group of anonymous artists, received a permit from the National Park Service that allowed it to stay up until 8 PM on September 28.
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11 months agoYour Story About How Pickleball Changed Your Life Could Get You a Game on the National Mall - Washingtonian
The National Mall of Pickleball is a unique event promoting community and personal growth through pickleball.
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11 months agoAnother Mysterious Anti-Trump Statue Has Appeared on the National Mall - Washingtonian
A new provocative statue on the National Mall critiques authoritarianism and reflects on American political culture through a controversial artistic lens.
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