Between the 1840s and early 1900s, loops on roller coasters were perfectly circular. Now they’re not. Here’s why. A Vox video.
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A century of Coney Island, as seen by The New Yorker.
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“Keeping Balance,” a short video by Bernhard Wenger, shot at Vienna’s Prater amusement park.
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Today a well-known corporate person, Hobby Lobby, opened the Museum of the Bible in a former warehouse near the railroad tracks in Southwest Washington DC. Once the Washington Design Center, the original building was built as the Terminal Refrigeration and Warehouse Company in 1923.
The new tourist attraction features a ballroom modeled after Versailles (mentioned in la Nouveau Testament, maybe?), replicas of the village of Nazareth and the Jerusalem Chamber of Westminster Abbey, holograms, the Drive Thru History of the Bible Theater, and a restaurant serving biblically themed meals. Oh, and some historic books and 40,000 artifacts from the Green Family collection (sorry, the artifacts the family smuggled from Iraq were confiscated and won’t be on view). To ensure historical accuracy, the museum has the same advisor as the Creation Museum, where dinosaurs romp with cavemen. In fact, while museum admission is free (a $15 donation is suggested), there’s an amusement park price structure, where you pay to see each special exhibit or attraction.
Hobby Lobby CEO Steve Green and his family believe the government of the USA is based on Christian biblical principles, and the family has enough money to share that misconception with an unsuspecting public.
Unbelievers can beat the church-going crowds. Unlike Hobby Lobby stores, the Museum of the Bible is open on Sundays from 10 AM to 7 PM.
More:
“Just What Is the Museum of the Bible Trying to Do?” Candida Moss and Joel Baden, Politico
“Jefferson took a blade to his Bible: Presidents, faith and the new Bible museum,” Rachel Siegel, Washington Post
“We’re All Living in Hobby Lobby’s Bible Nation,” Sarah Jones, New Republic
“Critics call it evangelical propaganda. Can the Museum of the Bible convert them?” Noah Charney, Washington Post
“Mystery at the new Bible museum: Are its Dead Sea Scrolls fake?” Daniel Burke, CNN
“The Museum of the Bible reflects the discouraging state of Christianity,” Christine Emba, Washington Post
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In 623 BC Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in Lumbini, southern Nepal. A holy site, it has long been a place of pilgrimage, and Emperor Ashoka built a commemorative pillar there in 249 BC. In 2013 AD, an international consortium has plans to make Lumbini an amusement park, Buddhaland.
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