Recently, my pal Paul Brady called Atlantic City a place that’s ‘hard to love.’ I get that. During a short visit last year for Lonely Planet, I didn’t exactly fall in love with Atlantic City either, but I got plenty out of my 35 hours of tracking down the source of all the Monopoly board properties. Here’s a video of the experience: Using … Read on
Episode #043 F E A T U R I N G * 1 8 2 * B O N U S * S E C O N D S Question: Can a Monopoly board be used as a guidebook? Why yes! In Atlantic City, it can. Parker Brothers first published Monopoly 75 years ago this year — it began in various forms … Read on
Per the New York Times today, New York City is snubbing its residents by moving the July 4 fireworks from the East River (amidst population-heavy areas of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens) to the Hudson River. The move gives New Jersey residents — who don’t pay for the fireworks — a better front-yard look than anyone in New York City (except Nicole Kidman*). That … Read on
