Amsterdam’s New Canal Museum

“‘The history of the canals had never been told,’ said Piet van Winden, the head of the ‘Grachtenhuis’ private museum which has just opened to the public. ‘They are probably the best conceived urban extension project in the world,’ he said. ‘Here, we set the scene, we explain the how and why’.”

So, Will People Watch 9/11-Themed Movies Now?

“The successful end of the bin Laden manhunt may signal a turning point in films about the war on terror. Since 2001, movies about the 9/11 attacks and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have failed to take hold with audiences. Even with rapturous reviews, extensive marketing campaigns, and high-caliber stars, films like United 93 and Green Zone were massive box office disappointments.”