Inspired by the French colloquialism chercher midi à quatorze heures* , noon at 2pm is your destination for “pop-culture vitamins” — bite-sized pieces of information about things going on in art, music, literature, fashion, design, culture, travel, etc.
*(Literally "looking for noon at 2 pm," an accusation that someone is overcomplicating things. We think some complications are worthwhile. You'll find them here.)
The Berlin Olympic Stadium was built in 1936 for the summer and winter games. Approaching it, the scale of the stadium and it’s surrounding towers with barely-disguised Nazi...
My friend Sarah, who’s a super-successful publicist and the type of person who knows this stuff, says there’s a progressive orphanage in the Ukraine that has the kids sing this song every morning in music class.