Queens World's Fair relics revived in 'Iron Man 2'
The highly anticipated sequel "Iron Man 2" - which hits screens today - features the Unisphere as a crucial plot device in a World's Fair-like showcase in Queens.
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Woodstock comes back to life in bookPete Fornatale's book is about that three-day music festival in August 1969, and all that it meant to an America in the throes of a cultural revolution.
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