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Today, The Guggenheim Got Painted Red (And Other Things That Didn't Happen)

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Jen Carlson

Published Apr 1, 2011

Modified Apr 1, 2011

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ThinkGeek has a faux item on their site today: the mini Apple Store playset, with an optional line pack. You'll get the store, 60+ miniature Apple accessories, and you can use your own real iPhone 4 as the screen behind Steve Jobs in the Keynote Theater! We would buy this.Bonus points for their Angry Birds pork rinds.

 

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Published Apr 1, 2011

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We're almost through April Fools Day and so far there's no sign of a In-N-Out Burger moving to town. But there's plenty of pranking happening out there today, from the Guggenheim to Improv Everywhere. Click through for some of the better ones.

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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.

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