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You Won't Believe How Much The Original "Wedding March" Sheet Music Is On Sale For
It’s the classiest way to part with $3.6 million.
This is Richard Wagner’s “Wedding March” from 1850.
You might know it better as the 19th-century earworm "Here Comes the Bride," aka one of the most popular wedding processional songs.
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And now Wagner's original manuscript can be yours for the low price of $3.6 million.
Moments in Time, an online autograph and historical document dealer, acquired the manuscript by way of a wealthy collector who won it at auction roughly 35 years ago.
Gary Zimet, the company's owner, told BuzzFeed Life that so far, seven people have made offers, but they haven't offered the full asking price. The first person to do so will be the lucky owner.
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According to the listing, Wagner composed the piece, originally called "Treulich geführt," for his 1850 opera Lohengrin.
The song didn't really catch on until it was played as the processional at Victoria, Princess Royal's wedding to Prince Frederick William of Prussia in 1858.
Whoever buys it will have a sick wedding present — if they are willing to part with it.
Zimet told BuzzFeed Life that he's hoping that the buyer will be a "billionaire who wants ultimate wedding gift for his daughter."
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Asian Pseudonym Poet Used To Get Published Belongs To An Actual Person
Michael Derrick Hudson
The pseudonym Michael Derrick Hudson chose to pen his poems with belongs to a Fort Wayne woman he possibly crossed paths with in high school, according to the woman's sister.
Hudson shocked the poetry world last week when it was revealed that he was published under the name Yi-Fen Chou. Hudson said he used the pseudonym as a “strategy” to increase his chances of getting his poetry published.
Ellen Y. Chou confirmed with BuzzFeed News that the poet was using her sister's name without her consent, as first reported by The News Sentinel.
“I think what he did was highly fraudulent and unethical,” Ellen Y. Chou, Yi-Fen Chou’s sister, told the newspaper.
Chou told BuzzFeed News that Hudson and her sister both attended Wayne High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, although Yi-Fen has no recollection of being in any classes with the poet.
"She simply asks Mr. Hudson to stop using her name immediately and permanently," Chou said, adding that her sister does not want to speak publicly as she does not want to "tarnish her professional reputation through any association with him."
Hudson’s poem “The Bees, the Flowers, Jesus, Ancient Tigers, Poseidon, Adam and Eve” was selected for The Best American Poetry 2015. In his bio for the anthology, Hudson said the poem was rejected 40 times when he first wrote it. When using the pseudonym, however, the poem was rejected just nine times before Prairie Schooner took it.
The anthology’s guest editor, Sherman Alexie, defended his decision to publish the poem, even after learning the true identity of Yi-Fen Chou.
“I’m a brown-skinned poet who gave a better chance to another supposed brown-skinned poet because of our brownness,” he said in a blog post, adding that nepotism is “as common as oxygen” in the poetry world.
Chou doubted Hudson’s assumption that being Asian would get him noticed.
“He seems to think we have it easy, but we don’t,” she told the New York Times. “We all worked very hard to achieve our own success. I’m just appalled by his actions.”
LINK: White Writer Makes “Best Poetry” — With An Asian Pen Name
LINK: “Best American Poetry” Guest Editor Sherman Alexie Apologizes For “Pseudonym Bullshit”
13 Books For Your Inner Ghost Hunter
Don’t read these true-life ghost stories in the dark. You’ve been warned.
Ghosts: A Natural History: 500 Years of Searching for Proof, by Roger Clarke
In this book, Roger Clarke explores many of the world's most famous hauntings, believers, and skeptics, including everything from Harry Houdini to ghost hunting technology to haunted WWI submarines. Clarke's comprehensive account of the modern history of ghosts is as informative as it is fascinating.
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The Amityville Horror, by Jay Anson
In December 1975, the Lutz family moved into a doomed household — the place where just a year earlier, a man had murdered his entire family. The Lutzes lasted 28 days in the house before fleeing in terror. Anson's book relays the gripping true story of one of America's most infamous haunted houses.
Pocket Star
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, by Mary Roach
Mary Roach, now famous for her irreverent and smart explorations of human bodies and behavior, examines the afterlife (and the possible paranormal) with humor and hope. A satisfying read for skeptics and believers alike.
W. W. Norton & Company
Deliver Us from Evil: A New York City Cop Investigates the Supernatural, by Ralph Sarchie with Lisa Collier Cool
Now a movie starring Eric Bana, this book is the strange and fascinating story of an NYPD vet who claims to have spent considerable time on the force assisting in cases of demonic possession (among other supernatural incidents).
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28 Incredibly Awesome Puzzles That Aren't Just For Kids
Ready for a challenge?
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Roundominoes
The puzzle that will tease your brain *and* allow you to be creative, Roundominoes is so pretty that you'll want to put it on display when you're not attempting one of the challenges.
Price: $44.95
4D Cityscape Game of Thrones: Westeros Puzzle
Whether you root for the Starks, Lannisters, or Greyjoys, you'll enjoy this 4D version of Westeros that features three levels of puzzle for you to put together.
Price: $36.90
Hoverkraft Levitating Construction Challenge
An addictive puzzler of a game you can play by yourself (how many pieces can you stack?) or in a group. Magnetic repulsion is cool.
Price: $29.99
