This stuck in my mind: «Everyone should have a museum dedicated to the worst day of their life and be forced to attend it with a bunch of tourists.» A very personal account of a visit to the new «9/11 Memorial Museum», by a man who lost his sister in the attacks.

From Weekly Filet #161, in May 2014.

The Worst Day Of My Life Is Now New York’s Hottest Tourist Attraction

The Worst Day Of My Life Is Now New York’s Hottest Tourist Attraction

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