undersea kingdom: discovering a little known, imaginative Disney theme park in Tokyo
gazetteer: beautifully crafted maps for abstractions
the peasant-look: ethnography of Ellis Island immigration told through striking portraiture
votive-offering: celebrity prayer-candles
hen house: deluxe daycare facilities for pampered pet chickens
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Having recently happened upon this sort of rather singular seating chart with the shortest pontificate , it was serendipitous, via Stran... -
Via Waxy , we enjoyed reading excerpts from this series of articles from the Rฤst รดf ลดวญrld’s correspondents on how technology intersects wi... -
glamos : Switzerland and Italy agree to redraw their borders due to melting glaciers a purrfect storm : the childless cat lady trope goes b... -
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Returning to his hometown of Waseca, Minnesota from the west, having departed on his journey accompanied by his brother and a mule nearly... -
Via Meta Filter , we learn that the world’s longest ongoing treasure hunt with a single prize is reportedly over with an individual findi... -
Long in planning, the Freedom and Unity Monument slated for Berlin ( see previously ) has missed another opportune inauguration and seems... -
Reminiscent of the bonkers Nazi plan to produce a quarry worthy of Nazis to hunt by bringing back the extinct aurochs, we learn that a ... -
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Released on this day in 1974, with its title derived from the subway train’s radio call-sign, the downtown number 6 express originating f...