New York’s Incredible Lost Rooftop Theatres

There are some things we’ve lost that I’ll never understand. Midcentury automobile design comes to mind, as well as piano bars & cocktail lounges on our airplanes, hand-painted typography and artisanal signs lining our high streets, and now, I’ll add rooftop theatres to my list. From previous research on the ladies of the Ziegfeld Follies, I’d come across the…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DCXLVII)

1. The “Titanic of the Mountains”, an old train station abandoned for 50 years is now a Luxury Hotel Canfranc International railway station was often referred to around the time of its opening as the “Titanic of the Mountains”, in part due to its large size, having been at one time, the largest station in…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DCXLVI)

1. An ancient Algerian ruin whose history and origins have been almost completely lost over time In the middle of an ocean of dunes in the Sahara, The Ksar Draa in Timimoun, Algeria. Find several theories of these mysterious ruins here. 2. A Table awaiting Sunset during Ramadan in Qena, Egypt Photographed by Ahmed Mostafa…

Built in the Clouds, they’re the Highest Villages Frozen in Time

When you’re looking to escape the tedium of modern and mainstream tourism, sometimes the only way is up. Today, our armchair travels will take us to some of the most remote (and highest) villages in the world, from Europe to middle America to Egypt. But of course, we’re not just going to drop you on…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DCXLV)

1. This Abandoned Lighthouse on Sakhalin Island (Far East Russia) The Aniva Lighthouse on Google Maps. Photos by: Slava Stepanov. Found on Russian Trek. 2. Atelier Elvira in Munich. Built ca.1898, destroyed 1944. Atelier Elvira (Hofatelier Elvira also known as Salon Elvira) was founded by a queer women way ahead of their time, jurist and actress Anita Augspurg, and…

A Brief Compendium of Vintage Opium Underworlds

I don’t want to make anyone feel uncomfortable, so if you’re reluctant to step inside the world of 19th century junkies, I suggest you close the door and choose something a little lighter and brighter from our menu. I’m not quite sure how I ended up here myself, stockpiling antique photographs that have survived from the Opium Age…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DCXLIV)

1. Easter Bonnets Apparently they were a thing. More here. 2. Easter Egg Museum, Ukraine The museum is not only shaped like an egg (14 m in height and 10 m in diameter), but parts of the exterior and inside of the dome are painted to resemble a pysanka (the Polish/Ukrainian tradition of easter eggs). This…

Let’s Window Shop for French Fairytale Homes Again

I’m in that mood again. Is there ever a bad time to go window shopping for French fairytale homes? The allure of quitting urban life, recruiting your best friends to go all in on the adventure and living out the rest of your days fixing up your French fortress with an endless supply of wine…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DCXLIII)

1. The Japanese Subculture Where People Wear Giant Cyclops Masks Introducing tanganmen, one of the more underground movements in Japanese style. Photographer Irwin Wong came across them on social media, and understandably thought they would make a worthy addition to his 2022 book, The Obsessed: Otaku, Tribes, and Subcultures of Japan. ⁠More photos found on VICE.…

The Gibson Family Album of Shipwrecks

The Gibsons are my kind of family. Papa John Gibson, a local seaman from Penzance, took his first photograph of a shipwreck in 1869 and from then on, he and his family were determined to be first on the scene. His two sons, Alexander and Herbert perfected the art of photographing the dramatic wrecks. Each glass…