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Apocalypse California: Surreal Tourism of the Salton Sea

Palm Springs was nice. But we were looking for something a little grittier… Sixty miles from the fresh golf courses and glitzy hotels, there is a forgotten place. Roads lead to nowhere, signs point to nothingness and the houses are home to no one. Welcome to the Salton Sea… You may recall I’ve written about…

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

1. This Library Cake Made by Kathy Knaus, found on My Modern Met 2. The Amazon Security Checkpoint Yup, it’s an open cardboard box. Found on Reddit. 3. The Faulty Towers Lego Set One skilled Lego fan/builder made a faithful recreation of the hotel reception from the classic BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers. Nathan…

Welcome to Planet California: Secret Sizzling Springs and Alien Beaches

We made it out of Death Valley. We drove through miles of Mars-like landscape in hairdryer heat (113 F) on seemingly endless roads. The valley’s one mad-made attraction, a 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival villa called Scotty’s Castle, hidden in an isolated desert oasis, was inexplicably closed. Low on gas after taking the lengthy detour to…

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

1. This Mini More micro cars found on Dark Roasted Blend 2. Tiny Vinyl Record Postage Stamps that were Playable, 1970s Known as the “first talking stamps” in 1972, these tiny vinyl postage stamps from Bhutan were totally playable and when the needle was put on the record stamp you heard Bhutan’s national…

The Babes of Sydney’s Criminal Past

Femme Fatales and Devious Divas were the ruling forces of Sydney’s underbelly during the 1920’s. These convicted ladies knew how to get into trouble in the most fashionable ways possible. Posing for their mug shots, they came dressed to the nines in furs, pearls, stylish hats and sassy drop-waist frocks. Even if they were being…

So, you can Buy an old Soviet Fighter Jet or a Boeing 747 just like a Used Car on the Internet

Having a Mig-life crisis?! You’re in luck because a two seater supersonic Mig-21 runs only about $70,000 on the internet these days…. That’s right, just like a used car, you can buy your very own Soviet military aircraft, a staple of the Russian and Soviet air forces, sold to militaries within its communist sphere of influence including China, North Korea, and North Vietnam and…

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

1. This Bed & Breakfast in Texas Eve’s Garden Organic Bed and Breakfast: A restful retreat in the 430 person town Marathon, TX. The entire rainbow abode is made from recycled materials, including scrapped paper sourced from businesses in nearby towns. The family who owns it builds the structure themselves, and are constantly incorporating on fun new…

The Woman who is the Mayor, Bartender, Librarian and Sole Resident of her Town

Deep in Nebraska, there’s a one-woman town called Monowi, the only officially incorporated municipality in the United States with a population of just one. Upon approaching Monowi, a green road sign stands at the town limits, proudly displaying its number of resident(s). Meet Elsie Eiler, who you can usually find busying herself in the town’s bar. When…

Reviving the Studio 54 of Paris: Fame & Debauchery in a Bathhouse turned Nightclub

Before it became an icon of Parisian nightlife, it was Marcel Proust’s favourite bath house a century earlier. In 1978, it became Paris’ answer to Studio 54, overflowing with famous faces; a cultural institution fuelled by sex, drugs, disco … and midnight swimming. Photographs (c) Foc Kan “Magnifique, Magique, Mythique”, writes one former patron describing…

For Sale! The Three-Eyed Car of Tomorrow that Never Was

It could have been as iconic as the Mustang, as popular as the Cadillac but only 51 Tuckers were ever made before the factory suddenly closed its doors forever in 1948. The Tucker 48 was the American dream of a small entrepreneur who believed he could go up against the automobile giants at a time when the…

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