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A Compendium of Teenage Bedrooms on Screen

I never thought teenage bedroom design would inspire me but then I found this amazing Tumblr dedicated entirely to just that. Hollywood set design at its most loveable. It’s also a handy tool for picking what to watch (or re-watch) on movie night. Enjoy this trip down memory lane! Valley Girl (1983) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)…

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

1. Ping-Pong Go-Round Found here. 2. A tiny, occupied and fully-functional house in the middle of a car park Aldeburgh, England. Here’s a good view of it on Google Maps. Found on Imgur. 3. White House Knock-offs ↑ ↓ Hangzhou, China—This top-notch replica was constructed by Chinese tourism mogul Huang Qiaoling. The $10M…

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

1. Hot Wheels: Found! (sitting in a Barn for 30 years) A 1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS with 2,910 miles, a 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona with 9,752 miles and a 1977 Maserati Bora Coupe with just 978 miles were all found in the dusty Texas barn pictured below. According the Californian auction house, Mecum,…

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

1. Car Pool Nov. 29, 1977: A 3-month-old Cadillac rests at the bottom of a pool in Downey. The driver said the car’s accelerator got stuck while she was driving into the garage. The car crashed through the wall at the rear of the photo and landed in the pool. The driver and another occupant…

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

1. A Secret London Underground Bar Hidden In A Train Carriage Situated in a train station in Kingly Court, Soho, Cahoots is a new underground, 1940s-themed bar that is hidden in a tube carriage which was once used as an “air raid shelter” during the war. Expect to sip on extraordinary Victory-themed cocktails made from “ration…

Spotting Cute French Guys on the Paris Metro

I have a friend who used to leave her house for work at the exact same time everyday to make sure she caught the same train as her Paris metro crush. She never mustered the courage to speak to him and one day he just stopped taking the same train and she never saw him again. It…

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

1. A French postcard with the tallest, shortest and fattest men of Europe playing cards in 1913 Found on So Bad So Good 2. This Paris Loft For Sale A factory-loft-turned-home in Paris in the 11th arrondissement … gabled glass roof rests on a early 20th-century steel structure created by famed French architect…

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

1. The Beatles’ Last Public Performance On the 30th January 1969, The Beatles surprised a central London business district with an impromptu concert from the roof of Apple offices at Savile Row, London… The police arrived to halt the proceedings, but the band continued to play. Despite their protest, no arrests were made, and the performance continued for…

Vintage Hotel For Sale, straight out of a Wes Anderson Film Set

On the off chance that anyone out there reading might be considering getting into the hotel business, I thought this little piece of local real estate news was worth sharing. Sent to me by a reader, I was immediately enchanted by the Opinicon Resort on the shores of Rideau Canal at Chaffey’s Lock in Ontario,…

Documenting the Giants of Roadside America

California native, Debra Jane Seltzer, must have the most sizeable independently-run website I’ve ever come across– and that’s not just because it’s full of the roadside giants she documents. Roadside Architecture is literally huge, containing more than 2,300 pages and over 60,000 photos. Banging away at her website for nearly 15 years now, Debra has…

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