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

1. A small town that escaped destruction by New York City “The doom of Katonah is sealed,” began a column on the front page of The New York Times on April 8, 1893. The town of Katonah, New York, about 40 miles north of Manhattan, was slated to be demolished—washed away, really—to make way for New York City’s expanding…

Take a Look around this Old West Ghost Town, Soon to become a Weed Utopia

The second oldest and largest publicly-traded cannabis company in the United States just bought this century-old almost ghost town in the middle of nowhere, California. An 80 acre desert mining town founded in the late 19th century on the Nevada border, Nipton went up for sale last year for $5 million, appealing to those willing to…

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

1. This Abandoned Japanese Love Hotel By photographer Bob Thissen, more found on Creative Boom. 2. People in a 1920s Berlin Nightclub Flirting via Pneumatic Tubes “It was the Tinder of the early 20th century.” Two nightclubs in particular—the Resi and the Femina—pioneered the trend. At the Resi (also called the Residenz-Casino), a large nightclub…

Oh to have Eaten at the Automat, Just Once

For those who remember the Automat, the mere mention of the word taps into a wellspring of nostalgic, pungent memories. Clutching a handful of fat nickels, peering into the little glass doors framed in brass, choosing from the chicken pot pies, the cream cheese & chopped pecan sandwiches , pumpkin or lemon meringue pie, seemingly untouched by…

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

1. Roald Dahl’s pocket-sized writing shed at the Roald Dahl’s museum in the UK Supposedly Roald Dahl‘s books continue to sell at the rate of 12 a minute every day of the year… Gipsy House in Great Missenden, England where the author lived from 1954 until his death in 1990 still remains in his family. So…

The Kneeling Boutiques of Bulgaria

Blink –or hold your head high– and you’ll miss it. Hiding below your eye-level on the streets of Sofia, Bulgaria, these secret little window shops called ‘klek‘ (kneel) are as common as the average newsagent. The name itself derives quite simply from the fact that customers are brought to their knees in order to shop there. The concept arrived…

Postcards from Sochi: Summering with Stalin

Sochi, a Russian city on the Black Sea, is known for being a controversial host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, but I thought we might take a look back at the “Florida of Russia”, when it was still a socialist holiday resort for Soviet workers hoping to experience a semblance of the utopian future they had…

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

1. The Mansion where the Psychedelic ’60s took off Owned by one of America’s richest families, Millbrook in Upstate New York hosted Timothy Leary (and his followers), the infamous psychologist best known for advocating the exploration of the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs under controlled conditions. Along with the residents came a rotating cast of celebrities, thinkers…

Inside Ernest Hemingway’s Private Photo Album & Scrapbook

If I’m ever asked to choose a character from the past to have a dinner with, my answer is always going to be Papa Hemingway. Not just because I’d want to talk endlessly with him about his Paris years, but also because for me (and surely I’m not alone), Ernest Hemingway is simply the paradigm of…

Wes Anderson could Probably Make his Next Movie in Singapore

When I put out my article “Location Scouting for Wes Anderson” a few weeks ago, I really didn’t expect it to echo across the internet like it did. And you know what? It’s kinda fantastic. For one, it gives more notoriety to an amazing filmmaker (you’ be surprised how many youngsters these days have never seen his movies). And two, I…

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