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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…

10 Technicolor Vintage Dreamcoats to make a Show-Stopping Entrance

I‘ve been discovering the treasure trove that is Etsy for vintage shopping. My hunt for technicolor dream coats all started when I randomly typed the word “kilim” into the search bar and some magical vintage pieces popped up. I kept digging for more and I’ve picked out some of my favourite one-of-a-kind dream jackets to make that…

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…

The Hidden Feast in a Barcelona Factory After Dark

We left the Barcelona night behind us, disappearing through a graffiti-covered door on a bustling back street of locals going about their downtown nocturnal hustle. All we have is this calling card with an address on the back as we wander down the austerely-lit corridor and take the first staircase, not entirely sure where it will…

And now, a Catalogue of Crazy Customized Coffins

Someone is selling this Airstream coffin on eBay for $4,500. It comes from Ghana where it was made in a workshop in 1995 by Nii Anum, a disciple of Kane Kwei, a carpenter born in the 1920s who made a name for himself making custom fantasy casket in his hometown of Accra. Kwei first began…

Hockey and Swastikas

Much like the toothbrush moustache, Hitler ruined it for everyone. The swastika of course, was once a very common symbol of good luck, something a women’s hockey team competing in a male-dominated sport certainly needed at a time when most Americans believed women shouldn’t work outside the home if their husband’s held jobs. Meet the…

Ass-Whooping Women in Skirts in the 1930s

Just in time for the weekend (in case us damsels happen to lose our way down a dark alley), here’s some footage from British Pathé archives of a young woman in 1933 giving a real vintage ass-whooping using some Judo and Jujitsu moves. The video titled “The Weaker Sex! (Sayest Thou!) Who said “weaker sex?”, sees a highly entertaining Miss May…

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…

The Reindeer Riders

If the descendants of ancient legends truly exist among us today, these are they. Despite the odds, the nomads of Outer Mongolia are a people seemingly immune from degeneration, still living in such proximity to wild animals with a certain spiritual wisdom, sense of healing and well-being lost to our notions of time and laws…

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