The Man who Lost his Memory and Rebuilt his Imagination

People heal in so many different ways, but Mark Hogancamp’s story has to be right up there for the most unique and fascinating choice of therapy. Thirteen years ago, Mark returned from hospital after coming out of a nine-day coma, his memory stolen; erased. Back at his home in Kingston, NY, he discovered a closet full…

My Little Portobello Road in Paris

“Stoooop!”, I howled from the backseat of the scooter as we whizzed through the side streets of Gare de Lyon. I had just caught a glimpse of something in the corner of my eye; something strangely familiar, something that no matter what, we were going back to explore. And as we rolled the wheels of…

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

1. Princess Leia off-duty Carrie Fisher, 1983, found on Reddit 2. An Abandoned Car swallowed by Ivy found in Beijing, China In China, abandoned cars are known colloquially as “jiangshiche,” or “zombie cars.” Police tried to remove the vines, but they were so thick and thorny that it was decided the vehicle should…

The Museum of Every Object you can Probably Think Of

Hop over to Italy with me for a minute will you? In the countryside province of Parma (yeah, that place where the ham comes from), an unusual and one-of-a-kind museum awaits … We’re at the Ettore Guatelli Museum, an archive of more than 60,000 artifacts that bear witness to the lives and work of men and…

Bring your Pet to School Day

From the California Tech university paper, Speaking Of, Oct/Nov issue, 1975: Phil Engelhauf came to Caltech as a freshman last year, but he left his roommate and constant companion, Duchess, back home in Riverside until the end of the school year. Then, as a special treat, Phil brought Duchess to campus for an overnight visit,…

Trending in Tehran: Notes from an Iranian Street Style Blog

I‘m not sure what I expected Iranian street style to look like. Western media is so busy talking about the country’s political state of affairs and showing us just how much their government hates diplomacy, that not much tends to come our way concerning what the cool kids of Tehran are sporting these days– or…

The Guy who Shrunk his 1950s Hometown

This could be a snapshot from a mid-century suburban town, taken by a proud new car owner who just came home from the dealership. Perhaps he dashed straight inside his house at number 239 to grab the camera and capture the moment he achieved the American dream … Or not… You’re looking at the work…

The Secret NYC Art Gallery in a Forgotten Subway Station

Only a few people in the world will ever get to say they’ve seen this place and its artworks… In 2009 the Underbelly Project project began four stories underneath the skin of New York. For 100 years, a massive subway station sat unfinished, unused, undiscovered. Over the course of a year, artists were secretly escorted…

The Lost Art of the Cutaway

I could say, that as a kid, I used to love looking at cutaway illustrations, but the thing is: I still think they’re just the greatest thing ever. With cutaway art, you get to examine and explore miniature hidden worlds behind-the-scenes and under an x-ray. The best stuff surely came out of the mid twentieth…

Three Cities, Three Nocturnal Cultures

Europe is hardly a nocturnal place. Most cities seem to close up shop and tuck into bed by 10pm, unlike New York, where you can buy anything at any hour. But three different photographers, in three different European cities took to the streets to document the stand alone trades that operate after dark. These are…