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

1. An Abandoned Amusement Park re-opened until Halloween Photos by Robert Hogue West Virginia’s abandoned Lake Shawnee Amusement Park shut down back in 1966 and has laid in ruins ever since. Many believe Lake Shawnee to be horribly cursed. The park was built upon the site of a desecrated Native American burial ground, and was the location…

Preserved Moments of Historical Sass (Vol. 6)

sassy: adjective \ˈsa-sē\ impudent, lively, spirited, vigorous, distinctively smart and stylish, showing no respect for people in authority, saucy, pert, confident, chic. Glamour in the face of war 1940s, found here. Amateur Hour, The Apollo Theater, Harlem 1981, photograph by Steve Saphiro found here Seattle, Washington. 1953. Members of the Seattle Tubing Society, photograph…

How he Made it: A Short History of Wes Anderson’s Career

Last week, the internet was buzzing with Wes Anderson fever as the trailer was released for his newest contribution to cinema, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Sensing that us Wes Anderson-crazed fans might not be able to hold out until the film’s release date in March 2014, the kind folks behind the Wes Anderson Collection book…

Birkin and Gainsbourg: Dusting off the Family Album

For anyone who still dreams of the swinging sixties with its wild child chain-smoking rockstars and sexually charged style icons, here’s something that might feed your flame. Taschen has released a new nostalgia-filled photo book, Jane & Serge: A Family Album. Jane’s brother, screenwriter and director Andrew Birkin, is behind the camera and all the…

Made in America: A Bavarian Clone Town

Leavenworth was once on the verge of becoming a ghost town until it became an American “little Bavaria”. Before economic ruin took hold of it in the early twentieth century, the town was an important logging hub in Washington and served as headquarters to the Great North Railroad. Despite its rich history of pioneer settlers…

Dithyrambalina: A Bohemian Orchestral Shanty Town

It might look like it came straight out of one of those fantastical childhood movies we watched over and over again until the vhs tape wore out, but Dithyrambalina is very real. Because that’s what its creator seems to do time and again; bring the places in our dreams to life. Remember Swoon, the Brooklyn-based…

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…