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

1. Nylon Vending Machine in the Paris Metro, 1955 Print available from the RATP website. 2. The Instagram Account of a Pigment Collector At her cabin in the woods of Washington, Heidi Gustafson is creating a many-colored library of one of mankind’s first pigments. Heidi Gustafson, found on Instagram. 3. A Beguiling “Secret Garden” Apartment…

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

1. Waiting room with TV sets at Greyhound bus station, Los Angeles, USA, 1969 Found here. 2. Before McDonald’s there was “Snappy Service System” The saga of Snappy Service System dates back to the 1930s. This Chicago hamburger stand was forgotten for decades, encased under yellow paint during its long afterlife as La Pasadita, a…

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

1. Porto Flavia, Italy, a sea harbor and former mining hub A tunnel approximately 600 metres long, dug out of the rock by the miners, appears halfway up a cliff, offering a breathtaking view of the captivating Pan di Zucchero sea stack, a 132-metre natural monument shaped over time. Today it’s open as a museum. 2. The…

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

1. The Best Cat Box ever? Found on Reddit Aww. 2. These Art Nouveau & Art Deco sketches of Italian architect Silvio Gambini Found on Italia Liberty. 3. A Hidden Staircase at the Winchester House There are just too many secret doors in the Winchester house to show them all. As the legend goes, Sarah Winchester believed…

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

1. Autumn Perfection in a Photograph Is there anyone that captures fall in America better than Kiel James Patrick? Ugh. 2. The Highland by Incredible Tiny Homes More photos here. 3. Italian Clam Shell Chairs Italian Venetian Grotto Clam Shell Chairs fit for a mermaid, made in the 19th century and for sale at $7,250 USD. Found…

Sneak a Peek at the Facebook of 400 Years Ago

Social media may be the poster child of the 21st century, but the ideas behind LinkedIn and Facebook go back a long, long way. Dutch PhD scholar Sophie Reinders is currently exploring how personal books from many centuries ago known as alba amicorum – Latin for “friend books” – functioned as a sort of pre-dated version of our modern social…

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

1. This 30,000,000 year old volcanic plume in New Mexico Shiprock pinnacle, photographed by Jordan Hammond. 2. Ancient Chinese cottage built on top of a mountain in Suiyang Shuanghedong National Geopark View this post on Instagram A post shared by History Cool Kids ® (@historycoolkids) on Sep 20, 2019 at 5:10pm PDT 3. Tibetan Yaks…

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

1. A different sort of Spiderman Pictures were taken in an abandoned five-story building on the outskirts of Samara in Russia. In one of the apartments, holes were made in the walls, through which the artist was able to secure his boards. Find the artist’s Instagram account here. 2. The Mechanical Turk In the 18th century,…

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

1. The inventor of modern butter sculpture Caroline Shawk couldn’t afford marble, so she started making butter sculptures to raise money at local fairs. Her butter sculpture became a runaway hit at Centennial exhibition, which allowed her to open her own studio and work with marble. Found on Wikipedia. 2. Occult Ceramics The best kind.…

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

1. China’s Abandoned Nuclear City “404 is the name of an abandoned city in the Gansu province of northeast China, situated within the sandy plains of the Gobi desert. The city was built in 1958; it occupied an area of 4 km2 and included a factory, police station, school, and a residential area. In the 1990s,…