utopia week
The Centuries-Old Shrine Where Indians Pray for U.S. Visas
It has a decent track record.
All Stories
tedium
From Waxed Canvas To Movie Screens, the History of the Air Mattress
They've never been particularly reliable.
florida
Pizza Vending Machines Are Now Operational in Florida
Pizza in two minutes.
american utopias
The Illustrated Map of America's Worst Utopias
The road to weird food communes and sex cults is paved with good intentions.
police
Driver Jailed After Calling Police to Ask Them to Stop Following Him
They did not stop.
utopia week
There's a Tiny Utopia in the Middle of Queens
There is confusion over whether it even exists.
beauty
Watch a Clip from the Glory Days of the Pageant Swimsuit Competition
Things were cringey yet compelling in 1981.
linguistics
Do You Know the New York Accent Better Than a New Yorker?
There's a quiz.
subways
A Subway Station in London Has Been Taken Over by Cat Photos
It's the first feline guerilla action from the Citizens Advertising Takeover Service.
sewers
Found: Photos of Sewer Construction From 1901
A Scottish Water employee saved them from the trash.
utopia week
The Rise and Fall of Fruitopia, the Trippiest Beverage of the '90s
Wherefore art thou, Strawberry Passion Awareness?
utopia week
These Utopian City Maps Have Influenced Urban Planners for Over a Century
Ebenezer Howard's Garden Cities are now embedded into London and New York.
commune
The Feminist Architect Who Tried to Liberate Kitchens From Houses
In the early 20th century, Alice Constance Austin dreamed of collective housekeeping.
communist monuments
Behold: An Ode to Concrete
7 beautiful modernist structures that look out of this world.
politics
The UN General Assembly Plans Meeting Over 'Superbugs'
Diseases, not alien monsters.
mexico
A Chinese Billionaire is Likely Behind a Huge Aluminum Stockpile in the Mexican Desert
Almost six percent of the world's supply.
spiders
Watch This Tiny Rainbow Peacock Spider Dance the Performance of His Life
They dance not just to attract the ladies, but to survive.
floods
Watch a Mysterious Video of a Truck Driving Through an Interstate Flood
At one point, another truck flies by.
