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Autography in action.
graffiti

The Monuments of Florence Are Now Open to Digital Defacement

Go ahead—scrawl all over Giotto's Campanile.
Cara Giaimo March 22, 2016
The jester-hatted occult equinox cow, announcing spring.
occult

The Demonic Rainbow Cow Announcing Spring’s Arrival

The mysterious shape appears only twice a year, on the third floor of the eccentric Lapham-Patterson House.
Cara Giaimo March 21, 2016
Storks chilling in their new full-time home.
animals

Rather Than Migrate, Storks Now Just Eat Trash

Instead of continent-hopping every year, whole populations have settled down in the local landfill.
Cara Giaimo March 18, 2016
Highway Superintendent Tony Shattuck lays out the soggy remains of what used to be a time capsule.
news

Excited Town Unearths Time Capsule Full Of Garbage

"This is not a good commercial for Ziploc," one onlooker said.
Cara Giaimo March 17, 2016
The Sex Pistols in the early years.
music

Punk's Fashion Heir May Burn $7 Million Collection To Spite A Library

No future / no future / no future for you!
Cara Giaimo March 16, 2016
The McBarge in 2006, near Vancouver and far from its heyday.
boats

Fleeting Wonders: Welcome Back, McBarge!

A floating Canadian McDonalds is set to make a comeback this year after a secrecy-shrouded renovation.
Cara Giaimo March 15, 2016
Molina among his treasures.
museums

Fleeting Wonders: A New York City Trash Gallery

For decades, a sanitation worker turned curator has collected and displayed his best Dumpster finds.
Cara Giaimo March 14, 2016
Clawdette, the four-clawed wonder.
animals

Fleeting Wonders: A 4-Clawed Lobster Named Clawdette

She's the Edward Scissorhands of the lobster world.
Cara Giaimo March 11, 2016
Peatónito takes on Flatbush & Atlantic.
performances

Fleeting Wonders: The Luchador Protecting Brooklyn's Pedestrians

Peatónito, a self-appointed "pedestrian superhero," has been climbing on cars all over New York City.
Cara Giaimo March 10, 2016
Morgan the elephant keeps on keepin' on.
news

Fleeting Wonders: First Elephant in Somalia in 20 Years

The bull, named Morgan, may have remembered the route there from his childhood.
Cara Giaimo March 9, 2016
"Air India 173 was the longest flight staffed entirely by women in history"
airplanes

Fleeting Wonders: Longest-Ever Flight With All-Female Crew

Almost every Indian woman pilot will be in the sky today.
Cara Giaimo March 8, 2016
(Photo: Peter Hannam/Twitter)
spiders

Fleeting Wonders: An Australian Spider Boom

"Perfect conditions" for massive amounts of new arachnids in Sydney.
Cara Giaimo March 7, 2016
news

Fleeting Wonders: Crayon Makers Stressed Out By Coloring Craze

"I dream about crayons at night," one factory manager says.
Cara Giaimo March 4, 2016
beaches

Fleeting Wonders: Beetles Swarm Argentina Beach

The shiny bugs emerged to mate and then perish.
Cara Giaimo March 3, 2016
A black bear rolls around in his favorite food, spring grass.
bears

Fleeting Wonders: Bears Are Quitting Hibernation Early

Last year's lean summer means they're waking up hungry.
Cara Giaimo March 2, 2016
Scott Kelly (left) and Mikhail Kornienko (right), with cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, just before setting off on the one-year mission.
space exploration

Fleeting Wonders: Crew Heading Home After 340 Days in Space

An end to the longest-ever stay at the International Space Station.
Cara Giaimo March 1, 2016
This city-commissioned work, by street artist C215, was scrubbed off a wall just a few days after it was painted.
art

Fleeting Wonders: City Workers Mistakenly Scrub City-Commissioned Art

The portrait was meant for an official street art retrospective in France.
Cara Giaimo February 29, 2016
The Flying Scotsman this past January, out on a private test run in Bury South Junction.
trains

Fleeting Wonders: Britain's Most Famous Train Returns

The Flying Scotsman was originally built in 1923, and has several speed and endurance records under its chassis.
Cara Giaimo February 25, 2016