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Mountain View, California

Android Lawn Statues

A gathering of green robots at the Googleplex.
The Cyberia Cafe in London, 1995. Internet cafes are now vanishingly rare.
science

Wonder Is Everywhere: The Last Internet Cafes, a Totem Pole Mystery, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White August 18, 2023
The meme petroglyph outlined.
Tanumshede, Sweden

"Oh Yeah Woo Yeah"

The rock carving that became an internet meme.
Google Garage
Menlo Park, California

Google Garage

In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin briefly ran their fledgling company from this Silicon Valley garage.
NatWest Hole
Ilkeston, England

The NatWest Hole

How did a literal hole in a wall become one of the top-rated tourist attractions in this English town?
Pink pineapple looks and tastes quite different than the classic yellow kind.
food

How to Buy Pink Pineapples and Fruitcake Off Etsy

Etsy, Instagram, and even Facebook can provide a taste of novelty and home.
Anne Ewbank September 14, 2021
Fucino Space Centre
Ortucchio, Italy

Fucino Space Centre

The largest civilian satellite control center in the world is located in the middle of a drained lake.
Rufus Estes's 1911 cookbook is included in Sokoh's digital library.
libraries

Now Online: A Free Library Devoted to West Africa's Food Heritage

A new internet archive is making the region's culinary history more accessible than ever.
Vonnie Williams February 22, 2021
List

10 Places to See Silicon Valley History IRL

A low-tech look at the origins of high tech.
Anne Ewbank October 7, 2020
Portola Valley, California

Alpine Inn

The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.
In the Turkish city of Çemişgezek, mountain goats left the Munzur mountains and began grazing in town.
nature

Why 'Nature Is Healing' Might Be the Best Pandemic Meme

"People wanted so much for there to be dolphins in the canals in Venice."
Kate Yoder July 14, 2020
It's a shame we don't yet have the technology to digitize the Library's famous Nottebohm Room.
libraries

The Ambitious Plan to Digitize 100,000 Historic Texts in Belgium

Two major Antwerp institutions are putting some of their voluminous holdings in the cloud.
Matthew Taub April 7, 2020
While Kaori Hamura Long was homebound with flu-like symptoms, she drew Amabie wearing a mask.
art

A Healing Spirit From 19th-Century Japan Is Back to Face COVID-19

Artists are bringing back Amabie, a 'yōkai' associated with protection from disease.
Claire Voon March 25, 2020
The mother taking Twitter away from her son.
Tokyo, Japan

Heiwa no Chikai (Oath of Peace)

A statue meant to celebrate peace has also been interpreted as a mother taking away her son's internet privileges.
Guillermo del Toro after winning an Academy Award for 'The Shape of Water'
Reynosa, Mexico

Piñatería Ramírez

Traditional craftwork and modern pop culture merge in this piñata workshop.
Carved fruit and vegetables were once a must for banquets and events.
food

How Thai Fruit Carving Went From Royal Craft to Internet Sensation

Once a symbol of power, it's now considered a dying art.
Chawadee Nualkhair February 5, 2020
In this image looking southeast at the border between Queens and Brooklyn, the area briefly known as Haberman is at center-left, beside Newtown Creek.
maps

The Brief, Baffling Life of an Accidental New York Neighborhood

Welcome to Haberman, Queens, population: zero.
Isaac Schultz October 15, 2019
Cairo's <em>Sharia Khayamiya</em>—the Street of the Tentmakers, aka the Tentmakers Market—is the only place in the world where the decorative appliqué textile is made.
ancient

This Ancient Egyptian Textile Is Hanging By a Thread

Only 20 khayamiya artisans are left, in one dusty alley in Cairo. Can e-commerce save them?
Stephanie Vermillion September 26, 2019