A woman in a pink and yellow swimsuit stretching by a palm tree
Photograph by Viktors Taraskins
 
WHAT WE FOUND
Black and white photo of a man with arms raised in a desert ghost town
What It’s Actually Like to Live in an Abandoned Town
Ahh, the thought of packing it all up and disappearing somewhere remote really does sound bliss. This guy actually did it, buying an entire town on a whim, all for himself. Meet Brent Underwood. ›
Mount Rushmore against a green sky
What Mount Rushmore Was Supposed to Look Like, Before the Money Ran Out
You know the four famous faces. What you probably don’t know is that they are the result of an unfinished project. The sculptor had something far bigger in mind for that mountain, but turns out his plans were just not that realistic. What could’ve been. ›
 
MORE GOOD STUFF
Illustration of a woman in red beside an early electric car and charger
When Electric Cars Were for Women
Electric cars feel like a very modern idea. Well, they aren’t. Over a century ago they were winning over drivers, and men weren’t really in the picture. Before vanishing, for reasons that sound awfully familiar. Plugged in. ›
Illustration of two men laughing over cigarettes
In Defense of the Cigarette
Smoking is bad for you, we all know that. But this writer reckons that when it got pushed out, it took a lot more with it than people realize. Step outside. ›
 
TOP SHELF
The McDonald’s seafood item that couldn’t survive the 90s. An easy mobility routine for stiff middle-aged dudes. Why we cringe. Five classic Nintendo 64 games everyone loved in the 90s. And this sporty new 92-foot yacht is like a Range Rover for the seas.
 
COOL VIDEO
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco Columbu holding hammers (play video)
Before Hollywood, Arnold and Franco Columbu laid bricks for a living in 1970s LA. This is how their side hustle took off. See vid. ›
 
LAST WORD
“Why do we fall? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.”
— ALFRED PENNYWORTH
 
 
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