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Apparently a developer wants to tear this down so they can build a Walgreens in it’s spot.
The more I think about it the more I realize how little I care. If you care you can hit the link at the top of the post.

It will be found in Dubai….
You see, they built this man-made island for rich people to occupy…

Now think about what will happen to that island if sea levels rise.

At about noon on the Summer Solstice (that’s today, FYI) airplanes on the southwestern approach to Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) cast a shadow that passes exactly through the White Castle restaurant (and subsequently the intersection) at 79th and Harlem.
I don’t think any cult activity is centered on that White Castle though. Occultists are offended by […]

This is Awesome.
Charles Dickens themed amusement park to open in England.
I have nothing to say about this except that I hope it stays in business long enough for me to visit.

We all know about the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster that occurred in the Soviet Union in 1986. I’m not all that interested in the actual disaster at the facility. I find the area around the plant to be a much more compelling topic of study. In one of my first posts I wrote about North […]

The Japanese have these things called “Capsule Hotels” and I’ve always thought that they’re a spectacular invention. For a relatively small fee you get a bed in which to sleep off your gut full of booze. Alternatively, thrifty travelers can use them to save money on business trips and whatnot.

Even though drunk driving is a […]

Hashima Island - Sometimes called “Ghost Island” or “Gunkanjima” (Battleship Island) Hashima Island is located in the Nagasaki Prefecture of Japan about 15 km from the city of Nagasaki. In 1890 Mitsubishi bought the island and established a coal mine there. The mine, which descended to the coal deposits on the sea bed was critical […]

This week’s entry includes some commentary…
North Sentinel Island: This island can be found in the Bay of Bengal and is officially ruled by India. This island is home to a group of people known as the Sentinelese. Their exact population is unknown but it is estimated to be in the range of 50 to […]

I’m not the type to get excited about exploring abandoned buildings and old subway tunnels. They’re interesting because they’re off-limits but, for the most part, I know quite well that a trip to a long-abandoned, boarded up insane asylum is going to yield photographs of old, dirty equipment and maybe a few rats. That’s a […]