Supercut as Tribute: the Twin Towers in Film

Nerd News: "Luxury College Dorms" Is A Debt-Ridden Oxymoron

Ridiculous.  A university is not a resort.

A Matter of Perspective

Landmarks from different angles!

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater in Glorious Gingerbread

Sweet.

New York City From 1836 to 2013

Check this out!

Quirky Asia Files: Vietnam's Fire-Breathing Dragon Bridge

I kind of love it:

Headline of the Day: From Albania

"Paranoid Dictator’s Communist-Era Bunkers Now a National Nuisance."

Forgotten History: Artistic/Intellectual Feuds

Spanning the Renaissance to the modern age, here are some delicious tales of brilliant people engaging in some memorable feuds. 

Forgotten History: Truman Renovating the White House

Here are some intriguing photos of that massive renovation effort of 1948-52.

Chinese Architecture and Competitive Mimicry

Interesting. Here's a thought: "copycatting as a way to assert their status to both their subjects and rivals."

Grand Central Station: the First 100 Years

A few thoughts about this iconic New York location.  Here's the official website for the Beaux Arts beauty.

Say Cheese!: the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards

Take a look at the gorgeous photos chosen for the open-competition shortlist.  Want more?  Check out the professional shortlist.  Things like this makes me wonder what would have happened if I had chosen a different career path - I've always loved photography.  Yeah, yeah, I know, Asians, cameras, blah blah blah.

LOL: Hilarious Headline of the Day

"British-designed skyscraper resembles big pants, say angry Chinese."

Olympic Architecture

Cool!

Nerd News: The Coolest Dorm in the World

It's in Copenhagen, and it's won a bunch of awards.  It also has its own website.  Oh, sure, it looks all pretty in the photos, but I can guarantee you that it'll look like a zombie-populated post-apocalyptic wasteland when it's exam time.

Quirky Asia Files: Bamboo Scaffolding in Hong Kong

Yup, folks are still using bamboo for construction projects as they've done for ages.  Why not?  If it ain't broke, don't fix it!  Here's a little video:

The Glass Igloos of Finland

A most unusual vacation spot!

I Didn't Know Hobbits Lived in Wales

Did you?

Quirky Asia Files: The Chinese Knockoff of an Austrian Village

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?  Still, isn't this a little .... much?

Photoblogging Umbria

I have no idea who "Bird Dog" is, but his gorgeous photo essay from his vacation in Umbria is making me absolutely green with envy.  Take a look!