Category: Archive

July 6, 2009 at 8:59 am

Holy Conversion: Church from 1790s Renovated and Restored

Holy Conversion: Church from 1790s Renovated and Restored

Cemetery included! The St Nicholas Church House is an interesting example of a building restoration, which is often quite costlier than a straight renovation. The end result is a very unique open-concept space. Personally, I don’t think I would ever feel fully comfortable living in such a space no matter how modified the interior was.…

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June 30, 2009 at 5:55 am

The Most One-Dimensional Players In Sports

The Most One-Dimensional Players In Sports

Jason Kapono rookie cards – The most inaccurate portrayals ever Jason Kapono – Philadelphia 76ers – Shooter Monikers: Kapono Dragon, J-Killa, Al Kapono One of the NBA’s greatest 3 point shooters is not so great at anything else. He…

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June 22, 2009 at 5:55 am

Stunning Open Concept House – Six Ramsgate, Singapore

Stunning Open Concept House - Six Ramsgate, Singapore

Designed by Wallflower Architecture + Design, the private residence at Six Ramsgate in Singapore is the definition of open concept living. By zoning spaces such as the bedrooms and servants’ quarters on alternative levels, i.e. 2nd storey and basement levels, the ground plane is freed from walls that would have been required if public and…

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June 20, 2009 at 5:33 pm

The Roots – What They Do | Lyrics, Audio, and Music Video

The Roots - What They Do | Lyrics, Audio, and Music Video

I love this track and love this group. Classic material from 1996, with the infamous Rap Video Manual music video included! 13 years later, one wonders how much the ‘manual’ has changed? Wikipedia blurb: The 1996 release Illadelph Halflife was the group’s first album to crack the Top 40 on the Billboard 200 chart, spurred…

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June 18, 2009 at 9:00 am

The Door to Hell: Flaming Crater in Turkmenistan Has Been Burning for 38 Years

The Door to Hell: Flaming Crater in Turkmenistan Has Been Burning for 38 Years

The year is 1971 in a small village called Darvaza (or Derweze) about 260 km north of the capital Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Back then it was part of the Soviet Union and the area was (and still is) quite resource-rich. One day, amidst the drilling and vodka, geologists accidentally punched into a massive underground natural gas…

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June 9, 2009 at 5:55 am

“The House with the Grass Roof” – The OUTrial House in Ksiazenice, Poland

"The House with the Grass Roof" - The OUTrial House in Ksiazenice, Poland

Designed by architect Robert Konieczny of KWK Promes, the OUTrial House is the first property I’ve encountered where the roof doubles as an atrium. The catch? It is only accessible through the interior of the house. This allows the…

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June 4, 2009 at 5:04 am

Living The Life – Ken Block: Co-Founder of DC Shoes and Pro Rally Racer

Living The Life - Ken Block: Co-Founder of DC Shoes and Pro Rally Racer

Name: KEN BLOCK Date of birth: November 21, 1967 Residence: Rancho Santa Fe, California Car: #43 Subaru Impreza WRX STI BUSINESSMAN After creating three successful skateboarding and snowboard entities: Eightball Clothing, Droors Clothing and Blunt Magazine, Ken Block co-founded…

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May 23, 2009 at 9:00 am

Pink Floyd – Time (Dark Side of the Moon) | Timeless Tracks

Pink Floyd - Time (Dark Side of the Moon) | Timeless Tracks

There are certain songs I will never outgrow and this will always be one of my favourite tracks of all time. Found some great tidbits from the Wikipedia article, see below for a collection of information on this timeless track: – It is the fourth track from Pink Floyd’s album Dark Side of the Moon…

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May 17, 2009 at 3:10 pm

The Habitat ’67 Residences by Moshe Safdie – Montreal, Canada

The Habitat '67 Residences by Moshe Safdie - Montreal, Canada

Designed by Moshe Safdie for the 1967 World’s Fair (Expo ’67), Habitat 67 served as the temporary residence for many of the world’s visiting dignitaries. Expo ’67 has been widely regarded as the most successful World’s Fair of the 20th century, with over 50 million visitors and 62 nations participating. The Habitat project began as…

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March 1, 2009 at 11:30 am

Mike Tyson’s Abandoned 80s Mansion in Ohio

Mike Tyson's Abandoned 80s Mansion in Ohio

Illicit Ohio has taken some fantastic images of Mike Tyson’s abandoned 80s mansion in Southington, Ohio. Can you imagine the parties that went down in this place? Even after it was abandoned it would be an amazing location for an all-night dance party. You would have druggies tripping out on the zebra print carpet,…

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