Nuts, abandoned structures, and a really cool graph.

The people profiting from food allergies. The tallest abandoned structures on Earth. Is the world getting better or worse? This is a REALLY cool graph!

NYC in 1609, wallpapers, and life without subways.

Have you ever wondered what New York was like before it was a city? The maps and resources on this site are simple incredible!

The war of the wallpapers: Windows 7 includes 30 new wallpapers, Apple’s Snow Leopard comes with 35.

New York would like VERY different if everybody commuted by car instead of trains. Check this out.

Internet country codes, bad promotional stunts, and salaries.

The world’s first map of internet country codes. Promotional stunts that backfired. Wanna get REAALY depressed? Compare your annual salary against Eli Manning’s.

Nukes, Britney Spears, and iPhone checks.

How many nukes are needed to destroy humanity? Wow! This is how Britney Spears really sounds like on stage. This truly brings hope to everybody! Need to deposit a check? Take two pictures and hit send.

Health care, Craigslist, and Paris on a tricycle.

Making sense of health care…I still don’t get it but is a cool graph. The terrors of Craigslist. And mapping Paris on a tricycle. Fun!

Ancient city, Jancis, and pennies.

An ancient Roman city rediscovered with modern technology. Jancis Robinson, one of my favorites wine writes, if not my favorite, talking about her wine experiences. Top 10 things you didn’t know about the penny.

Singing senators, a fun wedding, and Alaska’s new mystery.

I don’t even know how describe this video, just watch it. Finally!!! Someone is doing something different at a wedding! Well done guys!

What looked like an oil spill showed up off the shore of Wainwright, Alaska two weeks ago. Experts say that the goo is made of algae, but nobody knows what kind or where it came from.

Pizza map, bike map, and happy hour map.

Oh New York…There’s a little bit of everything and there’s a map to find it.  Check this map of New York City’s new generation of pizza restaurants. Here’s one for bikers. And obviously, there is one with all the bars offering happy hour specials. I love the name: Mappyhour.

Virtual Rio, golden coffins, and refrigerators.

An amazing aerial view of Rio de Janeiro that you can tilt. Golden coffins and everything else. The insane perks of some CEO’s. A cool photo essay about people’s refrigerators.

Hitler, deadly sins, and coins.

A German man knocked the head off a waxwork figure of Adolf Hitler in a Berlin museum. This is awesome! The map of the seven deadly sins in the United States. Why we spend coins faster than bills.