A year with Leica, abandoned places, and trains.

One camera (late-1950s Leica M3), one lens (Leica), one film (B&W) for one year. Wow…

Cool pics of abandoned places and abandoned trains.

Cruise ships, Madoff’s penthouse, and blackboards.

How bad for the environment are cruise ships? Pictures of  Madoff’s Manhattan penthouse. Are blackboards more environmentally friendly than whiteboards?

The future, bridges, and a Russian airplane.

Failed predictions about the future. Pictures of the strangest bridges around the world. Wow! Inside a Russian airplane that looks like Delta’s.

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.

New Orleans, websites, and the tallest building.

New Orleans, four years later. The 50 Best Websites in 2009, according to Time Magazine. The world’s tallest wooden building will be build in Norway. Cool!

Ethical Foie Gras, caffeine vs calories, and American Indian Casinos.

Can Ethical Foie Gras Happen in America? Really, really cool chart: caffeine vs calories.  An American Indian’s Journey in the Land of Indian Casinos.

Buses in Bogotá, bikes in Caracas, and orange wines.

Cities in developing countries around the world have been adopting bus systems like Bogotá’s Transmilenio. Motorbike couriers known as motorizados in Caracas. Interesting article by Eric Asimov about orange wines.

Herbivorous boys, borders, and a Federal Building.

A growing group of men dubbed “herbivorous boys” reject traditional masculinity when it comes to romance, jobs and consumption in an apparent reaction to the tougher economy. Crossing the US border with Canada. A very interesting Federal Building in San Francisco designed by Morphosis.

Bogota, passwords, and a limo ride.

Walking around Bogota, Colombia. How often do you change your passwords? Germany’s health minister took her official limousine, complete with chauffeur, to Spain where the vehicle was stolen.