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Cats by the Hour? The Cat Café Culture of Tokyo

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Tokyo: a supercity of the future with unique culture, entertainment and …. cat cafés. By cat cafés, I mean supervised indoor cat rental (with caramelized lattés).  For a cover charge according to the desired amount of ‘cat time’, guests can cuddle with feline friends while having a catch-up coffee with human friends, surf the net [...]

Before Google Earth: Camera Pigeons c. 1908

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In 1908 Dr Julius Neubronner patented a miniature pigeon camera activated by a timing mechanism. The invention brought him international notability after he presented it at international expositions in Dresden, Frankfurt and Paris in 1909–1911. Spectators in Dresden could watch the arrival of the camera-equipped carrier pigeons, and the photos were immediately developed and turned [...]



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