The Met Museum has a Serious Shoe Fetish

If you think you or a girlfriend have an out of control shoe collection, check out the Museum of Metropolitan Art and think again. Comprised of more than 5,000 examples, the Met’s permanent collection of shoes should probably have their own museum. Boasting some incredibly rare and unusual styles from around the world and dating from the fourteenth…

The Underground World of Tunnels Beneath Disney

I don’t know why I didn’t figure this out when I was a kid. Did I really believe Mickey and Minnie were taking their lunch break in the backstage shadows of the rides? Of course there was a vast network of secret underground tunnels! This is Disney we’re talking about after all… So here’s a fun fact…

The Supersized Ghost City

Welcome to no man’s land, sorry, Naypyidaw, the vast and empty ghost city that became the brand new capital of Burma a decade ago when the government suddenly announced it was moving the capital from Rongoon, without explanation. If you’ve never heard of the place or never seen pictures of it before, that’s perfectly normal. Most…

No Animals were Harmed in the Making of this Film, 70 People Were.

Three years ago, I published an article about a photo story I’d found hiding away deep in the LIFE archives. I saw it spread like wildfire on the internet; jaw-dropping photographs of Tippi Hedren and her family living with full-grown lions, including her daughter, a young Melanie Griffith who is the little girl pictured lying in bed with a…

Fancy Junk Food prepared by Chef Jacques La Merde

Introducing the esteemed Chef Jacques La Merde, he’s basically full of merde, sort of like all those pretentious foodists. So he has an instagram account where he plates junk food as if he were competing on Top Chef. It’s pretty hilarious … not to mention, strangely appetising?! “Pogos with Marble Cheeze slices, Honey Ham Rosettes, Spongebob Squarepants Zoodles…

Sunset Snooping in an Abandoned Roadside Chateau

So I’ll pick up where I left off yesterday. We were taking the scenic route back to Paris via bumpy country roads and soaking up the last of the Sunday sun, when we rolled through a tiny village called Bréau… Without a soul in sight, the village seemed forgotten by the rest of the world. Even McDonalds hasn’t…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CXXII)

1. This artist’s house in New Orleans More photographs found on the NY Times. 2. Stone Money Rai, or stone money, are large, circular stone disks carved out of limestone, used on the island of Yap, Micronesia. They have been used in trade by the locals and are described by some observers as a form of currency. The extrinsic (perceived) value of a specific stone is…

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From Paris to Provence in Under an Hour

Escape from Paris? Yes, sometimes even the truest Parisphile needs a little break from the romance of this concrete jungle in exchange for some country air. We arose early to the sun gently warming our toes peeking out from under the duvet and knew, this was our day to escape. But where to…? “Somewhere less…

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I Dream of a Farm in Africa

There are a few places on this earth where you just know, okay, this is it, this is the place. Whether you’re getting married, looking for an unforgettable place to celebrate a 50th birthday, milestone anniversary or simply in search of paradise on earth in its purest form, perhaps you might consider South Africa’s Babylonstoren…

Bowling in Antarctica

As blizzards rage on in the darkest of winters at McMurdo Station, the isolated home base for American researchers on the southernmost continent of the planet, surrounded by snow-covered ice fields and an active volcano smoking in the background, one might wonder, what do they get up to in their downtime? Well today I learned there is…