Yonaguni Monument
The Yonaguni Monument is a massive underwater rock formation off the coast of Yonaguni, Japan.
Mehran Karimi Nasseri
Mehran Karimi Nasseri is an Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Terminal One in Charles de Gaulle Airport from 8 August 1988 until July 2006, when he was hospitalized for an unspecified ailment. His autobiography has been published as a book and he may have been the basis for the movie The Terminal.
Revolver Photographique
The Revolver Photographique was manufactured in Paris, France in 1862. Brass pistol-shaped camera with scope, wooden pistol grip, but no barrel - the camera takes four 23mm diameter exposures in rapid succession on a 7.5 cm circular wet plate. Developed as one of the first sequential cameras to shoot planetary movements, the camera is seen as the precursor to the movie camera.
Omersa
Omersa is known throughout the world for its collection of handmade leather animal footstools and desktop accessories. The first leather pig was made in England in 1927 and sold through Liberty's of London, where they can still be found today.
Leksands Knäckebröd
Leksands Knäckebröd is a classic Swedish knäckebröd.
Art Fein’s Poker Party
In the landscape of television, public access has always been the equivalent to the wild, wild west. It’s a field that many an artist and personality has created and prospered in. One man that fits this bill is Art Fein and his long-running Los Angeles access show, Art Fein’s Poker Party. Billed as a rock and roll talk show and running since 1984, Fein’s likable personality coupled with a history of stellar guests, including Brian Wilson, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Richard Carpenter and the Legendary Stardust Cowboy have all helped make Poker Party a cult favorite.
21_21 Design Sight
21_21 Design Sight is a museum in Tokyo, Japan, which opened in 2007. The museum was created by architect Tadao Ando and fashion designer Issey Miyake.
Crazy Eddie
Crazy Eddie is the name of a consumer electronics retailer conducting business through the internet and by telephone. Almost from the beginning, Crazy Eddie's management was engaged in various forms of fraud. An essential part of Crazy Eddie's success was its advertising campaign. In 1972, WPIX-FM late-night disc jockey Jerry "Dr. Jerry" Carroll ended a live commercial with the now-famous slogan, "Crazy Eddie, his prices are IN-SA-A-A-A-A-ANE!" Crazy Eddie called in and told Carroll to say the line the same way every time.
Rhinelander Mansion
Without a doubt, the tale of the grand limestone chateau on Madison Avenue at 72nd Street is the one of the most bizarre in New York social history. Although the house had been commissioned by Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo, the eccentric heiress never moved into it, preferring to live across the street. There was said to be a top-floor ballroom and 2,000 electric lights, but only two bedrooms for servants. Ralph Lauren obtained the net lease in 1983 and started a massive overhaul of the building to create his Ralph Lauren flagship store.
Penn & Teller’s Smoke & Mirrors
Penn and Teller's Smoke and Mirrors is an unreleased video game that was planned for release initially on the Sega CD in April 1995. Desert Bus is the best known trick minigame in the package. The objective of the game is to drive a bus from Tucson, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada in real time at a maximum speed of 45mph. The feat requires 8 hours of continuous play to complete, since the game cannot be paused. The bus contains no passengers, and there is no scenery or other traffic on the road. The road between Tucson and Las Vegas is without exception completely straight. The bus veers to the right slightly; as a result, it is impossible to tape down a button to go do something else and have the game end properly.