ATLANTIC CITY IS DOOMED — But It's Still A Fun Place To Visit!
These are hard times for Atlantic City, which recently recorded its sixth consecutive year of falling gambling revenues and saw an ambitious new casino prepare for bankruptcy.You can blame the economic...
View Article13 San Francisco Homes That Sold For Much More Than Their Asking Price
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View ArticleA Guy Raised More Than $3 Million On Kickstarter By Reinventing The Cooler
An Oregon man who set out to reinvent the familiar cooler you take to the beach or on camping trips has already raised $3 million for the project, and his fundraising effort is on track to possibly...
View ArticleThe Most Expensive Celebrity Homes In New York City
For all of us normals, living in New York City isn't exactly easy on the wallet. But when the sky's the limit, as it is for many celebrities, you'd expect that they'd have the best homes money can...
View ArticleDramatic Photos Of Chaos And Looting During New York's Notorious Blackout 37...
Sunday marks the 37th anniversary of the infamous blackout that led to looting and rioting all around New York City. That date, July 13, 1977, was a time of extreme strife and tension in America's...
View ArticleThere Are Now 50 Colleges That Charge More Than $60,000 Per Year
As the average cost of higher education in America continues to rise, at least 50 American colleges and universities are now charging students more than $60,000 per year.We found these numbers by...
View ArticleThese Gorgeous Postcards Are Some Of The First Color Photographs Of America
In the late 1800s, the Detroit Photographic Company began printing a series of color postcards based off photographs of iconic places in America, such as New York City and San Francisco, and peoples...
View ArticleThese Uncanny Paintings Of The New York City Subway Will Give You Chills
The best artists take something familiar and completely transform how a viewer sees it. Among the contemporary masters of this is Japanese artist Hisaya Taira, whose works were on display this weekend...
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View ArticleHike The 2,000-Mile Trail That Most People Never Finish
The Appalachian Trail, or AT, stretches more than 2,000 miles along the U.S. East Coast.Completed in 1937, the longest marked trail in the country runs from Georgia to Maine, connecting 14 states and...
View ArticleThese Texas Maps Will Change The Way You See The Lone Star State
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View ArticleWhat To Do If You Forget Someone's Name Immediately After Meeting Them
We've all been in those situations where we've forgotten someone's name. It's even worse when it happens immediately after meeting them.How do we deal with it without being awkward? Here's some helpful...
View ArticleAn American Artist Shares 30 Years Of Life's Work In 30 Paintings
Richard Reitz Smith grew up in the Appalachian foothills of rural Pennsylvania, where the changing seasons became a metaphor for where and how he lived.“The hills simultaneously protected me from the...
View ArticleSwiss Chocolate Giant Lindt Reportedly Buying Russell Stover
(Reuters) - Swiss chocolate maker Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli is in advanced discussions to acquire family-owned U.S. candy business Russell Stover, according to a source familiar with the...
View ArticleIf We Really Want To Save The World, We Have To Start Eating Bugs
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View ArticleThis Photographer Made Out With His Subjects Before Taking Their Photos, And...
For the last three years, photographer Jedediah Johnson has made a career out of putting on lipstick, making out with people, and taking photos of the often messy results.The series, called The Makeout...
View ArticleHAPPY BASTILLE DAY! Here Are The 7 Reasons You Should Teach Your Children To...
The New Republic's John McWhorter recently came out with an essay on why we should stop pretending French is an important language.The piece comes in response to a New York Times article about a new...
View ArticleRichard Branson Explains Why He Stopped Eating Beef
Virgin Group billionaire Richard Branson took to his blog last week to announce he's decided to cut out red meat from his diet. He explains that the choice was made out of a concern for the...
View ArticleThe Best Advice That College Students Never Hear
College students hear the same advice over and over, from the importance of going to office hours to the need for extracurriculars. Yet there are some useful pieces of unconventional advice that often...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Baby Strollers On The Market
Safety, comfort, and convenience are all necessities when buying a baby stroller, but it can be difficult to find a stroller with all three of those things for a decent price.With help from our friends...
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