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15 Huge Facts About Big Ben | Mental Floss

You may have snapped a photo of England’s most iconic clock, but how well do you really know the United Kingdom’s towering timepiece?

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

15 Huge Facts About Big Ben | Mental Floss

You may have snapped a photo of England’s most iconic clock, but how well do you really know the United Kingdom’s towering timepiece?

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

California City: A utopian dream turned ghost town - Curbed

A developer dreamed of transforming California desert into a futuristic dream city—then came the lawsuits.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

Tiny Homes in This Palm Springs Community Start at $155K

Palm Canyon Mobile Club is a community of prefabricated tiny homes that takes the headache out of zoning and utility hookups for good.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

Behind the story: One writer’s eventual embrace of the red-hot VW Buss - Los Angeles Times

A vintage VW Bus is a headache to own, but its aura makes the trouble worth it. Just ask the author, who gets stares, waves and smiles when he drives his.

Science & Technology | Tech

Spotify mimics the radio with a news and music playlist for drivers

All it’s missing is weather and traffic

Science & Technology | Tech

5G Networks Could Throw Weather Forecasting Into Chaos | WIRED

The FCC is clashing with scientists who argue that 5G networks could interfere with weather sensors and compromise weather predictions.

Science & Technology | Tech

Apple addresses Spotify’s claims, but not its demands

Two days after Spotify announced that it had filed a suit against Apple with the European Commission over anticompetitive practices, Apple today issued its own response of sorts. In a lengthy statement on its site called “Addressing Spotify’

Science & Technology | Tech

What Amazon got wrong about New York City

A promise of 25,000 jobs isn’t exciting anymore — it’s ominous

“Moreover, if you have paid attention to the experience of other global tech capitals, most notably my home of San Francisco, you know that the arrival of high-paying jobs is typically accompanied by an extraordinary rise in rents. The rising cost of living can push homeownership even further out of reach for most workers, and may ultimately send even highly paid workers packing to the exurbs.”

Science & Technology | Tech

Facebook reportedly negotiating multibillion dollar fine with FTC

Facebook could face a multibillion-dollar fine from the Federal Trade Commission.

Miscellaneous | Mid Century

A designer saves this 1963 glass box home from demolition, giving it mid mod edge

Glass box homes are a signature style of Mid Century Modern architecture, and this lake house is stunning enough to match the gorgeous views over the water.

Miscellaneous | Mid Century

A Look Back at Charles Schridde's Houses of The Future

Illustrator Charles Schridde created some of the most stunning images of what he thought the home of tomorrow will look like back in the 1960s.

Miscellaneous | Mid Century

A Vintage Airstream Trailer Is Now the Ultimate Live/Work Mobile

At just 80 square feet, The Kugelschiff is a renovated Airstream Bambi II that now serves as a tech entrepreneur’s tiny home and office.

Miscellaneous | Mid Century

Midcentury modern design got its start as Cold War propaganda

Before midcentury was a household name, the State Department used MoMA’s “Good Design” exhibitions to sell the American vision of consumerism abroad.

"If the Soviet design of the time was nationalistic and austere, American industrial design was focused on the intersection of functionality, beauty, and sheer creativity–which in some ways symbolized the American ideal."

Miscellaneous | Mid Century

Frank Sinatra’s Legendary Midcentury Hits the Market at $12.5M - Dwell

Designed by William Pereira, the storied Byrdview estate where Frank Sintra lived in the 1950s and '60s is looking for a new owner.

This house is amazing.

Politics | Politics

Mayor of Los Angeles praises new effort to end homelessness: Paint murals of homeless people – twitchy.com

Apparently, the mural is the first step in recognizing our common humanity, which has to come first.

I'm a democrat. But I've watched people from my party have run this city straight into the ground. It is the perfect lesson in why we need people from both parties, with competing interests, to keep either side from forgetting why its there and become negligent, or in Garcetti's case, completely clueless about what's really happening here.

Politics | Politics

Nikki Haley jokes at fundraising dinner: 'You wanted an Indian woman, but Elizabeth Warren failed her DNA test' - CNNPolitics

Outgoing United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley joked Thursday during the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner that the organizers had "wanted an Indian woman, but Elizabeth Warren failed her DNA test."

I like Nikki Haley. She’s honest. That matters to me.

Politics | Politics

Trump will ask athletes who kneel during anthem to recommend people for pardoning

President Donald Trump said he wants to meet with NFL players and other athletes who kneel during the National Anthem so they can recommend people they think should be pardoned due to unfair treatment by the justice system.

Politics | Politics

Can You Spot the Difference in Trump's Oval Office?

The president is returning to a freshly renovated White House—and it includes one particularly telling change.

Politics | Politics

Actually, hate speech is protected speech - LA Times

Here are the most popular slogans about speech, and why they're wrong

I couldn't agree more. Just because something may be offensive, does not mean that it is not protected!

Travel | Travel

This Hip Hotel's 'Radical' Pricing Model Lets You Pay What You Wish

One of the most frustrating travel experiences is shelling out big bucks for a hotel stay, only to find that the rooms don't quite look like the photos, the amenities aren't as advertised or the...

Travel | Travel

The TWA Hotel Will Start Accepting Reservations Next Week

Starting at noon EST on Feb. 14, the TWA Hotel will begin accepting reservations for stays starting May 15.

Travel | Travel

Forgetting to put your phone on airplane mode could cost you

A passenger on board a flight with the Irish airline Aer Lingus forgot to put his phone in airplane mode and was hit with a high bill.

Travel | Travel

Those Bins in the Airport Security Line Are Germ-Infested Cesspools | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

Gross!

Travel | Travel

The Fascinating Reason Why There Are No Mosquitoes at Disney World | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

Humor | Funny Stuff

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Hilariously Summarized and Made Fun of in 90 seconds

Crude summaries of Star Wars are always great but here’s an especially silly one from Movie Blast. Instead of just simplifying the story (which it does), it also pokes fun of the movie and in turn, skewers all of us at the same time. Rey becomes Ray Rom

Humor | Funny Stuff

Tour De France Won By Rowdy, Tattooed Biker From Harley Davidson Team - The Onion - America's Finest News Source

PARIS—In what many are calling the single most dominant performance in the 112-year history of the event, the 2015 Tour de France was won Sunday by Jason “Scab” Vickerson of the Harley Davidson Team.

Humor | Funny Stuff

25 Things to Look for While Watching the 24-Hour A Christmas Story Marathon

You know Ralphie Parker’s plight by heart. But can you spot A Christmas Story’s flubs?

Humor | Funny Stuff

10 Party Moments Only Sober People Understand

Humor | Funny Stuff

‘NCIS’ To Cease Print Edition

NEW YORK—Longtime readers are already mourning the end of an era as CBS announced today that at the end of this month it would cease print operations of the popular drama NCIS after several years of diminishing ad revenue and subscription rates.

Home Improvement | Home Improvement

33 Amazing Ideas That Will Make Your House Awesome | Bored Panda

We've all got some sort of idea of how our dream home might look. Some of us have just got to have a pool, while others want clever modern design, sustainability, or integration with natural elements. No matter what it is that makes your dream home unique

History | Historic Los Angeles

Coffee shop is taking over 1940s gas station in Koreatown - Curbed LA

The company’s founder says "the iconic 1940s Texaco Station will be celebrated and preserved to its original aesthetic as much as possible."

History | Historic Los Angeles

Old footage shows Angels Flight railway in its prime - Curbed LA

See the famous funicular through the decades in film clips showing the railway in its original location—at the intersection of Third and Hill streets.

History | Historic Los Angeles

L.A.'s Smoggy Past, in Photos | KCET

Many Southern Californians have only hazy memories of severe smog in the Los Angeles area. Here's a reminder in pictures.

History | Historic Los Angeles

Dodger Stadium: The ultimate guide to LA’s ballpark - Curbed LA

The Dodgers return for opening day on April 3, and we’ve got the lowdown on which games to see, where to eat, and more.

I've been going since I was a kid and it's a sports and mid-century modern masterpiece.

History | Historic Los Angeles

The Tropicana Motel’s Totally Rocking Heyday - Los Angeles Magazine

Joan Jett and the Ramones checked in and out of the West Hollywood hangout. Tom Waits called it home

Food & Drink | Bars & Restaurants

First Look: L.A.'s Famed Formosa Cafe Debuts $2.4 Million Refresh | Hollywood Reporter

On June  28, L.A.'s storied Formosa Cafe returns after a two-year redo "to make it look almost exactly the same."

It looks like they (whew) did a great job.

Food & Drink | Bars & Restaurants

Josiah Citrin and Hans Rockenwagner to Open a Throwback Steakhouse in Culver City - Eater LA

The former Frank Sinatra haunt gets new life

What these guys never get is that you can't rip out the carpet, put in modern furniture, play crap music, make the menu pretentious (meaning "signature" anything), add bouncers and charge $18 for a martini and expect ANYONE who actually cares to see the place as authentically "old school."

Food & Drink | Bars & Restaurants

Sorry New York, California Is A Better Place To Eat Now

Iconic mainstays like baked goat cheese at Chez Panisse and new classics like shrimp tacos dorados at Mariscos Jalisco ripple through American dining

Yeah it is!

Food & Drink | Bars & Restaurants

The 18 Best New Restaurants in America! - Eater

Where to eat — and what to order — at 2018’s best restaurants across the US

Food & Drink | Bars & Restaurants

The 10 Best 24-Hour Restaurants in Los Angeles

LA is the greatest city in the US for food, but it's hard to narrow down from all those options. We made it easy with a list of the best 24-hour spots in the city.

News | The News

Here’s the Real (No Good) Reason Glasses Are So Expensive

You're getting ripped off, big time.

This is the biggest scam of our time.

News | The News

5 Ways You Can Help California's Wildfire Victims

Financial donations are great, but that's not the only way to help California's evacuees.

News | The News

Housing costs eat up more income in LA than in any other major U.S. city - Curbed LA

A new Zillow report illustrates how unaffordable homes and apartments have become.

News | The News

Whole Foods faces backlash over food shortages at stores | The Drum

A faulty inventory system at Whole Foods is leading to empty shelves at stores across the country, much to the annoyance of employees and customers alike.

News | The News

Nice 'terrorist attack': truck hits Bastille Day crowd killing 77 people – live updates | World news | The Guardian

Police say a vehicle which struck crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the southern French city of Nice contained ‘arms, loaded with grenades’

How many of these does the West have to endure? Something has to be done. I think we are in denial about the threat.

Entertainment | Entertainment

Is ‘Black Mirror’ Not Cynical Enough for the Internet?

When you’re extremely online, it’s tough to think metaphorically about technology. Cue the Black Mirror backlash on social media, with a sample criticism reading something like “Cor blimey, the computers’ll mess you up proper, mate!”

Entertainment | Entertainment

Every Hidden Easter Egg in Black Mirror Season 5

It wouldn’t be Black Mirror without tons of hidden Easter eggs. Here’s all the hidden callouts in season five to “The National Anthem,” “Crocodile,” “USS Callister,” “Playtest,” “San Junipero,” and other Black Mirror episodes. Did

Entertainment | Entertainment

So, Uh, Where Does Game of Thrones Go From Here?

We’ve got three episodes left for the denouement.

Entertainment | Entertainment

Disney CEO Says Star Wars Fans Should 'Expect Some Slowdown' | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

Entertainment | Entertainment

Zack Snyder Confirms Justice League Was Supposed to Feature Another Superhero | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

Health & Fitness | Health

Is your brain really just a computer? - Business Insider

This is the only way out of the trap this universe puts on your brain.

Health & Fitness | Health

One scientist may have solved a mystery behind brain disorders like Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia

Microglia might hold the key to what causes Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, autism, schizophrenia, and other brain disorders.

Health & Fitness | Health

Science Says You Should Be Eating These Top Foods to Get Ahead at Work

Add these superfoods to your next grocery list right now.

Health & Fitness | Health

The best houseplants to clean the air in your home, as recommended by NASA

asy to care for, resilient, and a quick way to inject some nature into your living room - no wonder houseplants have recently made a comeback. But did you know they also clean the air in your home?

Health & Fitness | Health

The 6 Secrets to Keeping Your Brain Healthy

Because sleep deprivation, beer, and stress aren't doing you any favors.

Architecture & Interior Design | Architecture & Design

An Hour From Atlanta, 'Skyhaven' Offers Mad Men Lifestyle - Curbed Atlanta

Want to live like Don Draper, but away from the rigors of city life? A home in Rome, about 70 miles from downtown Atlanta, offers the quintessential midcentury lifestyle. Even the name of the home, Skyhaven, evokes images of a Bond-esque existence.

News | News

Yes, That's Snow You Just Saw In Los Angeles: LAist

Technically, it's a kind of snowfall known as graupel, which is not a weird Bulgarian stew. We'll let the NWS explain.

News | News

David Horowitz, Legendary Consumer Journalist, Dies at 81

Longtime consumer journalist David Horowitz passed away at age 81, his wife told NBC4.

He was a Los Angeles legend!

News | News

LA Is Doing Water Better Than Your City. Yes, That LA

With climate change on the horizon, Los Angeles is rushing to pull water from surprising sources. The goal: aqueous independence.

News | News

A decisive defeat for Measure S: LA voters reject anti-development measure - Curbed LA

The initiative would have curtailed construction citywide

I was hoping for more from Angelenos.

Food & Drink | Wine

Today's Wine Glasses Are Almost Seven Times Larger Than They Were in 1700 | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

Food & Drink | Wine

This small tweak could solve the biggest problem you have when pouring wine

So simple.

Sports | Sports

Los Angeles Angels Pull Off Rare ‘Hidden Ball Trick’ On New York Yankees, Pay For It Later | HuffPost

Tyler Wade was caught snoozing on the bases but got his revenge later in the game.

Sports | Sports

Don Newcombe, star pitcher linked to Dodgers' Brooklyn past, dies at 92 | MLB | Sporting News

Newcomb was the first MLB player to win the Rookie of the Year, MVP and Cy Young awards.

I'm a little late on this, and didn't know that he had passed away. Sad news. I am a lifelong Dodgers fan and saw him at Dodger Stadium many times.

Sports | Sports

Biggest Winners and Losers from 2019 NBA Trade Deadline | Bleacher Report | Latest News, Videos and Highlights

Anthony Davis did not get traded—to Los Angeles or anywhere else—ahead of Thursday's deadline. He was the biggest story of trade season, following his request last week, and that saga will now drag out until the summer...

Sports | Sports

NHL Trade Deadline: Our Top 10 Must-Watch List

With now under six weeks until the Feb. 25 NHL Trade Deadline, we're taking a second look at the Top 10 trade options potentially available in the market.

Sports | Sports

All of the little things that cost the Dodgers Game 1

A slow double-play turn here. A missed pop-up there. They might not seem that big on their own, but add these miscues up and they're why L.A. is in an early World Series hole.

Style & Fashion | Style

This is everything men do wrong when buying and wearing a suit, according to the oldest tailor on Savile Row - INSIDER

Divide the cost of a suit by the number of years it will last.

Style & Fashion | Style

15 Men’s Hat Styles You Need to Know - The Trend Spotter

Hats are a simple yet inspired way to finish of any casual, classy or eclectic ensemble. Here are the top men’s hat styles you need to know.

Style & Fashion | Style

15 Stylish Work-Wardrobe Upgrades—Now on Sale | GQ

Make going back to work less of a drag with a style refresh. These jackets, suits, and dress shoes all get our stamp of approval and are all on sale. Win-win.

Science & Technology | Science

California's Eerie 'Earthquake Pause' Is Unprecedented

California hasn't seen a ground-rupturing earthquake in 100 years. That's unprecedented.

Science & Technology | Science

Turns Out Coffee Acts on Your Brain Like Cannabis, But in Reverse

A new study on the consumption of coffee has revealed the world's most common recreational drug affects our metabolism far more deeply than we realised.