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Writing

What Took Kate Spade And Anthony Bourdain Wasn’t Mental Illness

Started 10 years, 6 months ago | 13 tacks

  • What Makes a Good Movie Action Scene and Why They Sometimes Suck
  • Wild Miles on the Big River
  • I was snowed in inside a pub for nine days
  • Iit first appeared on page 92 of the Sept/Oct 1997 issue—and I wrote it.

Architecture

Secret House In the Woods

Started 10 years, 7 months ago | 8 tacks

  • A 1920s Hotel Lobby Hidden In An Upper West Side Apartment Building
  • Storybook Cabin
  • Little Homes On Big Land
  • Innovation Imperative's modular Tetra Shed goes on sale

Technology

Farmer so sick of poor internet signal he built DIY mast

Started 10 years, 10 months ago | 17 tacks

  • Solo Drone
  • Will Superintelligent AIs Be Our Doom? - IEEE Spectrum
  • Concept Video Shows Google Glass Used as a Targeting Display
  • How to Extend Your Wi-Fi Network | PCWorld

Religion

What ISIS Really Wants

Started 10 years, 10 months ago | 7 tacks

  • Guns of the Swiss Guard
  • Virtual afterlives will transform humanity – Michael Graziano – Aeon
  • Pope Francis Kisses Severely Disfigured Man And Prays With Him
  • Masculinity and the Liturgy | The Catholic Gentleman

Sports

Why Phil Mickelson was not DQ'd from US Open and why other pros disagree - Business Insider

Started 10 years, 11 months ago | 12 tacks

  • Trinity University Miracle Lateral Play - YouTube
  • The Rise and Fall of Professional Bowling
  • Surfers risk death paddling into historic 80-foot waves at Jaws
  • The making of an All Black: how New Zealand sustains its rugby dynasty | Sport | The Guardian

Aircraft

60 years ago: The famous Boeing 707 prototype barrel roll over Lake Washington

Started 11 years, 1 month ago | 10 tacks

  • "Los Angeles Center, Aspen 20, can you give us a ground speed check?"
  • Darth Vader's theme from "Star Wars" in the style of Beethoven - YouTube
  • Aviations.Airplanes.Airliner.
  •  Aviations.Airplanes.P47,

Outdoors

You Could Live Here Alone Forever

Started 11 years, 1 month ago | 40 tacks

  • This creek divides the US connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
  • Wild Miles on the Big River
  • Fishing Knots: How to Tie The Four Strongest | Field & Stream
  • 10 Great National Parks You’ve Never Heard Of | Cool Green Science

History

Oldest message in a bottle found on Western Australia beach

Started 11 years, 4 months ago | 72 tacks

  • An employee whose job was to be sacked – The Vision of the Pension Playpen
  • The badass bomber jackets of WWII airmen
  • Rare Photos From Inside NORAD Will Give You Retro-Armageddon Nostalgia
  • How a Champagne-Laden Steamship Ended Up in a Kansas Cornfield

Everyday Tips

Life Hacks From Vintage Cigarette Cards

Started 11 years, 4 months ago | 37 tacks

  • How to Disappear Online
  • How to transfer VHS tapes to your computer
  • Get dressed in a jiffy with the world's fastest shoelace knot | ToppCock
  • 35 Genius Travel Tips That Will Change Your Life Forever

Childhood/Toys

Watch Hot Wheels' Introductory Commercial from 1968 – Video – Car and Driver | Car and Driver Blog

Started 11 years, 5 months ago | 13 tacks

  • Decks for Magic Card Tricks That You Can Make Yourself
  • Giant Wood-burned Risk board
  • Happy Constitution Day
  • The five worst army men of all time | The Poop | an SFGate.com blog

Art

The Best 71-Second Animation You'll Watch Today

Started 11 years, 6 months ago | 20 tacks

  • Typewriter Artist - YouTube
  • Table Topography: Wood Furniture Embedded with Glass Rivers and Lakes by Greg Klassen | Colossal
  • SAILING INTO SUNSET...
  • Mother Takes Pictures of Her Kids With Animals On Farm

Science/Nature

AuthaGraph Map, The World's Most Map, Wins Prestigious Design Award

Started 11 years, 6 months ago | 84 tacks

  • Brain activity 'key in stress link to heart disease'
  • The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Part 1 - Wait But Why
  • Time Might Only Exist in Your Head. And Everyone Else’s
  • Lake and ocean depths

Tools

How to Make a Homemade Long Bow With Wood From the Hardware Store

Started 11 years, 6 months ago | 17 tacks

  • How to Choose the Perfect Survival Knife: 6 Features to Look For
  • The KLAX Multi-Tool Turns Any Stick Into An Ax | Cool Material
  • Neemantools
  • The Nax 2.0

Websites

EyeWitness to History - history through the eyes of those who lived it

Started 11 years, 6 months ago | 29 tacks

  • Journey to Forever
  • Star Wars Galaxy 3d Map
  • You can now play nearly 2,400 MS-DOS video games in your browser - The Washington Post
  • 16 most addictive websites - One Minute List

Politics

NRA News | The AR-15: Americans' Best Defense Against Terror and Crime

Started 11 years, 6 months ago | 176 tacks

  • PolitiPlatform - A website to track candidate policies
  • University president rebukes 'self-absorbed, narcissistic' students | Fox News
  • Maryland spent millions on gun database that solved no crimes
  • Guns and alcohol - The Washington Post

Exercise

How To Lose Weight – The 80/20 Rule | Fat loss for flat abs

Started 11 years, 6 months ago | 7 tacks

  • One Hundred Pushups
  • Comprehensive Chinup Workout Guide | Men's Health
  • Gethin's 12 Week Fitness Transformation: Everyman to Olympian | The Blog of Chase Doran:
  • A Value Knock-Out: The Apartment Friendly Punching Bag Solution - Primer

Television

"El Paso" scene in Breaking Bad explains entire series!!

Started 11 years, 6 months ago | 17 tacks

  • Star Trek Uniform Guide
  • TV Shows that You May Have Missed: The Men Who Built America : 101 or Less
  • Sherlock
  • A very manly Christmas present: ESPN Films 30 for 30

Gifts

How the Ancient Greeks Drank With Moderation

Started 11 years, 6 months ago | 49 tacks

  • Introducing the Lily Camera
  • GAME GOLF - Game Your Game - YouTube
  • The Gentlemint 2013 Holiday Gift Guide
  • Unique Gift Ideas for the Women in Your Life

Everyday Gear

10 Best Compact Everyday Carry Knives - Gear Patrol

Started 11 years, 6 months ago | 56 tacks

  • Ice Freaks Love GE's Weird New Ice Machine
  • 10 Gadgets That Make Awesome Holiday Gifts
  • Man Comb 'Standard'
  • Shot Show 2015: Leatherman Tread - Loaded Pocketz

Clothing/Style

Chainmaille Running Shoes - Paleo®PRONATIV

Started 11 years, 6 months ago | 19 tacks

  • Thrux Lawrence – First Store Opening In Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
  • Roosters Men's Grooming Centers
  • TLC "How to Design a Man's Closet"
  • Ariat Quickdraw Boots

Places

Off The Grid: America's Loneliest Road

Started 11 years, 6 months ago | 109 tacks

  • A More Accurate World Map Wins Prestigious Japanese Design Award
  • These glass cabins are nestled in the middle of the New Zealand wilderness
  • A Dry Town Goes Wet After More Than a Century | Atlas Obscura
  • 25 Maps That Describe America | Mental Floss