Abandoned Rails maps thousands of miles of abandoned routes, complete with photos and articles about the history of America's railroads. For example, check out the West End Branch, abandoned only a few years ago, one of the many rusting lines across the country which always strike me as potential elements of passenger light rail services that will never exist.
Site maps the abandoned railroads of America
Sixty years of A Confederacy of Dunces' Ignatius J. Reilly
"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." Johnathon Swift, epigraph to A Confederacy… READ THE REST
The brilliance of Miles Davis's "live score" for the 1958 film Elevator To The Gallows
In commemorating Miles Davis's birthday on May 26, 1926, Reconsidering Cinema posted this stacked split-screen video of Davis scoring Elevator To The Gallows to Twitter. The "Elevator To The Gallows… READ THE REST
US giving away free lighthouses to groups who will take care of them
The United States General Services Administration is giving away lighthouses to non-profits, educational organizations, and other groups who will care for them. GPS technology has made the beacons mostly obsolete… READ THE REST
Get a refurbished 6th Gen iPad for $239.99 during our Memorial Day sale
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Take a cruise with this smooth, stealthy eBike for half off this Memorial Day
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Celebrate Memorial Day anywhere with this outdoor movie bundle for only $200
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