Bars, Nightclubs, and Casinos from Ocean’s 11 (1960)
How bad can a movie be yet look fantastic? Ocean’s 11 (1960) is a heist film famous for its slick Rat Pack, […]
Month: September 2018
The Man Who Built Disney’s Fantasyland in His Basement
Talk about humble and unassuming. A man builds a painstaking recreation of some elements of Disneyland’s Fantasyland in his basement, uploads a […]
The Strange Case of the U.S. Soldier Who Talked 162 Germans Into Surrendering
As with so many war stories, this one is hazy and sounds like it’s ready-made for a movie. Particulars are hard to […]
Edward Andrews: Great Character Actor Who Took Imperious to a New Level
Many character actors might bristle at the idea of being branded a character actor. Because, after all, who wants to be branded […]
Yosemite’s Daredevil Dancing Waitresses
Instant death from falling off of precipices at Yosemite National Park is a long-standing tradition at that park. One time, at Yosemite, […]
Modern Babylon: Deserted Weyerhaeuser Campus in Federal Way, Washington
Quietly ensconced in 130 acres of woods south of Seattle is the abandoned campus of the Weyerhaeuser Corporation. Much like the Hanging […]