Archive: 2009

Architectural Horrors (DRB Series) and Nightmare Playgrounds World's Most Curious Ephemera, Part 2 The weirdest and cutest items ever printed Ugly, Belching Steam-Powered Tractors Mean (not lean) vintage machines Abandoned Amusement Parks in Asia Spirited Away, or Spirited for Good? New Horrors in Architecture & Construction Drunk Builders & Mad Architects, Part 4 World's Most Dangerous Roads, Part 6 Wicked routes in Pakistan, Romania, Ethiopia and... Germany Epic Abandoned Substations and Power Plants Still generating power... to creep us out The Majorly Mysterious Mima Mounds We don't know what they are, or what caused them Totalitarian Architecture of the Third Reich Imperial dreams... and the agony of taste Crazy-Covered Cars When paint just ain't good enough February 9, 2009 - SF Site The Ultimate Guide to Modern Writers of Fantastic Literature Epic release by Dark Roasted Blend Painted Castles: Graffiti to the Max! Some castles get a full makeover Chrome-delicious Robot Art & Ray Guns Army of miniature robots gets bigger... and bigger... Awesome Octopi: Cephalopods from Outer Space Colossal squid, vampire squid, and more Nightmare Playgrounds, Part 3 More entertaining than creepy? I'd say both Victorian Flea Circuses: A Lost Art Form Death-defying acts of flea heroism! Strangest Music Scores, Part 2 It's a mad, mad, mad music! Monstrous Aviation, Part 2: Huge Helicopters! "Let's see how insanely huge we can make them!" Sculptural Weirdness in Public Places, Part 1 Maddeningly bizarre, some very slightly nsfw One-In-A-Million Collisions From satellites to submarines and asteroids Walls of Death in Amusement Parks: A Brief History Ladies and lions on motorcycles going up the wall Apocalyptic Scientific Experiments Not always clean or painless, but can be very quick "Cosmic Motors" Concept Art by Daniel Simon Find a quiet corner to drool over it Train Wrecks! Some of the most spectacular, caught on camera The Pasta Monster (and Other Strange Food Art) Don't stare at your food, or it will stare back How Morgan Cars Are Made: By Hand, Out of Wood Doing what they do best, refusing to change... Abandoned Boeing 747 Restaurant (& Other Plane Conversions) A plane with unique history, haunted by kitchen smells One-Track Wonders: Early Monorails Past, Present and Retro-future Komodo Dragons: They Eat Meat Marauding Dragons on a Desolate Island Spring Cleaning of the Mind: Surreal Art Update Visual kick included Wonder Weapons of World War Two Made in Germany, 1940-1945 Narrow Buildings in Japan and Around the World Skinny living can be... fascinating The Cutting Edge of Retro Tech They will be renaming HiFi to HyFy, starting April 1st Riot Vehicle with Water Cannon (used in Colombia) A detailed look at the newest SWAT truck Cheers to Beers! A selection of world's beers that simply boggle the mind World's Most Interesting Bridges, Part 3 Awe-inspiring Construction of Mountain Bridges in China, and more Mesmerizing Kinetic Sculptures Living independent from their creators? Real Life Spy Gadgets - For the secret agent in all of us Ignorance is bliss... no more Underground Cities and Bunkers: Living Down Below Deep calls to deep... Cable Blues: Tangled & Crazy Wiring Second Law of Thermodynamics Wins SFSite Fall in Love with SF Again! Two of the most entertaining SF novels from the 1980s Britain's Colorful Pub Signs, Part 1 A map to your last night adventures Walled Cities: Keeping Out the Joneses Highlights of the defensive architecture Postage Stamps From the Future ...and some alternative realities The Glamour of Flight: Sexy Stewardesses Part 4 of highly popular series Flags of Forgotten Countries Don't just wave a black flag... consider your options Spectacular Steampunk Art Update Part 2 of this eye-popping, mind-boggling series Charmed by the Unknown Brazil Incredibly colorful festival Boi-Bumba! and more Ekranoplans Showcase, Part 2 Mind-boggling, unique concepts Alone in the Wild: Yukon Survival Saga How to eat porcupine livers, and more! Unusual and Marvelous Maps Alternate histories, sea monsters, weird politics Airships & Tentacles Exclusive Interview with artist Myke Amend Jet Engines on Trucks (For Fun and Profit) Snow-blowers from hell, and more... August 31, 2009 - SFSite Universe at Play: Two Must-Read Novels of the Fantastic Plus reviews of Frank Herbert's "Dune" and other novels Incredible Astronomical Clocks Antique and medieval technology blended with art Cars & Girls! (DRB Series) Beautiful cars and ladies in vintage advertising Surprising Findings in North and South Korea Some little known facts, plus great photography Battersea, and Other Abandoned Power Stations Part 2 of popular urban exploration series Hilarious & Crazy Signage Part 13 of this side-splitting series Living, Growing Architecture Grow your house one root at a time "Steampunk Anthology" Reviewed, in All Its Brass Glory Making all sci-fi punks in the world "feel lucky", since 2008 When Crocs Ate Dinosaurs Super Crocs, Boar Crocs, Pancake Crocs... The Art of Science, the Science of Art Recreating nature in glass... and more The Extraordinary World of Ex Libris Art Mythic, bizarre, fantastic Outrageously Creative Ads, Issue 12 Unexpected Weirdness & Visual Candy Weird Food McDonald's Sells Around the World Spaghetti! Soaked! In Sugarrr! The World's Most Magnificent Pipe Organs Simply Blockbusters of Their Time! Weirdest Cell Phones Ever! Totally non-conventional looks and futuristic specs. British Pubs: Signs of the Times, Part 2 Pub signs are almost like time machines... Fabulous Las Vegas: Modern Marvels Part 2: something you might've missed Fabulous Las Vegas: Vintage Treasures Part 1: Glamour vs. kitsch DRB Best of the Year: 2009 Articles to inspire and inform, plus fun! CONTINUE READING: 2008 FULL ARCHIVES -> 2007 FULL ARCHIVES -> 2006 FULL ARCHIVES ->