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03 Sep 09:49
Inside Nashville's valet parking boom
by Tony Wagner
With spaces at a premium, restaurateurs are getting help from private companies.
03 Sep 01:17
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's dark lost chapter
by Shea Huffman
None!If you remember Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt and Willy Wonka, and of course our hero, Charlie Bucket from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," then I have some good news for you.
No, not a golden ticket. A lost chapter of Roald Dahl's classic book has been published by the English paper The Guardian.
In the lost chapter, the children go into the chocolate factory's vanilla fudge room and its rather violent cutting and pounding room. Not all the kids make it out.
You can also catch glimpses of some early character sketches and Dahl's trademark dark humor.
The paper says it was deemed too wild and subversive 50 years ago.
Deemed too wild and subversive for its time, the unprinted chapter has resurfaced.
02 Sep 15:00
aconversationoncool: “Give me two hours a day of activity, and...
“Give me two hours a day of activity, and I’ll take the other twenty-two in dreams.”
Salvador Dali
02 Sep 14:59
The Vintage 1957 Jaguar XK140 MC Roadster is Up for Sale
by Thomas Welch
None!damn i could have gotten this!
More from vintage car heaven: The pristine Jaguar XK140 MC Roadster from 1957 is up for sale. The new and improved auto followed the already stellar XK120, which at the time was touted as the world’s fastest car. Fully restored, the rare beige auto has only 317 miles and is ready for a proper Sunday drive. If you’re interested, don’t sleep on this one, the drop-top is up for purchase for a cool $149,500 here.
The Vintage 1957 Jaguar XK140 MC Roadster is Up for Sale is a post by Thomas Welch on Selectism.
02 Sep 14:43
August 30, 2014
Tip of the Iguana
Photograph by Lorenzo Mittiga, National Geographic Your Shot
Not quite as threatening as some sea monsters, a spiny-backed iguana floats by photographer Lorenzo Mittiga in the Bonaire Caves of the Dutch Caribbean.
"There I was, fully equipped with my camera, its underwater housing, and a wide-angle lens, preparing for the final setting of the sun, when a friend interrupted my solitude," writes Mittiga, a member of our Your Shot community. He had dived into the water above my head and was swimming around the entrance of the cave, as if to say 'hello' to me.
Mittigas picture recently appeared in Your Shot's Daily Dozen.
This photo was submitted to Your Shot. Check out the new and improved website, where you can share photos, take part in assignments, lend your voice to stories, and connect with fellow photographers from around the globe.
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02 Sep 14:36
September 2, 2014
A Grand Flyover
Photograph by Jassen T., National Geographic Your Shot
Sunrise at Yellowstone National Park finds steam rising from the surface of the Grand Prismatic Spring, the parks largest hot spring. Your Shot member Jassen T. overcame high winds and turbulence to capture the view while piloting a plane at 11,000 feet. This incredible place is not only remote, but flying over high terrain is dangerous, he writes. Trying to get the right angle without people on the walkway while trying to maintain the right altitude and attitude also made things complicated. While flying, I remember thinking to myself that I didn't want to leave. There are just not enough words to describe magic.
Jassen T.'s picture recently appeared in Your Shot's Daily Dozen.
</p>This photo was submitted to Your Shot. Check out the new and improved website, where you can share photos, take part in assignments, lend your voice to stories, and connect with fellow photographers from around the globe.</p>
30 Aug 00:50
So if millennials aren't using cash, who is?
by Gina Martinez
None!i keep cash on me.
People living in rural areas, for one. Seniors, too.
29 Aug 15:32
A personal shopper, via data and algorithms
by Daisy Palacios
Kai Ryssdal talks to Katrina Lake, founder and CEO of Stitch Fix.
29 Aug 15:16
Apple bets bigger is better with new iPad
by Shea Huffman
None!they must be out of ideas.
Apple may manufacture larger, 12.9 inch screen iPads. But why?
28 Aug 16:53
Survey says: People don't trust pollsters anymore
by joshua.woo
None!im confused.
As the way we use our phones changes, pollsters get left behind.
27 Aug 19:19
On the Beach…..Mola di Bari, Bari
by The Sartorialist
None!Mola di Bari looks like i has nice beaches. business.
27 Aug 17:55
The disappearance of lesbian bars may signal change
by Kim Bui
As cultural attitudes evolve, so does the role played by Lesbian bars.
21 Aug 21:26
June 24, 2014
None!i need to go to scotland.
Neist Point Lighthouse
Photograph by Stefano Coltelli
"After several days of rain, I finally got to witness a beautiful sunset at Neist Point Lighthouse and took this picture at dusk," writes Stefano Coltelli. "The image was made in mid-August on the Isle of Skye in Scotland."
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2014 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.
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