Society
Chinese-Built Ghost Town in Angola [10 Pics]
Dec 3 2012
Nova Cidade de Kilamba, or simply Kilamba is a large housing development 30 km (18 miles) from Luanda, the capital city of Angola. It is being built by the CITIC Group and is currently largely empty.
Old Moscow Photos in HQ, Part 1 [18 Pics]
Nov 29 2012
Feast your eyes on some rare high resolution photos from Russian archives of the old (mostly) pre-revolution Moscow. Amazing to see how far things have come.
High Resolution Photos (41MB .zip)
“I'm not smart. I try to observe. Millions saw the apple fall but Newton was the one who asked why.”
Nov 21 2012
– Bernard Baruch, an American financier, stock investor, philanthropist, statesman, and political consultant. After his success in business, he devoted his time toward advising U.S. Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt on economic matters.
“Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don’t be afraid to take that first step.”
Nov 20 2012
– Unknown.
Charismatic Barack Obama [37 Pics]
Nov 20 2012
We were pretty happy to hear that Obama got re-elected into the office, and judging by these photos, he seems like a pretty cool guy.
Rare Historical Photos Pt. 5 [20 Pics]
Nov 16 2012
Another roundup of the popular historical series of posts that we do. You can find the previous post here, and the start of the series here.
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Nov 16 2012
– Lao Tzu, famous Chinese philosopher and forefather of Taoism (Daoism).
“If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company.”
Nov 14 2012
– Jean-Paul Sartre, a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic.
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
Nov 13 2012
– Leo Tolstoy, a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Tolstoy is equally known for his complicated and paradoxical persona and for his extreme moralistic and ascetic views, which he adopted after a moral crisis and spiritual awakening in the 1870s, after which he also became noted as a moral thinker and social reformer.
“A friendship founded on business is a good deal better than a business founded on friendship.”
Nov 12 2012
– John D. Rockefeller, an American industrialist and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust.
A City that Can Only be Found Once a Year [38 Pics]
Nov 11 2012
Every year, on the last Monday of August a truly unbelievable event takes place in the middle of Black Rock Desert. It's believed that once one visits this magical place, they are forever changed. Welcome to Burning Man.
A Robbery Takes an Unexpected Turn [Video]
Nov 9 2012
Mohammad Sohail is a store owner that was being held up by a robber with a bat demanding money. He does not hesitate and pulls out his shotgun in defense. Pretty amazing to see what happened next.
Not only did Mohammad spare the robbers life, but he sent him on his way with some bread and $40. Apparently the thief said he was doing it to provide for his family. A couple of months Later Mohammad received a letter thanking him for everything he did, it also contained $50.
Sohail joked that the robbery ended up bringing him good fortune. “When you do good things for somebody, it comes back to you. I gave him $40 and he sent me back $50. It was a good investment.”
“Do not complain about growing old. It is a privilege denied to many.”
Nov 9 2012
– Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), was an American author and humorist.
