Peking Yuck: The 9 Worst Statues In China
These 9 Chinese statues are so awful, many were demolished within days of their unveiling after enduring scorn and ridicule by the People's Republic's people. ...
Author: Steve
An outstanding researcher and clever writer who has been with WebUrbanist for over ten years, Steve brings a twist of creative humor into the mix with articles covering abandoned shops and buildings, offbeat signage & branding, eyebrow-raising architecture and much, much more. Steve can also be found exploring green innovations at WebEcoist and examining jaw-dropping pet products and pet-related news at PetsLady.Ziggurat Hat: Deconstructing The DEVO Energy Dome
Designed by New Wave band DEVO and worn in concert for 30+ years, the geeky DEVO Energy Dome has emerged as a key touchstone of late 20th century pop culture. ...
Swirl World: 9 Cool McFlurry Flavors You Can’t Get Here
McDonald's McFlurry is the coolest thing on the menu but not all McMenus are created equal. Take these 9 cool McFlurry flavors... oops, our bad, you can't! ...
Go Somewhere Else: 8 Abandoned Roadside Rest Stops
Rest stops and welcome centers are to highway travel what oases are to desert caravans, with one exception: when an oasis dries up, the camels unload anyway. ...
As The Whirl Turns: 9 Abandoned Heliports & Helipads
Like the last episode of M*A*S*H, the choppers won't be back. These abandoned heliports and helipads stand in silent contrast with their past buzzing busy-ness. ...
Ding Dong! A Dozen Delightfully Daffy Doorbell Designs
Ring the bell or knock on the door? It's one of life's conundrums to be sure, but these dozen delightfully daffy doorbell designs can help button it down. ...
Last Call: 11 Drunk Dry Abandoned Liquor Stores
These 11 abandoned liquor stores are hangovers, as it were, from an era when Mom & Pop stores sold the kind of products Mom & Pop forbade you from buying. ...
Scooped: 12 Chilled Out Abandoned Ice Cream Stands
Cone in 60 seconds? Though these 12 cool abandoned ice cream stands thought they could take a licking and keep on ticking, they ended up just being licked. ...
Can’t Be Shaved: 12 Abandoned Barber Shops
This abandoned barber shop triple-quartet collectively echoes with the metallic chattering of honed clippers tempered by hazy undertones of warm conversation. ...
Company Capers: Ten Terrible Corporate Superheroes
In today's dog-eat-dog commercial arena, trusting clueless celebrities or characterless characters to pitch one's products is a bad business decision at best; a quick ticket to Chapter 11 at worst. ...
