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Trouble Feature: 10 Abandoned Drive-In Movie Theaters

Drive-in movie theaters stand for the great American auto-centric suburban dream, though as time goes by fewer and fewer of the outdoor screens remain standing. ...

Set Top Glow: Cool, Kitschy, Ceramic TV Lamps

In America's golden age of black & white television, the dark shadows cast by cathode ray tubes were tempered by the warm glow of kitschy set-top TV Lamps. ...

Global Warning: The Arctic’s Abandoned DEW Line Stations

Back in the 1950s, Cold War tensions ran high and so did the DEW Line: high above the Arctic Circle, that is. Though many of the original 63 radar stations have been re-purposed or dismantled, many ...

Clasic Movie Posters: The Dark Allure of Film Noir

What is Film Noir ? Well basically it's a cinematic term used to describe a certain type of movie. It's hard to pin down with absolute precision, because it's essentially about an instantly ...

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