Mario Marsicano
Morning Cup of Links: Abandoned Subway Stations
by Mario Marsicano - September 25, 2009 - 9:40 AM
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Happy National Comic Book Day, everyone! Hope it’s a great one for you.
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Speaking of comic books, is there a superhero that Hollywood ISN’T making a movie about? This article lists a bunch of them.
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Check out some of the History Channel’s Misleadingly Titled Comedies.
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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations are out. KISS, Red Hot Chili Peppers and LL Cool J are first-time nominees.
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What happens when a subway station is abandoned? Here are a bunch of examples that answer the question.
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And while we’re on the subject, here is a collection of photography showcasing the ancient ruins…of Detroit.
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Ten movies of the last decade that received no stars. Did you pay to see any of them?
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I wasn’t going to link to the story of a 19-pound baby. but the kid is everywhere. I give up. You win, large baby.
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And we’ll end the week with this: What would happen if you stole KFC’s secret recipe?
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Editor’s Bonus link: Did you catch Stacy’s look at secret menu items from fast food restaurants? Looks like this site did.

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Comments (17)

  1. Re: Secret Menu Items. Whoa, that’s pretty blatant. Not even a link back to your article. Shameless!

    posted by Ray on 9-25-2009 at 10:33 am

  2. good cup’o'links today…i look forward to them everyday. it’s always the first thing i do when i get to work. surprisingly, i’ve seen a good amount of the zero star movies….and for the most part, there’s a reason why they are zero

    posted by andy on 9-25-2009 at 10:46 am

  3. I thoroughly enjoyed House of 1000 Corpses as well as The Devil’s Rejects. Paid to see both and loved them!

    posted by Kait on 9-25-2009 at 10:57 am

  4. I had to pass on the HC one to my dad (a fan of “Big Bang Theory”) and my friend Jason, hopefully it will crack at least a mental smile for him, he’s been a tough customer lately, hah.

    posted by Sarah in CA on 9-25-2009 at 11:27 am

  5. Not only did I not pay to see any of the No Stars – I’ve never even heard of them!

    posted by Sara's Whimsy on 9-25-2009 at 11:27 am

  6. At least a couple people in the comments gave the props to m_f, saying they already saw that food list here first, go m_f!!!!!

    Will have to check out the 0 star movies a little later, time to get the child to school.

    posted by Sarah in CA on 9-25-2009 at 11:32 am

  7. Looking at those abandoned stations made me think of Fallout 3 all over again.

    posted by Steven on 9-25-2009 at 11:47 am

  8. Nope, never saw any of those 0 star movies but I had heard of a few of them.

    posted by Sarah in CA on 9-25-2009 at 11:54 am

  9. I’m happy to see Bratz got zero stars. Those toys are just disgusting.
    I didn’t think the Devil’s Rejects was awful, and the soundtrack is a good one.

    Also, I can’t get enough of these abondoned buildings/themeparks/whatever else. Thanks!

    posted by Kels on 9-25-2009 at 12:12 pm

  10. Mario, could you put the cup o’ links up earlier? I like to read them before I leave for the day!

    posted by Mark C. on 9-25-2009 at 1:46 pm

  11. Just think… if the Cinci train project had been underway now it would have received stimulus funds to complete when we hit the “economic downturn” instead of being abandoned. What a shame.
    I think some of those abandoned train stations could be used for something. Ideas?

    posted by Hyacinth on 9-25-2009 at 3:02 pm

  12. One other thing… what lessons have we learned from Detroit? What an amazing gallery of photographs.

    posted by Hyacinth on 9-25-2009 at 3:29 pm

  13. here is a link to a more extensive Ruins of Detroit site.
    http://www.detroityes.com/home.htm

    posted by Shawn on 9-25-2009 at 3:39 pm

  14. As a city planner and a human being ‘The Ruins of Detroit’ just makes me sad.

    @ Hyacinth – The lessons have been learned and the mistakes are being reversed, but unfortunately in some areas those mistakes will never be reversed due to a varity of factors. Detroit is just the penultimate example of one of those areas

    posted by TXCherokee on 9-25-2009 at 5:15 pm

  15. I work early in the morning and I used to check out the cup o facts before I went to work, but now they are appearing at a much later time. Is this permanent?

    posted by David on 9-25-2009 at 10:03 pm

  16. The Detroit photos make me sad, too.

    And that plagiarism is blatant! People should know better than to steal stuff from the internet (or at all, but especially easily searchable online material). There’s no way they won’t get caught.

    posted by Kelsey on 9-26-2009 at 4:53 pm

  17. I think I saw some mirelurks in the subways. :)

    posted by Bob smith on 9-29-2011 at 11:45 am

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