We all know just how inhospitable the Antarctic is, so it's hardly surprising that many people who set up shop in the region later abandoned their shelters and never bothered to return. What is surprising, though, is the amazing way the frigid climate preserves most of these structures, leaving them in almost the condition they were left in, even after decades. WebUrbanist has a fascinating look at ten of these abandoned areas, including the former home of early Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.... READ ON

Satellite imagery is full of interesting sights, but my favorite is the grinning KFC logo staring out at the universe from a desert in Rachel, Nevada. The logo (shown above, in an image from Google Maps) was apparently made by hand from colored tiles. If you zoom out a bit using Google Maps or Google Earth, you see that there are houses nearby, and even a business next door (the Little A'Le'Inn). Here's how Wikipedia describes the logo: In 2006, KFC claimed to have made the first logo visible from... READ ON

This is nice: Screen Caps is a site presenting HD-quality screen captures from movies, without commentary or explanation. Just big crazy screen caps, many of them suitable for desktop wallpaper. Below are a few of my favorites (sized down to fit this blog) -- can you figure out what movies they're... READ ON

The image above is undoubtedly impressive, but the really amazing thing about the picture is the fact that this place doesn't really exist. Photographer Matthew Albanese takes painstaking efforts to create amazing model worlds out of common household ingredients and then uses tilt shift photography and lighting tricks to make the model become a photo realistic creation. In fact, the setting above is constructed with faux fur, sifted tile grout and cotton. His website also has a strikingly real tornado... READ ON