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Fri, 16 May 2008 13:59:42 -0700

12 Compelling Monuments Dedicated to Peace: Reversing the Typology of the War Memorial
“Peace is always beautiful” - Walt Whitman Humans really know how to commemorate their fallen and the incredible...
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Wed, 14 May 2008 15:59:24 -0700

15 Creatively Twisted Stuffed Animals: Intentional and Spontaneous Distortions of Childhood Toys
What comes to mind when someone mentions stuffed animals? For most of us words like ‘cute’ and ‘cuddly’...
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Sun, 11 May 2008 20:59:33 -0700

5 Modern Secret Room Dreams (and Nightmares): From Creative Hideouts to Dreadful Spaces
Hidden passages have a long history of appearing in fictional novels and films but an even richer past in reality dating back...
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Fri, 09 May 2008 01:43:37 -0700

12 Monuments Dedicated to Death and Destruction: From War Memorials to Military Sculptures
War monuments are in many ways the most captivating structures mankind creates. Perhaps they catch our attention because they...
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Tue, 06 May 2008 19:26:22 -0700

5 Great Examples of Guerilla Marketing Gone Wrong: Olympic Belly-Flops to the Boston Bomb Scare
Guerilla marketing is often a risky business, skirting the edge of ethical (or even legal) acceptability. Some guerilla...
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Mon, 05 May 2008 15:16:05 -0700

Daily Links 02 May 2008
Just wanted to say 'thanks' for your inclusion of WebUrbanist.com in your regular link collections. Took the liberty of adding you to the (PageRank 6) sitewide blogroll. Feel free to drop us a line any time at the included email address of via the...
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Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:32:47 -0700

7 (More!) Underground Wonders of the World: From Seed Vaults to Amazing Military Strongholds
Regular readers will remember the incredible abandoned mines and sunken cities as well as the catacombs and crypts of two...
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Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:52:29 -0700

20 Unusually Brilliant Bookcase and Bookshelf Designs: Creative, Modular and Unique Furniture
If you need something to store books anyway, why not choose something that makes a statement or serves two purposes like a...
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Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:49:43 -0700

The Making of 5 Modern Marvels of Engineering: Construction Truths Behind Contemporary Wonders
Even today modern wonders of engineering like the Eiffel Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge inspire awe (and songs and works of...
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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:42:48 -0700

WebUrbanist � 25 Seriously Twisted Trees: From Uncanny Overgrowth to Awesome Arbosculpture
Becky- Great additional information on those distinctions - thanks for adding that to the article. The article wording has been changed to reflect the ambiguities and differences you mentioned. You are truly a master of your work by whatever name!
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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:00:08 -0700

10 Impressive Parkour and Free Running Videos: Urban Buildering and Building Jumping in Action
Parkour and free running have increasingly hit the big time, being featured in mainstream movies and prime-time commercial...
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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:00:07 -0700

Creatively Converted Sea Forts of Great Britain: Strange Adaptive Reuse of Military Architecture
Ocean and sea forts are few and far between and with good reason: only in fairly extreme circumstances is their expense deemed...
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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:00:06 -0700

25 Seriously Twisted Trees: From Uncanny Overgrowth to Awesome Arbosculpture
Trees and plants have a kind of flexibility that is both disturbing and inspiring. Left to their own devices they can wrap...
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Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:19:31 -0700

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Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:28:03 -0700

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Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:52:38 -0700

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Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:32:22 -0700

WebUrbanist � 7 (More) Abandoned Wonders of the Former Soviet Union: From Island Fortresses to Frozen Mines
@Billy: It was the first time oil was successfully found/harvested at sea, not discovered - the wording is a bit confusing.
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Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:43:08 -0700

7 (More) Abandoned Wonders of the Former Soviet Union: From Island Fortresses to Frozen Mines
The former Soviet Union has a complicated history that is told in part through some of its deserted infrastructure. Many of...
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Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:50:40 -0700

8 Distinguished Palace, Fort and Castle Hotels: Living it Up in (Ancient) Luxury Around the World
Imagine curling up in front of an 800 year old fireplace where a king once rested (or was arrested!). Many castle hotels once...
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Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:56:48 -0700

3 (More) Kinds of Unusual Art from Ordinary Objects: Toothpick Sculptures to Hammer-and-Nail Portraits
A surprising number of artists use remarkably conventional materials as the basis for their offbeat masterpieces. Sometimes the...
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Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:57:35 -0700

WebUrbanist � 5 Infamous Abandonments Used in Famous Movies: Deserted Buildings from Cult Classic Films
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Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:23:53 -0700

5 Urban Design Proposals for 3D City Farms: Sustainable, Ecological and Agricultural Skyscrapers
Imagine the world in 2050 with almost 80% of the planet’s population living in urban centers and our fruit, vegetables...
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Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:19:38 -0700

20 Eye-Catching Pieces of ‘Recycled’ Urban Furniture: Geeky and Green Adaptive Reuse Design Projects
Do you ever get sick of people telling you to recycle? Well, these furniture designers prove recycling can be a lot more...
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Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:04:49 -0700

5 Jail Hotels (Where You Pay to Be In Prison): From Comfortable Cells to Nightmarish Slammers
A prison is probably the last place on Earth most of us would want to spend the night, right? Well, for some of these converted...
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Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:58:19 -0700

5 Places You Probably Never Thought to Go Skiing: Far-Out Ski Destinations from Lebanon to Bolivia
It’s that time of year when most ski resorts are wrapping up their winter ski season and avid urban vacationers are...
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