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Bobby Robson Statue in Ipswich, England
In the heart of Ipswich, a life-sized statue of Bobby Robson stands next to Portman Road Stadium. The statue was unveiled in 2002 in recognition of Robson’s achievements with Ipswich town’s football team. Commissioned by the Ipswich Town Supporters’ Association, also funded by Ipswich Borough Council and electricity company TXU, this commemorative work shows the town’s love for the football manager. Known as one of the greatest football managers in history, winning notable cups and leagues in Europe,……
Commencement address by Noubar Afeyan PhD ’87
Below is the text of MIT alumnus Noubar Afeyan’s Commencement remarks, as prepared for delivery on May 30. Thank you, Mark, for that generous but somewhat embarrassing introduction. President Kornbluth, trustees and faculty, students and families, guests, and members of this remarkable community of scholars and solvers: It’s a special honor to be with you today. Graduates, I once sat where you now sit, brimming with excitement and the sense of accomplishment that comes with a hard-won MIT diploma…….
President Sally Kornbluth’s charge to the Class...
Below is the text of President Sally Kornbluth’s Commencement remarks, as prepared for delivery today. Penny, and Mikala — thank you both, for your reflections today, and for your leadership in our community. Good afternoon, everyone. It’s customary, on this day of celebration, for the president to deliver a “charge” to the graduating class. In a year when there has been so much campus turmoil, I may not be able to offer you either advice or inspiration. But I……
Montserrat Volcano Observatory in Flemming, Montserrat
The Soufrière Hills volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat has been erupting since 1995. The Montserrat Volcano Observatory advises civilian authorities on the volcanic activity and allows visitors. At the Montserrat Volcano Observatory, you can see a clear view of the Soufrière Hills volcano and associated exclusion zone, which the public is not allowed to access. Visitors can watch a film on the volcano’s history and engage with various exhibits. You can see the helicopter that monitors volcanic activity……
This Arachnid in Illinois Had Armored Spikes...
Present-day Illinois is no Brazil or West Africa when it comes to arachnoid superlatives. There are no venomous tarantulas or nine-inch scorpions hiding among the prairie grass, but fossils discovered in the state’s coal measures prove that such critters did once roam the area when it was part of the supercontinent Laurasia. A new study says that one of these arachnids had traits unheard of, such as legs covered in spikes. The study, published in a May issue of……
World's Largest Sandhill Crane in Steele, North...
Steele, South Dakota, is home to the world’s largest sandhill crane sculpture, known by the nickname “Sandy.” Made of steel and approximately 38.5 feet tall, the sculpture was made in the late 1990s by farmer and self-taught ironworker James Miller. Sandhill cranes are famous for their massive gatherings along the Platte River in Nebraska, but in the spring and fall they migrate through South Dakota. Sandy stands in the Coteau Rangeland, a location that sees many migratory birds, including sandhill……
The Enduring Enigma of Alien Big Cats
In the summer of 1917, while war raged abroad, the town of Monticello, Illinois, just northeast of Decatur, found itself under siege by an inexplicable, foreign terror. On the night of Friday, June 13, Thomas Gullett, a butler, was out gathering flowers on Robert Allerton’s large estate just west of Monticello, when something emerged from the shrubbery and attacked him. The beast, Gullett later claimed, was an African lion: It pounced on the butler, toppling him to the ground,……
The James Dean Museum and Garfield Museum...
Garfield the cat, one of the world’s most recognizable and merchandisable comic strip characters, was brought to life by a rural Indiana cartoonist. From those humble origins, Garfield has grown into the world’s most syndicated comic strip, running in thousands of newspapers for the last several decades. The comic strip’s author, Jim Davis, also happens to come from the same part of Indiana as another pop culture phenomenon: James Dean. Together, these two are commemorated in one single small museum in……
Gift registries after divorce offer a new...
NEW YORK (AP) — Monogrammed towels. A toothbrush holder for four, rather than three. Shared bedding. For people putting a life back together after divorce, mundane household objects can be painful marital reminders. Also difficult can be the absence of items that departed with the ex-spouse. Olivia Howell knows all too well how it felt, going through her own divorce in 2019 after eight years of marriage and two kids. Her husband decamped with his stuff and she donated…
Temple 2000 in Manchester, England
People familiar with the history of Rolls-Royce may know that the founders of the company, Charles Steward Rolls and Henry Royce, first met at the Midlands Hotel in central Manchester in 1904, and multiple commemorations at the hotel mark this event. However, far fewer people may be aware of the location of the factory where Henry Royce first built the company’s automobiles. This factory was located just south of Manchester City Center in the suburban area of Hulme. Henry……
Hao-Hao Tunnel in Kamakura, Japan
A crimson archway appears on the face of a cliff as the Yokosuka Line train reaches Kita-Kamakura Station. Painted in exotic, Chinese style, the “gate” and the tunnel it leads into look somewhat out of place in the quaint neighborhood. Despite its recognizable appearance, few venture to discover what it is as it is a little (if just a few minutes walk) off the more tourist areas. Originally, the tunnel served as a shortcut to the station from the……
AdAmAn Alley in Colorado Springs, Colorado
For 100 years, a group of mountaineers in Colorado Springs has been summiting Pikes Peak and setting off fireworks at the top. Fred and Ed Morath, Fred Barr, Harry Standley, and Willis McGee made that first explosive voyage in 1922. Many decades later, the AdAmAn Club carries on their legacy. Each year on December 30 and 31, the club adds one new member; Each year, they summit the mountain and set off New Year’s Eve fireworks that can be……
How Crossword Creators Make our Favorite Word...
Brooke Husic and Natan Last, two of today’s most prolific and influential crossword constructors and editors, are similar in many ways: both are Brooklyn-based, both love the Knicks, both are (unsurprisingly) ringers at trivia nights. They’re part of the in-house constructing team for the New Yorker’s crossword puzzle, and they teach Atlas Obscura’s popular course on making crosswords, the next session of which will be held in September. Yet they arrived at crosswords from very different paths. Last grew……
Podcast: Looking Toward the Sky with Summer...
Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, telescope tourist, rocket scientist, and STEAM educator Summer Ash gives us the nitty gritty on the V.L.A., a 22-mile telescope in New Mexico whose formal name is literally “Very Large Array.” We talk about how this observatory works and what cosmic wonders it’s detected. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In……
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