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A New Generation Is Remaking Iraqi Cinema

July 13, 2021

I’m not a soldier, I’m a filmmaker. They want to turn us as soldiers, to give us guns, but I refuse it. I have a dream, and my dream is here and is cinema.” Wareth Kwaish is checking the last details before shooting the next scene of the movie Hanging Gardens. He is the assistant director and is prepping fireworks to shoot off, and also guiding extras to where they should stand with a green laser pointer. Ahmed Yassin...

Ecomuseo de Guinea (Ethnographic Museum of Guinea)...

July 13, 2021

Before the Spanish conquest of the Canaries, the islands off the coast of northwestern Africa were inhabited by the Indigenous Bimbache people, who lived semi-nomadically on the island with their livestock, moving twice a year between their summer and winter settlements. Originally these settlements were located inside juaclos, or lava tubes, but later moved to more traditional housing, turning the tubes into storage spaces as European influence started taking hold. The ethnographic museum of Guinea shows this evolution and preserves...

Sipiso-piso Waterfall in Merek, Indonesia

July 13, 2021

As a caldera formed by the eruption of a supervolcano, Lake Toba is surrounded by interesting geological formations. One of these is Sipiso-piso waterfall, which translates literally as “like a knife.” An underground river that runs along the Karo Plateau comes to a sudden 390-foot plunge before joining the waters of the lake. Water pours out of an opening in the cliff as if it had just broken through it. Sipiso-piso is located in the hills, at an altitude...

The Baker House in Lake Geneva,...

July 13, 2021

Once known as Redwood Cottage, the Baker House is located on the shores of Geneva Lake. It is one of the oldest homes on the lake and the last one of its kind in the city limits of Lake Geneva. Built as a summer home for the family of Robert H. Baker, it cost a mere $15,000 to build when completed in 1885. Baker was best known as the mayor of Racine, a Wisconsin State Senator, and the CFO...

Einstein's Summer House in Schwielowsee, Germany

July 13, 2021

Albert Einstein’s summer house originated as a gift from the city of Berlin for the scientist’s 50th birthday. The simple, wooden house located in the village of Caputh on Lake Templin is a little over nine miles (15 kilometers) southwest of Berlin. The home was custom-built for Einstein in 1929. Although it was referred to as a “summer house,” Einstein actually spent most of the year living in this little house during his last years in Germany. He hosted...

The Tragic Life and Global Legacy of...

July 13, 2021

This story is excerpted and adapted from Women on Waves: A Cultural History of Surfing From Ancient Goddesses and Hawaiian Queens to Malibu Movie Stars and Millennial Champions by Jim Kempton, published in July 2021 by Pegasus Books. With the destiny of a kingdom on the line, Princess Ka‘iulani, heir to the Hawaiian Crown, entered the White House in Washington, D.C., on a delicate diplomatic mission. She had just sailed from Great Britain, where she had been riding her...

Farrandsville Iron Furnace in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

July 13, 2021

The Farrandsville iron furnace constructed in 1837 stands 54 feet tall and is composed of sandstone. It is one of the largest iron furnaces in the United States and a beautiful example of stone construction. This furnace was one of the first in America to use the “hot blast” iron technique, with pipes imported from Scotland for that purpose. This technique improved furnace capacity by shooting preheated air into the furnace which increased the temperature. It’s also one of...

Holmenkollen Ski Jump in Holmenkollen, Norway

July 13, 2021

The Holmenkollen Ski Jump towers over the city of Oslo, and has played a vital part to the local community for around 120 years. The first ski jumping competition took place at this site in 1892, while a crowd of 12,000 onlookers looked on. In the early years of competition the jump was much more simple than nowadays, being composed of a natural hill with take of ramp made from snow and tree branches. Gradually, the jump was developed,...

Podcast: Catalina Island Bison Herd

July 13, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we hear the strange story of Catalina Island’s herd of bison, and listen to the harrowing story of producer Sarah Wyman’s encounter with these intimidating residents. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating...

This Nighttime Drone Shot of a Futuristic...

July 12, 2021

You’ve probably never seen a sea urchin like this. This cross-section of a juvenile purple sea urchin may resemble a drone’s-eye view of a Blade Runner cityscape, but it’s actually a microscopic image created through a method called immunofluorescence. This technique allows researchers to stain molecules with fluorescent dyes, illuminating and differentiating the various networks within an animal. (Here, for example, muscle fibers appear in cyan, or bright blue, while the nerves are yellow.) And then they’re able to...

Doubice Wooden Sculptures and Tanks in Doubice,...

July 12, 2021

Perhaps the best-kept secret of Bohemian Switzerland, the small village of Doubice attracts an eclectic crowd of hikers, climbers, musicians, and artists. Visitors are drawn in by its idyllic natural surroundings, laid-back nightlife and active cultural scene centred around a repurposed textile factory (now a combination bar, art gallery, and hikers’ hostel) called “Fabrika.” Across the street, Doubice shows off a lesser-known yet more puzzling attraction: a collection of more than 300 wooden sculptures clustered around the Stará hospoda (“Old...

Omirokusama Shrine in Tosa, Japan

July 12, 2021

Move over cat temple, there’s a new animal in town. From the outside, this little shrine in Tosa City, Kochi Prefecture does not appear particularly special, resembling thousands of similar local shrines around Japan. However, once you pass under the low torii gates, you are thrown into a world of green… as in, “it’s not easy being green.” The shrine is thought to date back to 1899, when a local farmer came across a tiny shrine in his field...

Comanche Lookout Park in San Antonio, Texas

July 12, 2021

Comanche Lookout Park, the fourth-highest point in Bexar county offers sweeping vista views of the area. The park underwent a massive improvement project in the early 2000s, when it received walking paths, fountains, and other amenities that make it a great place for exercise. You can see for miles from the top of the hill. The Indigenous people of this area likely made use of this hilltop as a strategic vantage point. A number of tribes have inhabited this...

Church of St. Nicholas in Demre, Turkey

July 12, 2021

When legend blends with history, facts and fiction become difficult to untangle. In this regard, few figures have achieved the legendary stature of Santa Claus. It is widely accepted that St Nicholas must have been the progenitor of the character who came to be known as Santa Claus. Though St. Nicholas likely looked nothing like the white-bearded, big-bellied man that is most common today, his propensity for giving away his wealth to people in need makes for a credible...

Eat Like Jane Austen With Recipes From...

July 12, 2021

A kind-hearted spinster, passed over in her youth by a potential suitor, spends her life faithfully tending the hearth and home of her dear family and friends. She is content to toil as a housekeeper, unrecognized but for the praise of beloved companions. All the while, she keeps a detailed household book of handwritten recipes, from carraway cake to currant wine, that her family loves. Virtue is rewarded when, at 63 years of age, the loyal spinster weds the...

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