Ernie’s doing an an antique show this weekend and we’re trying to focus on getting ready for it. Easier said than done it seems. We took a lot of things from Judi’s house with the intent of selling them so we’re pulling them out and trying to think about prices. But you know what? I’m havi...

Although there is no singular definition of steampunk fashion, there are defining aspects. Steampunk is a historical-based eclectic blend of old world items paired with contemporary pieces. Many also associate goth, punk and industrial styles with the SP genre. According to Wikipedia, steampunk is a...

Bookworm: 1. American Jews, like most Americans, wrongly believe Hitler was a right winger, rather than a totalitarian. They’re therefore scared of right wingers. 2. American Jews, like most Americans, wrongly believe Hitler was backed by the church. They’re therefore scared of Christians. 3. Am...

Filed under: Arts and Culture, United States, Budget Travel Here at Undiscovered New York, we often find ourselves wondering why our city is so expensive. It's usually the first question from friends and family who come to visit us here in New York, and truthfully, they're kind of right. Want a beer...

Gazing balls - French 19th-century mercury glass gazing balls, believed to invite luck to a household. Paris metro - Reflections of people on opposite platform in train conductor's guide mirror, Line 9, Marcel Sembat station. Both images were taken for......

The thing about the world’s largest anything is that there can only be one.  By virtue of its uniqueness, it takes on a level of cool that’s in a class all by itself, and we tend to give it a healthy respect — especially when, as is the case with the world’s largest hammer, it can fla...

Melanie Phillips: President Obama has had, by general consent, a torrid First Fortnight. To put it another way, it has taken precisely two weeks for the illusion that brought him to power to be exposed for the nonsense that it so obviously was. The transformational candidate who was going to sweep a...

Another Mysterious Medal A while back we posted a mysterious baseball medal from 1921 and asked our readers to help us identify it.  We were lucky enough to have one shed some light on the subject, believing it to be a minor league award of some sort.  Pictured above is a different yet similar me...

Coffret de curiosités, Val d'Loire, France. Click photo to view detail. Three years ago today, Paris Parfait was born. Now, 1,621 posts and hundreds of photographs later, it has evolved into something resembling a virtual curiosity cabinet. As a few readers have suggested, "I never know what I migh...

Ancient wood and iron decorative shutters over a shopfront, Barcelona, Spain.. Today I was out buying things for my camera (and the new Bruce Springsteen CD Working on a Dream). I've been busy cataloguing photos - copying nearly 4,000 images onto CDs, so I can delete them from my laptop. And before ...