The Tulsa city council sparked hypocritical outrage from the religious right that insisted prayer at public meetings was a good thing when one member offered a Pagan prayer to start the meeting.

posted by newtboy 4 months 3 weeks ago • 73 views • 2:40

A huge Mayan city has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under jungle canopy in Mexico. Archaeologists found pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting districts and amphitheatres in... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 months 3 weeks ago • 73 views • 2:29

"... An undead city under siege, soldiers and police ruthlessly shooting down waves of zombies that flood from infected streets, trying to escape and infect more cities. This is what happens when your... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 10 months ago • 43 views • 10:25

Before NOVA begins its construction, the Rainbow Bridge only exists in a 900-year-old painting that shows the bustling capital city of Kaifeng. Another NOVA ancient construction episode, again narrated... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 66 views • 54:16

Look around you. Where are you? Where is this place you are occupying? Somewhere in a room, maybe in a city on a continent on a planet orbiting a star in a galaxy among billions. But… where is all of... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 years 11 months 1 week ago • 225 views • 9:55

"... Extreme weather sometimes happens in very specific areas thanks to extreme surface temperature differences..."

posted by ant 3 years 4 months 1 week ago • 52 views • 2:29

Imagine pole-vaulting across dangerous terrain, down steep slopes and ravines. "Salto del pastor"—translated from Spanish as "the shepherd's leap"—is just that. Now a folk sport and hobby, it was once... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 752 views • 3:53

"Why some Americans’ votes count more than others. Watch more of our election coverage: http://vox.com/ElectionVideos In the 2000 US presidential election, the Democratic candidate got half a million... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 86 views • 8:09

From Youtube, "Deep in tropical jungles lie floating kingdoms ruled by beautiful and deadly masters: They are sort of the high elves of the ant kingdoms: Talented architects that create castles and city... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 94 views • 9:04

After long nights of tear gas and rubber bullets, some protesters, news crews, and medics in Minneapolis last weekend found themselves stranded: The tires of their cars had been slashed. In a city... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 665 views • 1:15

Officials in Buffalo, New York, want an investigation into the firing of a black police officer who intervened when a white colleague had a suspect in a chokehold. The incident happened in November 2006.... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 10 months 1 week ago • 646 views • 5:14

YouTube description: Terrified residents of Italian cities record messages to themselves 10 days ago, when the pandemic hadn't yet killed 1,809 people and infected more than 24,000 across the country.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 1 month ago • 297 views • 3:31

YouTube description: It sounds ridiculous, but it's true. At the Cooper Union Foundation Building in New York, there's the world's first elevator shaft: constructed four years before the safety elevator... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 731 views • 5:10

On April 3rd, 2018, resident Mark Robinson gave an impassioned speech at the Greensboro, NC, city council meeting in support of the Second Amendment. This speech is the best four minutes you'll ever watch... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 5 years 8 months ago • 19 views • 4:21

Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election will be read live in New York City. According to Reuters, there will be around 20 actors performing the reading. Those include,... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 years 10 months ago • 132 views • 33 secs

YouTube description: The Citicorp Center repair is a classic engineering case study of how mistakes must be avoided in engineering and construction of public works. A skyscraper in New York City needed... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 1,281 views • 8:24

YouTube description: Learn about the life and art of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, who explored disability, relationships and Mexican culture in her work. -- In 1925, Frida Kahlo was... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 weeks ago • 152 views • 4:06

Is there a right way to ride an escalator? City escalator etiquette states that one side is for standers and the other for walkers. But is this the safest, most efficient way to ride an escalator?

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 3 weeks ago • 357 views • 6:26

YouTube description: Micco and his older brother Samsoche (Seneca and Muscogee Creek), who perform together as the Sampson Brothers (https://sampsonbrosarts.com) are well known on powwow grounds and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 weeks ago • 202 views • 4:21

Some American cities use buses, or trams, or trains. Peachtree City, Georgia, has a different solution: it's not quite public transit, but a hundred miles of golf cart tracks helps to keep cars off the road.

posted by nanrod 6 years 4 months 1 week ago • 963 views • 5:50