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Sci Fi Restaurant in Japan Serves Vacuum-Packed Burgers | My Modern Met
By Jessica Stewart on August 31, 2023 Talk about an “out-of-this-world” experience! A new restaurant in Tokyo is bringing the cyberpunk aesthetic of sci-fi films and anime movies to life. Neo Shinjuku Atsushi provides a unique experience that transports patrons … Continue reading
World’s Oldest Cat Door Was Added to Cathedral in the 14th Century | My Modern Met
By Madeleine Muzdakis on August 28, 2023 The cat flap of the North Tower at Exeter Cathedral. (Photo: Richard Gillin via Flicker, CC BY-SA 2.0) Cats at the cathedral were even paid one pence a week for their services. In … Continue reading
Chinese Electric Taxis TAKEOVER London!
The electric London taxi is an example of how automotive tradition not only survives but also becomes more exciting once it transforms. Proof that the new doesn’t always kill the culture of the past. 00:00 London City Black Cab 00:08 … Continue reading
Has JWST found supermassive DARK MATTER stars?
[…] A research paper was published this month that claims to have found evidence for the existence of supermassive dark stars in the early Universe using JWST data. A clump of gas powered by dark matter annihilation which can grow … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – All Consuming, Cameras
Charlotte Stavrou and Amit Katwala zoom into our changing relationship with cameras. Cameras All Consuming With over 90% of our photos now captured on phones, Charlotte Stavrou and Amit Katwala go in search of what cameras mean today … Continue reading
What The Glitter Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know
In 2018, a New York Times article set off an internet firestorm when a spokesperson from a major glitter manufacturer refused to say who their biggest client was. The hints are tantalizing, and the theories about who is buying all … Continue reading