Tuesday, May 10, 2011

You Don't See That Everyday

Reposted from Itwonlast:
Situated in the center of Osaka, the 32,000-seat Osaka stadium was the former home
ground of  the Nankai Hawks baseball team. In 1988, the Hawks were sold to Daiei Group
and moved to Fukuoka City. As the three remaining teams in Metro Osaka got their own
stadiums, Osaka stadium went bankrupt and was soon converted to a sample housing 
showground. The stadium was eventually demolished in 1998 and a shopping center was
built in its place.

Book on Order - The Information by James Gleick


Will soon be reading The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood by James Gleick.
Check out Gleick's blog Bits in the Ether.

Tornado Alley Safer for Tornadoes than Mobile Home Alley

Interesting graphic showing that Tornado Alley produces the most tornadoes
in the U.S. but most deaths from tornadoes happen East of Tornado Alley.

The Future

 
 
Want to see The Future.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Original Batman Drawing Sells For $450,000

 
This 1986 original art for a Batman comic drawn by Frank Miller
sold to an anonymous buyer yesterday for $448,125.
That makes it the most valuable piece of American comic art to ever sell.