Iconic Route 66 is turning 100. What can it still tell us about ourselves?
As Route 66 marks its 100th anniversary, The Christian Science Monitor travels its length to discover what American stories the road can tell us today. …
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Iconic GiGO Akihabara Building 1 Arcade Will Soon Shutter
Akihabara is essentially otaku central, and it’s been home to many massive arcades. However, arcades there have been shuttering, especially in the last few years as a result of COVID. Practicing social distancing meant playing video games at home, and not in a public arcade. But now we’re learning of another important Akihabara arcade that…
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10 Iconic Landmarks That Were Nearly Called Something Else
Some of the world’s most iconic places have instantly recognizable names—imagine Paris without the Eiffel Tower, New York without Times Square, or Australia without the Great Barrier Reef. But history doesn’t always work out the way we expect. Many of these landmarks were nearly given completely different names…
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