Putin Speech Met With Awkward Silence and No Applause

Vladimir Putin addressed a group of ambassadors at a speech at the Kremlin. He appears to look around expecting applause, but is instead met with awkward silence. In the speech Putin blamed the US for the Ukraine conflict as the…

10 Abandoned Mansions That Likely Used to Be Worth Millions

Even the most expensive, extravagant homes can fall into disrepair without proper care. These mansions were likely worth the equivalent of millions of dollars when they were built. Years later, they sit abandoned in varying states of deterioration.  LoadingSomething is…

BoND creates New York “embassy” for fashion brand PatBo

Architecture studio BoND has designed the New York headquarters for Brazilian fashion brand PatBo, which features pink scaffolding and rugs based on drawings by Roberto Burle Marx. The office and showroom for PatBo occupies a 7,000-square-foot (650-square-metre) loft, which spans…

Airlines Fly Bigger Planes As Pilot Shortage, Congestion Continues

Airlines are putting passengers on bigger planes, as a pilot shortage and congestion at major airports continues.  In the aviation industry, executives call it “upgauging.”  But as airlines abandon some regional flight routes, some say smaller communities will be harmed.  …