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oriana

Oriana is a writer, editor, and hipstorian [sic] who is kind of obsessed with Brooklyn. She writes Brooklyn Spaces, a compendium of the borough's creative and underground culture, and her writing has appeared on Slate, Matador, CMJ, Brooklyn Based, Greenpointers, and more. Follow her at @orianabklyn.

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Places edited in Blythe, California

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Places edited in Callanna, Australia

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Places added to Milan, Italy

Mussolini's Secret Bunker Now Open After 70 Years

November 3, 2014

Creepypasta, the Science of Fear, and All the Days of the Dead: Roundup Obscura, Halloween Edition

October 31, 2014

From Elephant Tongues to Faulty Air Conditioners: The Geographical Origins of Deadly Diseases

October 31, 2014

Lionfish Kabobs: Teaching Old Sharks New Tastes

October 30, 2014

seen from space

Landscapes Made for Satellite Eyes: Calibration Targets, Resolution Tests, and Giant Desert Compasses

October 28, 2014

Unicycle Spelunking, Sexy Mermaids, and Holes in the Head: Roundup Obscura October 27

October 27, 2014

Square-Dancing Fish and the World's Oldest Genitals

October 24, 2014

How Brooklyn Is Like Buenos Aires: Toward a Science of Cities

October 23, 2014

Returning to the Fatal Shipwreck of the World's Oldest Computer

October 22, 2014

A Quarantine Island, Abandoned Railroad, and More NYC Ruins That May Soon Be Reclaimed

October 20, 2014

A Gigantic Female Atlas Is Holding up the Ceiling of the Sea

October 17, 2014

How to Get There From Here: Imaginary Transit Maps From Albuquerque to Westeros

October 16, 2014

Happy Ada Lovelace Day!

October 14, 2014

extinct animals

Frogs From Beyond Extinction

October 14, 2014

Where Have All the Lake Balls Gone?

October 10, 2014

Chasing Clouds: How an Enthusiast Discovered the First New Cloud in 60 Years

October 9, 2014