After nearly half a century, Coney Island's beloved Astroland theme park is shutting its doors.

*Wish I had gone on the Cyclone one last time before I left Brooklyn :(


**follow up HERE picked by Nateebiinature 3 hours ago

The charges stem from a case taken by a woman who said she paid the church more than 20,000 euros (28,000 dollars) for lessons, books, drugs and an “electrometer,” a device which the church says can measure a person’s mental state. picked by kissmenow 5 hours ago

A sample of Colbert's DNA will be shot into space as part of a time capsule that will reside on the International Space Station. Colbert admits that he has been abstaining from shooting any DNA for a few days in order to make sure his DNA stream achieves orbit. picked by Rowangrey 7 hours ago

Hooray for weed! picked by tigertony 13 hours ago

On the message board outside a church. The pastor thought the message would be a loving way to remind teenagers that the Bible denounces homosexuality. picked by tigertony 14 hours ago

Three normally white polar bears at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in central Japan turned green after swimming in a pond with an overgrowth of algae. picked by mitzuzake 14 hours ago

Go tiny or go home. That's the Spore marketing philosophy apparently, as the folks from EA have installed what is probably the world's daintiest billboard in San Francisco's Union Square. At just 14" by 6", picked by funkfrost 15 hours ago

Some of these tans are seriously bad.

Serious burns. Serious tans. picked by muppetmaker 17 hours ago

Fantastic Art Parodies of Great Masterpieces with your Favorite Muppets. picked by muppetmaker 17 hours ago

Apple has finally admitted that a British man who left school at 15 is the inventor behind the iPod. picked by murfanda 19 hours ago

Daniel Simon is an automotive futurist. He's interned with Lamborghini and worked on concept cars for VW. But the auto industry -- indeed, the galaxy -- could not contain his imagination.(techno-gasm) picked by Bornbad 23 hours ago

Visible in the image are several small craters on the asteroid, and two huge ones, one of which is 2 km in diameter, indicating that the asteroid must be very old. picked by Bornbad 23 hours ago

My favorite dog. picked by Bornbad 23 hours ago

"That's right, the dog ate the weapon"
(could've been wurst) picked by Bornbad 23 hours ago

PETA's new advertising move is as usual a sensationalistic, over-the-top, bad taste offering.

Includes video of the advert picked by DoggyLives 1 day ago

One single customer recognized Kurt Wild as a gay porn performer. This "man" who obviously hates who he is threw a hissy fit and threatened to go elsewhere to spend his $5 unless Kurt was fired. Subway was happy to oblige the bigot. picked by BernardBlack 1 day ago

Ever want to go back and remember your childhood? Or show your kids or grandkids the music you listened too instead of what they listen to today? Here is a website that will do just that over 1000 videos from artists in the 80's. Enjoy picked by myowncoffeeshop 1 day ago

...a phoney boob, made of a water filled condom covered by a sock. Is this what they call a "boob job"? picked by suebe 1 day ago

'There are two Americas - separate, unequal, and no longer even acknowledging each other except on the barest cultural terms. In the one nation, new millionaires are minted every day. In the other, human beings no longer necessary to our economy, to our society, are being devalued and destroyed' picked by Bornbad 2 days ago

The history of the "Amen Break," a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hiphop and sample-based music, and became the basis for drum-and-bass and jungle music -- a six-second clip that spawned several entire subcultures. picked by dOntEAtpOOp 2 days ago

The wonderful world of Polish film posters. These conceptual masterpieces put the original American posters to shame every time; they are truly beautiful works of art. picked by Bornbad 2 days ago

Yep, one of those isometric pixel art things. picked by Bornbad 2 days ago

A busy day in a dog’s life. picked by MissWinkle 2 days ago

Pecking at his food and perching, Sujit, now 36 years old the mental age of a 1 or 2 year old, spent his childhood confined to a chicken coop, then 22 years tied to a bed at a home for the aged in Fiji. Scientists are hoping to study Sujit's brain to better focus his rehabilitation. picked by suebe 2 days ago