Archive for May 30th, 2024

New York's Nearly Invisible Ghost Town

When communities are abandoned, nature moves in and takes over. We've seen it happen all over the world, for different reasons, in Montserrat, Pripyat, Gagnon, Centralia, and the many Western mining towns that dried up a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/05/30/New-Yorks-Nearly-Invisible-Ghost-Town/

The Stories of Four Particularly Egregious Debts

When I saw the headline at Cracked, "4 Debts That Really Should Have Been Forgiven," I immediately thought of Haiti. That story is not included, as this list is focused on things you probably don't already know about. Th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/05/30/The-Stories-of-Four-Particularly-Egregious-Debts/

Does Your Anthroponym Reveal Your Age?

Everyone has an anthroponym, but that's okay. It's just a big word for your name. The problem is how they come and go out of style. I recall hearing about someone naming their baby Layla around 1971 and even then I felt...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/05/30/Does-Your-Anthroponym-Reveal-Your-Age/
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