Though they call themselves a Catholic sect, hardly any part of the Palmarian Church seems in line with Catholic values. Wikimedia CommonsThe Cathedral of the Palmarian Church, in Palmer de Troya, Andalusia, Spain.
Visions of the Antichrist, Hitler as a saint, cultish practices and a pope with no eyes. Tales of the Palmarian Church sound like something out of a Dan Brown novel (and, in fact, are featured in one) but you may be surprised to hear that they are actually quite true. Read More...
From an opulent former cathedral in the Netherlands to a converted palatial theater in Argentina, these are the world's coolest bookstores.For bibliophiles the world over, great bookstores–which are becoming increasingly rare–are like cathedrals. And then, sometimes, a great bookstore actually is a former medieval cathedral. Or sometimes it’s a converted palatial theater, or an entire urban neighborhood. Whichever the case, these six coolest bookstores from around the world will inspire awe, reverence, and wonder among book lovers and neophytes alike… Read More...
In the mid-1800s, Ada Lovelace saw the full potential of computers more than a century before they were a reality.Wikimedia CommonsLady Ada Lovelace, a British socialite in the 18th Century, was the one of the world’s first computer programmers.
Lady Ada Lovelace, who is often referred to as “the enchantress of numbers,” was a British socialite who became one of the world’s first computer programmers. She loved to learn and — by many accounts — had the natural gift of genius. Read More...
