new york

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2013/09/a-walker-in-the-city.html One man walked almost every street in New York City and has written a book on his experiences.

http://thestandardsmanual.com/ The design manual created for the NYC subway by Vignelli.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_Hat_Riot The Straw Hat Riot was a dark time in America's history.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/12/nyregion/12taxi.html?_r=1&em Turns out 5:00 is a bad time to find taxis in New York for some interesting reasons.

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/culture/2010/12/915879/new-york-subway-map-wars-continued An article about a panel discussion over New York City's subway maps.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=310525832158046051# One of the earliest clips from the Transformers movie.
http://www.garbagescout.com/ Map interesting things found curbside in New York.
http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/63 A review of a mod of Super Mario Bros 3.