{"id":958,"date":"2006-05-19T08:42:07","date_gmt":"2006-05-19T13:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/geek-out\/"},"modified":"2006-05-19T08:51:57","modified_gmt":"2006-05-19T13:51:57","slug":"geek-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/geek-out","title":{"rendered":"Big Apple"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new Apple store in Manhattan looks gorgeous. Read the BW article about it<\/a>, then check out the slideshow<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Of course, tastes change. BW has a neat article today about landmarks that were once reviled<\/a>, and an accompanying slideshow for that<\/a>, too. While the Eiffel Tower took a long time to grow on people, I don’t believe the Tour Montparnasse<\/a> will ever be anything but an eyesore.<\/p>\n

Bonus: the landmark article includes the rumor that Francois Mitterand worshipped Satan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new Apple store in Manhattan looks gorgeous. Read the BW article about it, then check out the slideshow. Of course, tastes change. BW has a neat article today about landmarks that were once reviled, and an accompanying slideshow for that, too. While the Eiffel Tower took a long time to grow on people, I … <\/p>\n

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