The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor)

Why are cities dominated by highways and cars? It's partly because of one of the most influential people you've never heard of: Norman Bel Geddes. In 1939 he created "Futurama", a huge exhibition that tried to predict the future — and ended up changing the world... ...

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14 alternative Wonders of the World: ...

The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci is 526 years old, and it's had a rough history. Monks used to eat breakfast next to it, Napoleon's soldiers turned the room into a stable, and it was bombed during WWII. And somebody once added a new door that destroyed the feet of Jesus... ...

You've heard the legends about snakes and shamrocks, but Saint Patrick was a real person who lived 1,500 years ago. And he even wrote a (sort of) autobiography. So here's the life of Patrick — in his own words... ...

Have you ever wondered why the world is full of box-shaped buildings with square windows, plain walls, and no ornamentation? Well, it's because of this house in Austria. It may look ordinary, but that's the point. It's actually 112 years old... ...

The oldest shopping mall in the US versus the biggest shopping mall in the US. What happened to American architecture? ...

Some delights of Art Deco design, from clocks to cars and lamps to lobbies: ...

Why did street lights become so boring? ...