Fathom HQ's Top Links: Hilarious National Park Reviews & More (Aug 29, 2015)
What we're clicking on and talking about this week at #FathomHQ as we count the waning days of summer.
These one-star reviews of U.S. National Parks crack me up. Who knew that the Joshua Tree desert gets hot in the summer? – Becky, editorial assistant
Hilarious: In Poland, an energy company teamed up with artist to clean a massive dam using reverse graffiti. – Pavia, CEO
How much of a bummer is this? A tiny museum inside an old train car in Queens is closing because no one knew the museum existed in the first place! – Jeralyn, editorial director
My favorite Sydney shop, The Society Inc., expanded into a new warehouse and has started renting out their beautiful old space on Airbnb. – Berit, editor
I love these animated GIFs of traditional woodblock prints that capture day-to-day life in Japan. – Becky
I went to Spike Lee's annual block party in the Bed Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn this weekend. This year, the stretch of Stuyvesant Avenue has been renamed Do the Right Thing Way, after Lee's iconic movie about the neighborhood. – Jeralyn
THIS WEEK ON FATHOM: New York, New York
Brooklyn Grange in Long Island City. Photo by Berit Baugher.
This week, we play tourists in our own hometown.
New York, New York: The newest hotels we can't wait to check into.
Long Island City, Queens: Hop across the East River for an artsy day out.
Ridgewood, Queens: Move over Brooklyn, there's a new Queens neighborhood on the rise.
The Beach: Goods every urban surfer needs before heading to the water.
