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Looking For Screamers On The Jersey Shore

Friday, April 29th, 2011

“I loved that exploding toilet,” said Jack Morey, head of development and research at Morey’s Piers in Wildwood, New Jersey. “But it’s gone.”

Pinball on the Rebound

Monday, January 24th, 2011

The recent opening of the new National Pinball Museum in Washington, DC marked the fruition of America’s latest and most elaborate tribute to the classic coin-operated arcade attraction.

New Look For Oldest Vietnam Memorial

Friday, September 17th, 2010

War memorials are ubiquitous landmarks in almost every American town, large or small. If soldiers die in an officially endorsed conflict, someone will erect a heroic statue or solemn monument to remember their sacrifice.

Unconditional Surrender No. 3: NJ Capitulates

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

J. Seward Johnson, the Johnson & Johnson grandson and sculptor-of-titans, has added another towering pop culture tribute to his growing stable. A third version of his “Unconditional Surrender” sculpture went up on April 26, 2010, in Trenton, New Jersey.

Let’s Go Day Glow (Part 2)

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Now that we’ve absorbed a bit about the science behind fluorescence, let’s see how black lights and glow-in-the-dark effects add psychedelic pageantry to many leisuretime activities. Eerie day-glo exoticism is a popular feature at haunted houses, mystery spots, and classic amusement park “dark rides” (many of which have undergone klutzy re-branding, Kennywood’s “Garfield’s Nightmare” being [...]

Nitro Girl, Patriotic Nodder

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

It’s a gew-gaw that would look sassy on the dashboard of any Roadside fan: a Nitro Girl bobblehead, patterned after a star-spangled tire-clutching titan siren who stands outside a tire store in Blackwood, New Jersey. Ed Werbany Jr. owns the store, converted its classic Uniroyal Gal (purchased by his dad in 1965) into Nitro Girl, [...]

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