pop culture locations from movies, music, tv & more...
international thermonuclear experimental reactor (iter)
from energy posted in technology by pete_nice
Located in southeastern France, the ITER is the first large-scale attempt at nuclear fusion. To make a comparison, fusion is the combination of atoms (like what the sun does), instead of splitting an atom (which is nuclear fission).
With seven member entities contributing to the ambitious megaproject- including the European Union, India, Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, South Korea and the United States- the project is scheduled to go online in 2019 with a price tag of around $50 billion U.S.
the godfather house
from the godfather (1972) posted in movies by tacopolis
The former estate of Don Vito Corleone for the 1972 film The Godfather was this 6,248 sq ft, five-bedroom mansion on Staten Island.
As of now, it's currently on the market for $2,895,000.
home alone house
from home alone posted in movies by tacopolis
The McCallister's lived at this house, which was defended from robbers by Kevin McCallister, in the 1990 film Home Alone.
Here's a photo of the Home Alone house with two suspicious vans in front of it.
ribera steakhouse
from the ribera steakhouse jacket posted in pro wrestling by nevereatshreddedwheat
According to Stan Hansen, Bruiser Brody discovered the Ribera Steakhouse while on the lookout for an American-style dinner during a tour of Japan sometime in the late 70s / early 80s. The hole-in-the-wall restaurant gained a legendary status shortly after that, and it became a rite of passage for pro wrestlers to pick up the satin jacket with the distinctive bull logo whenever they visited.
You can credit the Road Warriors for being the first to realize how amazing the jacket looked with a pair of Zubaz.
good news garage
from car talk, click and clack, tom and ray magliozzi posted in radio by donkeyoti
The stars of NPR's Car Talk- Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers (better known as Tom and Ray Magliozzi)- used to own a DIY garage called Hacker's Heaven.
After that didn't work out, they opened a legit auto repair shop called Good News Garage, which is still open today.
Tom Magliozzi passed away on Nov. 3, 2014 from complication of Alzheimer's disease. He was 77 years old.