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Inside the Frick Museum’s secret rooms

Photo: Jake Dobkin/Gothamist Back in June 2009, I posted a link to a NYT article that showed off some of the Frick Museum’s hidden rooms, namely, the closed-off private bowling alley. The Frick Museum is one of the more fascinating … Continue reading

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EARL is an automated bowling machine

EARL (Enhanced Automated Robotic Launcher) is an automated bowling machine that can almost stand up to the pros. Its crutch however seems to be its ability to be very exact in throwing the ball down the lane. One would think … Continue reading

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The Skittles Mob helps a man go to bowling college

The Skittles Mob helped James Fulp win the $10,000 Skittles Rainbow Scholarship so that he could go to college and major in Bowling Industry Management. This video documents the man, the industry, and the help James received online to make … Continue reading

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The Bowler

The Bowler from Sean Dunne on Vimeo. Sean Dunne of Veryapeproductions directed this wonderful short called “The Bowler” about the life of Rocky Salemmo, a gambling man who has hustled bowling for most of his adult life. Rocky is an … Continue reading

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Gallery of bowling alley score screens

World Famous Design Junkies has a great post and gallery of various bowling lane screens displaying the scores for the game in play. There’s something about the old and vintage looking score screens that make me love bowling alleys. It’s … Continue reading

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