The Best of "Dark Roasted Blend" in 2013

"BEST OF DRB" in 2013
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Dark Roasted Blend: Weird & Wonderful Things in 2013

Promoting a "sense of wonder" and intense exploration of our world and beyond, shamelessly cynicism- and nihilism- free, "Dark Roasted Blend" is happy to serve our readers since 2006. As a sort of overview, but mostly trying to highlight the themes and articles of 2013 that you might have missed, here is a roundup of the most popular and interesting posts on DRB (arranged by months):

January - Most Popular:

	Totalitarian Architecture of the Soviet Union From Constructivism, through Gigantism, to Unapologetic Brutalism
	Magnificent Pangolin: Scaled, "Precise" Animal Endangered, genetically unique, awesome!

February - Most Popular:

	Abandoned Communist Party Headquarters in Bulgaria The otherworldly saucer monument on Mount Buzludzha, Bulgaria
	Impressive Vintage Armoured Cars Incl. Stalin's Armored Limousine

March - Most Popular:

	Drinking of Absinthe: Dancing with the Green Fairy The Bohemian Realm of Absinthiana
	Fictional Currency & Imaginary Money Money that’s literally out of this world

April - Most Popular:

	Sleek Vintage Salon Hair Dryers Chrome Coolness, Gentle Breeze and Space Age Fashion
	Thrill Ride: Bumper Cars Wonderful vintage & adapted bumper cars

May - Most Popular:

	Topological Marvel: The Klein Bottle in Art Impossible shape with no distinct "inside" or "outside"
	Awesome & Weird Chocolate Incredible, bizarre and (mostly) yummy chocolate ideas

June - Most Popular:

	Automotive Madness! (Funny Pics, Part 2) Idiotic drivers and their magnificent machines
	Glorious Retrofuture from Japan, Part Two Dramatic Rescues, Aliens and the Apocalypse

July - Most Popular:

	Airship Dreams, Part 2: Even Bigger! More glorious Zeppelins for a dieselpunk treat
	Internet Needs More Cats! (Funny Pics) The Ultimate New Collection of Cats

August - Most Popular:

	Flash Dance: Digital Dashboards of the 1980s Every car like a "Knight Rider"
	Joystick Car Dashboards Joyful, Joyful Joystick Driving!

September - Most Popular:

	Huge Semi-Submersible Ships Real-life "Sea Monsters & Giants of the Waves"
	World's Strangest Motorcycles The Ultimate Unusual Bike Collection

October - Most Popular:

	"Music For... What?" Weird Album Covers Music for Vacuuming, and much much more!
	World's Strangest Vehicles, Part 5 The Truly Bizarre Car Zoo!

November - Most Popular:

	A Codebreaker's Dream: The Bombe! "The Bombe" vs. "The Enigma" code battle
	Wildly Funny Frogs Frogs in their "moments of weakness"

December - Most Popular:

	Extremely Weird Bus Stops & Shelters Wildly bizarre bus stop "creations"
	Cinerama: "The Next Big Thing That Was" Curved screens, gigantic projectors & "out-of-this-world" picture