D'oh! The Simpsons house reimagined in 8 different architectural styles

2017-11-10T16:09:00-05:00

The Simpsons is America's longest-running TV comedy and one of the most astounding successes in television history, having grossed Fox sums of money measuring in the billions and winning over 23 Emmys as well as a Peabody Award. Now in its 29th season, the show takes place in the stereotypical suburban setting of Springfield, meant to be a kind of Everytown USA which works in part because every state seems to have an actual Springfield. In fact, only 34 states do, but Springfield's vague location has become somewhat of a running joke in the world of Homer and his fans.

The show strings together storylines—ornamented with political and social commentary, celebrity guest appearances, and sharp, jagged humor—that poke fun at the lifestyle of middle-class America. Crucial to this success, is the city of Springfield, and its endless bounty of strange residents, that have provided the perfect stage for the Simpsons family and their misadventures.

The Simpsons themselves are a typical mid...

The real estate market shows modern is in and Mediterranean is out

2016-09-15T01:35:00-04:00

There was a period where people created a caricature of the Mediterranean or Tuscan style, increasingly ornate and garish

"Along with Beanie Babies, the Sony Discman and other trends of the 1990s, the once wildly popular Mediterranean-style home has fallen out of fashion.

An analysis of current home listings shows that asking prices for Mediterranean-style homes—known for stucco walls, tumbled stone and wrought-iron accents—have stalled in recent years, though they remain high. Now, modern architecture, with its subdued color palette and minimalist design, is popular."

Good news: "you, modernist architect, are in demand."

Is the McMansion era finally over?

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D'oh! The Simpsons house reimagined in 8 different architectural styles

The real estate market shows modern is in and Mediterranean is out