Every year, on the windswept shores of Blackpool, England, a unique event takes place — the annual "Uke Hunt." It's a tradition as old as the iconic Blackpool Tower, where the entire town turns out in search of a hidden treasure — a coveted ukulele. — Read the rest
In 2004, Howard Hallis celebrated the devilishly wonderful crossover of Disney and Goth culture with the now-classic "Haunted Bela," a mash-up of Bauhaus's "Bela Lugosi's Dead" with the spooky narration heard in Disneyland's Haunted Mansion dark ride. Howard also created the enchanting artwork, titled "Goth Princesses." — Read the rest
Cory Infinite created this spectacular jacket made out of 1,600 spoons, and it's better than any piece of clothing I've ever seen on a runway. This unique coat of armor weighs 45 pounds, and looks and sounds absolutely gorgeous.
The sound it makes when the wearer does a shimmy is so mesmerizing. — Read the rest
You never what you're going to find in the bathroom of an easyJet flight.
Last month, travelers had a good laugh when one of the bathroom doors opened up to expose a couple having a little too much fun. But this month, passengers about to take off from Tenerife to London over the weekend were less than buoyant when their flight was canceled — due to poop found on the bathroom floor. — Read the rest
In January 2022, the original Winnie-the-Pooh book from 1926 entered the public domain, freeing up the character from copyright protection. One outcome was Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023), a British splatterpunk film about Pooh and Piglet terrorizing and killing women at a university near Hundred Acre Wood, the setting of the original book series. — Read the rest
A woman returning to the United States from a trip to Kenya had a curious declaration at the US Customs and Border Protection checkpoint: giraffe poop.
The woman explained that she intended to turn the giraffe poop into a necklace, a craft she had completed previously using moose feces. — Read the rest
I love these spooky and playful shadow illustrations from 1856. In Shadows, Charles H. Bennett presents illustrations of everyday people with silly, bizarre, and sometimes menacing shadows. For example, In "An Old Goose" a woman with a pointy nose and a sun hat casts the shadow of an angry goose. — Read the rest
Golden Retrievers sure do like water! On the heels of this news about a Golden named Freddie who refused to get out of the pool comes this video of another Golden seemingly addicted to swimming.
Meet Zeppole, a hilarious and determined Golden Retriever who insists on jumping the fence separating his house and his neighbor's house, every morning at 6 am, to swim in the neighbor's pool. — Read the rest
A woman returning from Kenya with giraffe feces could not keep her shit together passing through customs in Minnesota: border officers there literally took it from her. The contraband caca was going to be made into a necklace, according to ABC News, her having "used moose droppings to make jewelry in the past." — Read the rest
An adorable golden retriever was having too much fun splashing, barking, and paddling around in what looked like a hot tub to listen when it was time to get out. In fact, the pooch flat out refused.
"Freddie. Freddie. Freddie! Come on!" — Read the rest
A new book from the New York Review of Comics collects the work of cartoonist Ed Subitzky. Poor Helpless Comics! will be released on October 10.
The book is comprised mostly of Subitzky's work in The National Lampoon in the 1970s, when he was part of a group that regularly contributed to the magazine's legendary "Funny Pages" section, also including Gahan Wilson, Bobby London, Shary Flenniken, B.K. — Read the rest
Waking up from a nightmare, even as an adult, can be a deeply unsettling experience. It often takes me a minute or two to feel grounded in reality again after a bad dream. If you suffer from nightmares too, the origin of the word nightmare won't be much of a comfort. — Read the rest
With Mortal Kombat 1 (which is actually Mortal Kombat 12) now available, gamers the world over are enjoying brutally murdering friends and strangers alike in the arena- except for those unlucky enough to be playing the game on a Nintendo Switch. — Read the rest
I'm waiting in anxious anticipation for the horror film "Dear David" (directed by John McPhail and written by Mike Van Waes and Evan Turner), which will be available to watch on October 13. It's based on a spooky viral Twitter thread from 2017-2018 by comic artist Adam Ellis, about a creepy ghost boy named David that was causing all sorts of problems in Ellis' life. — Read the rest
A rash of vandalized pools in Absecon, New Jersey, was tracked back to a dude with a drone. 45-year-old Patrick Spina IV was arrested after local law enforcement, and the FAA tracked a drone back to his business. The drone was spotted dropping packets of sea-dye into neighboring pools. — Read the rest
This glacier pool scares the bejesus out of me. Something about the narrow-ness and the deepness of it is freaky yet beautiful to look at. I've never seen a pool of water shaped like this before. I wonder if it's possible to go diving in? — Read the rest
Charles Haywood made a fortune selling his shampoo business, founded a network of men-only lodges, and dreams of a "post-Liberal" in which he is a far-right warlord. Tax and corporate filings show that his Society for American Civic Renewal (SACR) has ties with other far right groups and a plan for America. — Read the rest
Someone with access to the NBA's social media accounts posted messages of interest yesterday, described by some sources as "loud quitting", some as as a "whistleblower", and others as a "hack." In any case, the poster torched the league for its poor treatment of workers. — Read the rest
The world's largest spool of thread is located in Hamilton, Missouri. According to Atlas Obscura, it was unveiled in 2018 and stands 22 feet high and has an 8 meter diameter.
This mega spool can be visited at the Missouri Quilt Museum. — Read the rest
California Highway Patrol officers in Marin, California spotted this real dummy in the rear passenger seat of a car zipping along in the highway carpool lane.
"Something didn't look right," CHP spokesperson Darrel HornerHorner told the Los Angeles Times. "[The officer] made the stop, and lo and behold, the passenger in back wasn't moving or saying anything." — Read the rest
