Reverse-o-Rama! At first, when Mary Ford Markonen was wearing the coat, it seemed normal to her. “It was a trench coat, gabardine, with a removable lining and raglan sleeves, not too long, not too short, just under the knee. I liked it because it was a real nice rust-red. It was cold all fall so … READ MORE
DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PART OF YOUR LIFE OR WORLD? JUST SUPER-SIZE IT! The largely positive reception of Zack Snyder’s director’s cut of Justice League, which reverses many of the edits of Joss Wheedon’s version and furnishes fans with a four-hour restored epic, has spurred Snyder to apply the same philosophy to other works and artifacts. … READ MORE
Children’s books activate agents! A recent study has shown that some popular children’s books contain a hidden code that, if activated, can turn ordinary parents into sleeper agents. “Let me start by saying that this is implausible but true,” says Sharon Ferkins, a former librarian who now heads up the Association Against Books Containing Covert … READ MORE
A Matter of Scale! At first it looked like an ordinary lizard. “A garden lizard,” said Elaine Barrow, 13. “I see them all the time. This one had a slightly different color, more like camouflage, not green.” Barrow’s mother, Dr. Jacqueline Barrow, a noted herpetologist, came to sit next to the garden with her daughter and … READ MORE
Terrifying effigy keeps the crops safe Philip Olsen, a farmer near Galveston, Texas, saw a news report about the record-cold weather that was about to hit the Lone Star state. He wasn’t worried. More than a decade ago, when he lived and farmed in Kansas, Olsen invented what he called a “Scaresnow,” a variation on … READ MORE
Vampire on Wheels Wows Crowds! Ever since he was young, Count Alexandru Craioveanu had a thing for American culture. “Call me Alex,” he says. “That’s a start. I can’t get with the long names, the final u’s. Just plain old Alex.” Being “plain old” anything has been a lifelong struggle. Alex’s father, a disgraced Romanian … READ MORE
Market Madness CONTINUES AT CONVENIENCE STORES! Over this past week, online communities have demonstrated that they can disrupt the stock market, making certain stock prices soar way above their presumed value. Companies like Gamestop and AMC, buoyed by online campaigns, demonstrated “meme-stock” growth that baffled long-time market watchers and even led to the suspension of … READ MORE
Elected by a landslide But now the Loch Ness monster has been discovered in a different place entirely—the US Congress. Scientists have revealed that Eric Golladay (R-ID), a first-term Congressman who was elected in a landslide, is actually the famous Loch Ness monster. “He was wearing a hat, so at first it wasn’t clear,” said Lucille Jenkins, a researcher. “And his … READ MORE
A psychic has the bad news! Every year, Henrietta Halvorson spends December thinking about January. It’s her job—Halvorson, better known as “Ri The Magnificent,” is a popular newspaper psychic whose column, “Ri-Run,” is syndicated in more than three hundred newspapers and digital outlets around the country. This year, Halvorson did what she always does on … READ MORE
Will not affect present delivery! As COVID-19 numbers climb through the winter wave—second or third depending on who you ask—countries across the world are moving back toward lockdowns and closures. There’s one place on the planet, though, that can’t afford to close down: The North Pole. That’s why there were grim faces yesterday when two … READ MORE