Weird News Hunter Biden is crowned the “MAGA whisperer” and calls for “radical honesty” Don’t call it a comeback. Will Howard Jun 25, 2026
History King Carol II: Why dictators have loved the World Cup since 1930 The more things change. Will Howard Jun 25, 2026
History Four sisters, 200 victims: the vile story of Las Poquianchis Horrifying. Will Howard Jun 24, 2026
History Scold’s bridle: the humiliating punishment for women who spoke in the 1500s Disgusting. Will Howard Jun 24, 2026
History Robert Landsburg: the man who died photographing an erupting volcano in 1980 Going out in the name in science. Will Howard Jun 24, 2026
Art ‘The Rite of Spring’: the ballet that caused a riot in 1913 A night at the theatre. Will Howard Jun 24, 2026
Movies Movies Welcome to the Machine: The incredible Pink Floyd animation that blew minds in 1977 Richard Metzger Jun 24, 2026
History History Mona Fandey: the pop star witch doctor who murdered a politician Will Howard Jun 23, 2026
Music Music The Spotnicks: Sweden’s wonderfully weird space-suited guitar pioneers Richard Metzger Jun 23, 2026
Music Music How a racist outburst nearly ended the career of Elvis Costello in 1979 Will Howard Jun 22, 2026
Weird News Weird News Secret Service investigates heavy metal band for faking Donald Trump execution Lauren Hunter Jun 22, 2026
Music Music “My God…so fruity”: George Harrison’s delightfully bitchy Beatles memories Ron Kretsch Jun 21, 2026
Music Music “Get the wogs out”: Never forget Eric Clapton’s disgusting racist tirade Niall O'Conghaile Jun 20, 2026
Music Music When Devo met Disney: Kids singing about sexual frustration, what could go wrong? Richard Metzger Jun 20, 2026
Music Music Clock DVA: Sheffield’s criminally overlooked industrial pioneers Richard Metzger Jun 20, 2026
Music Music The soundtrack to a parallel universe: The Devil’s Anvil and the psychedelic future that never happened Richard Metzger Jun 20, 2026
Music Music Seppuku Pistols: the punk band playing traditional Japanese music Will Howard Jun 20, 2026
Music Music When Courtney Love chucked a lit cigarette in Kathleen Hanna’s face Will Howard Jun 17, 2026
Pop Culture Pop Culture The "black alien" who removed his nose, ears and fingers for art Will Howard Jun 1, 2026
Movies ‘The Hollow’: the 1975 film about a town where literally everyone is related Richard Metzger Jun 24, 2026
Movies ‘Pink’: why Gus Van Sant wrote a flipbook about River Phoenix in 1997 Will Howard Jun 13, 2026
Movies Why Alfred Hitchcock thought Steven Spielberg made a “whore” of him in 1976 Will Howard Jun 10, 2026
Pop Culture Pop Culture How Jasmin Tridevil made the world believe she was a triple-breasted woman Will Howard Jun 11, 2026
Pop Culture Pop Culture Wearing a vial of blood around her neck wasn’t the weirdest thing Angelina Jolie did for love Will Howard Jun 4, 2026
Pop Culture Pop Culture Thomas Sweatt: How a sexual obsession with men in uniform caused hundreds of fires Will Howard Jun 4, 2026
Music Music ‘Magical Misery Tour’: When the National Lampoon delivered the greatest John Lennon parody in 1972 Richard Metzger May 31, 2026
Music Music The insane clash between Jello Biafra and Tipper Gore on an episode of ‘Oprah’ in 1990 Will Howard May 23, 2026
Pop Culture Pop Culture ‘Our Lady of the Underpass’: How the Virgin Mary made Chicago lose its mind in 2005 Will Howard May 13, 2026
Pop Culture Pop Culture Tove Jansson: did the creator of ‘The Moomins’ base a character on her girlfriend? Will Howard Apr 22, 2026
Pop Culture Pop Culture Public Cervix Announcement: how Annie Sprinkle went from porn star to ‘sex educator’ Will Howard Apr 2, 2026
Pop Culture Pop Culture Reach for the sky: the inspiring story of Tony Appleton, the British ‘Flying Man’ Will Howard Mar 24, 2026