by | Aug 25, 2015 | Culture Music Art, Weirdness
from artnet news Greek Artist Demolishes His Own Work to Avoid Bizarre Government Fine by Christie Chu A statue of a mermaid by Greek artist Dionysis Karipidis, which was created in 1997 on the Portokali beach in Chalkidiki, Greece, has been destroyed by the hands of...
by | Aug 23, 2015 | Weirdness
from The Washington Post Why salad is so overrated By Tamar Haspel Minus their greens, left to right: the Caesar Salad With Chicken from the Cheesecake Factory; the Quesadilla Explosion Salad from Chili’s Grill & Bar; the Waldorf Salad from California Pizza...
by | Aug 22, 2015 | Weirdness
from The Independent French couple ‘having sex’ on a castle die after plunging 40ft into moat Police announce pair were discovered beneath a fort in Chausey A French couple have fallen to their death while having sex at a historic fortress, it has been...
by | Aug 15, 2015 | Mirth, Weirdness
from USA Today Watch: Eagle punches drone out of sky by Lori Grisham An eagle in Australia knocked a drone out of the sky. In the footage from Melbourne Aerial Video, a Wedge-Tailed Eagle flies up to the drone and hits it directly. The drone sputters and falls to...
by | Aug 8, 2015 | Weirdness
from The New Yorker The Disappearance of the World’s Greatest Free Diver By Alec Wilkinson Natalia Molchanova, pictured here in 2005, trained like an old-school Soviet athlete, but her voice was full of laughter and even joy. Credit PHOTOGRAPH BY JACQUES MUNCH / AFP /...
by | Jul 31, 2015 | Weirdness
from The Miami Herald Once in a ‘blue moon’ happens Friday By Carli Teproff This AP file photo from 2010 shows a blue moon from Nairobi, Kenya. There will be a blue moon Friday. Sayyid Azim AP Full-moon lovers will get their fill this month, when the earth’s...