One of our recent listicles featured a film in which a giant praying mantis decimated a military base, but, amazingly, that monster pales in comparison to some of the more far-fetched B-Movie monsters that have terrorized American cities over the last 60 years. mental_floss counts down 9 Ridiculous B-Movie Monsters, which includes parasites, leeches, over-sexed [...]

When attacked for all our big talk about living in harmony with the environment despite obviously lacking any cultivated green space to allow ourselves to be somewhat self-sustaining, we’ve often sworn that we wouldn’t start an urban farm until we could maintain it with robot-mounted lasers–sort of our version of “when pigs fly,” if you [...]

Ever notice how atmospheric science fiction thrillers have their heroes gazing down ominous hallways before they finally meet the true objects of their fear (be they alien, human, otherworldly or psychological)? The creepy corridor is a sci-fi staple and the meticulous artistry that goes into conveying the off-screen threat is truly something to behold, as [...]

For all the stresses of appearing on television and the various filters and censors who stand in a position to stop offensive things being said and done, a great deal of craziness still occurs on live television. It’s not always violent though, sometimes it’s just an awkward slip of the tongue, or a patently racist [...]

If there’s a genre of music that’s more obsessed with covering Top 40 hits than reggae, it’s got to be Mariachi band music. Similarly, the chronic cover impulse has a lot to do with the need to produce cross-overs lest artists be ghettoized in the “world music” category. This, in turn, produces some amazing moments [...]

Today is National Junk Food Day and, appropriately, we’re using it as an excuse to pig out on the trashiest kinds of art all day. We weren’t even aware of the holiday when we posted this morning’s fast food mafia, but now that your appetite is whetted get ready for a feast of junk food-themed [...]

5. Ben has appendicitis, or as I like to call it, a real man’s tummyache.
4. Urlesque posted a list of Flickr’s Most Unsightly Sunburn Photos and Ben was so ashamed he didn’t think of it first, he developed appendicitis.
3. Bastille Day.
2. Ben got so excited about Bastille Day, he developed appendicitis.
1. There are no more listicles. The end. No more [...]

A secret American counter-terrorism force set up during the previous presidential administration’s term, most likely under the auspices of VP Dick Cheney, is now coming to light and forcing the Obama administration to consider more thorough investigations into the previous White House’s shady practices. To get some sense of what sort of agency they might [...]

Some time ago we suggested you take a look at some totally trippy anti-drug public service annoucements that seemed perfectly tailored for high viewers’ enjoyment, but now we’re taking a turn for the seriously weird. BuzzFeed’s listicle of 10 Ridiculous PSAs About Crack features celebrity cameos (Bruce Willis, Clint Eastwood, Pee Wee Herman), super-80s music [...]

Today, we’re told, is Rooster Day – which, being half French, makes us a little tingly under the beret. Of course, the French only invented the rooster (hence why it is our national emblem), but now with immigration, globalization and whatnot there are all kinds of roosters. To celebrate just the choicest, tastiest of the [...]