Bakersfield, California. That's where you'll find the last Woolworth's Luncheonette in America — and it's still serving food! Eater Los Angeles: Step into the Five & Dime Antique Mall in… Read the rest of the article: There is one remaining Woolworth lunch counter left
Ghostbusters–Film with the SF SymphonyWatch this video on YouTube Looking for something special to do with the family? The San Francisco Symphony has a fun ongoing film program where they… Read the rest of the article: San Francisco Symphony to perform "Ghostbusters" score live alongside the film
If it's shaped like a golden sponge snack cake, and tastes like a golden sponge snack cake, it must be a golden sponge snack cake, right? Well, not this time.… Read the rest of the article: Oh no, they made a Twinkies cereal
Where the 1960s "psychedelic" look came fromWatch this video on YouTube The Art Nouveau movement was started in response to a rapidly-changing — and in the eyes of artists, ugly… Read the rest of the article: How Art Nouveau influenced the psychedelic art of the '60s
It started innocently enough. A single dollar bill was pinned to the ceiling of a tiki bar in California — with a tiny paper umbrella, no less. That lone bill… Read the rest of the article: Tiki bar pulls thousands of dollars from ceiling and walls, donates it
Attention John Waters' fans: Tickets for the filthiest weekender on the planet, Camp John Waters in Kent, Connecticut, are about to go on sale. This will be the camp's fourth… Read the rest of the article: Kathleen Turner, Patty Hearst and Mink Stole will be counselors at Camp John Waters in 2020
Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí was no stranger to pop culture, even appearing on a TV game show. So, it's not a complete surprise to find out he created an entire… Read the rest of the article: Salvador Dalí's surreal tarot cards from the '70s and '80s being reissued
Koko the gorilla (RIP) amazed the world when she learned to communicate with humans, but now there's a dog whose learned to "talk." Not with sign language, but with a… Read the rest of the article: Dog has learned to "speak" with a soundboard: "Outside. Come now."
Archie McPhee Archives with Mr. Q: Toy cuttlefish, a novelty toothpick dispenser and mutant farmWatch this video on YouTube "Who bought this? Who wanted this?" Seattle-based novelty company Archie McPhee… Read the rest of the article: Archie McPhee digs deep into their weird product archives
Watch this video on YouTube In this video, Disney shows what it takes to deck the Disneyland Resort's halls by bringing us inside the warehouse where they store all of… Read the rest of the article: See behind the scenes of Disneyland's massive holiday decor system
Ever wonder what the song "Let it go" from Disney's hit movie Frozen would sound like in Klingon? Me neither but then again, something like that would never even occur… Read the rest of the article: Frozen's "Let it go" sung in Klingon
Danny Elfman Teaches Music for Film | Official Trailer | MasterClassWatch this video on YouTube Never have I wanted to learn about creating music for film more than before watching… Read the rest of the article: Danny Elfman is teaching a MasterClass: "It's okay to fail"
This Bob Ross "painted" happy little trees onto their partner's face all evening. I've lived in Alameda, California going on 10 years now and I'm always surprised by what I… Read the rest of the article: Bob Ross couple's costume and other Halloween night surprises in my neighborhood
BART Employee Saves PassengerWatch this video on YouTube There are near misses and then there's this guy in Oakland, California who got saved just before a subway train creamed him.… Read the rest of the article: Unreal footage of a guy falling on subway tracks and getting saved in the nick of time
It's hard to find someone who doesn't love Dolly Parton. Now, a recently-launched podcast goes deep into the beloved country legend's life and times to examine why she appeals to… Read the rest of the article: New podcast: Dolly Parton's America
When one man's screen cracked, our pal Doctor Popular saw an opportunity: After a cat knocked knocked over his tv, Timothy Ryan Mulroney took a photo of the cracked screen… Read the rest of the article: Pretend your phone's screen is cracked with this wallpaper
Halloween Safety (1985)Watch this video on YouTube This Halloween safety video from 1985 starts with puffs of dry ice smoke set to funky music. It then cuts to floating disembodied… Read the rest of the article: This vintage Halloween safety video from 1985 is a real treat
Forgot to take out the trash, the Halloween costume. "Too embarrassed" to wear glitzy, showy Halloween costumes, a group of folks in Japan decided to start wearing "mundane" ones starting… Read the rest of the article: Japanese group wears hilarious "mundane" Halloween costumes over flashy ones
Bow down before the one you serve… breakfast to! There's never been a doubt that the folks at Archie McPhee have a weird sense of humor. In fact, we count… Read the rest of the article: Hey weirdo, the Pagan Breakfast God Mask has arrived
The queen of polka dots, the a-mazing Yayoi Kusama, is making her mark on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with a three-story-tall balloon float. "Love Flies Up to the Sky"… Read the rest of the article: Yayoi Kusama balloon to fly in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
