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In the words of celebrated neuroscientist Antonio Damasio, the Euthanasia Coaster—essentially, a 2010 quasi-kinetic sculpture—is “not fun at all as art, and is preposterous as a technical device. But it does work as provocation, regardless of intent.” And the intent? A death-themed amusement park.
In 2021, a Maine photographer was flabbergasted to unearth a feline enigma: her kitten, seemingly afflicted, was a rare jewel—Lykoi, the elusive Wolf Cat. A name mirroring its mystery, wait till you learn of its canine-like tendencies!
Originally, handfasting was a humble engagement ritual. A few centuries—and scholarly misunderstandings—later, it became an elaborate Wiccan alternative to white Christian marriages.
Every great romantic comedy—from The Graduate to Shrek—features a melodramatic “I object” wedding scene. There’s a reason why real life rarely does. It’s got nothing to do with love—and everything to do with law.
A pagan wedding is commonly known as handfasting, but the handfasting is only a part of it. They also include circle closings and Claddagh rings, elemental invocations and off-the-wall vows. Oh, yes, broom-jumpings too!
Facing a shortage of cedars and no available land to grow new seedlings, medieval Japanese foresters developed a technique called daisugi. It allowed them to grow trees—on top of other trees!
In 1985, a black bear was found dead in northern Georgia. What made this discovery unusual was the cause of death—the bear had consumed a lethal amount of cocaine. The story of how it got its paws on the drugs is even more outlandish.
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