
Why I Hate Tweety
Why I hate Tweety Bird, from his treatment of Sylvester to his strange origins, boy-or-girl mystery, and the cartoons that make him look less innocent.

Why I hate Tweety Bird, from his treatment of Sylvester to his strange origins, boy-or-girl mystery, and the cartoons that make him look less innocent.

The 1947 classic The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is more than a romantic ghost story. Here’s what the movie changed from the novel and why Captain Gregg may be more controlling than protective.

Why is Halloween Is Grinch Night so strange? A look at the forgotten Grinch special, Euchariah, Max, Hans Conried and its surprising Emmy win.

Bela Lugosi, Jerry Lewis imitators, a gorilla suit and Hollywood controversy collide in this bizarre 1952 cult movie.

What if evil isn’t a thing at all, but the word we invented for what happens when one person meets their own needs by dominating another person’s life?

There is no evidence that Salem’s accused witches wore the stereotypical pointy hat. Here’s how fashion, prejudice, art and popular culture created the iconic witch hat.

Peanuts: Your Choice, Snoopy takes us back to 1967, when Snoopy, Woodstock and the Flying Ace were becoming the characters we know today.

Madeline Miller returns with Mestra, revisiting a forgotten Greek myth about family, survival, transformation and the power to resist impossible odds.

Old cookbooks weren’t always harmless. Some mixed food, medicine and household chemistry in ways that can make Grandma’s apple pie look downright safe.

During the Siege of Paris, starving Parisians ate zoo animals. Here’s the bizarre story behind elephant, camel and kangaroo appearing on a Paris menu.

That stupid little pocket in your jeans has a long history, from pocket watches and the real 5th pocket to its cheeky modern reputation as the condom pocket.

Why did missing children’s faces appear on milk cartons? We look at the strange history behind the campaign, the kids who recognized themselves, Milk Carton 2.0 and Canada’s famous milk bags.

When did 81 become young? A funny look at aging, retirement, baby boomers and how our idea of old age keeps changing.

Scratch-and-sniff was once everywhere, from Raspberries albums and MAD Magazine to John Waters’ Odorama. Now the strange little fad is making a comeback.

Matt Kirkland has a strange solution for giant books: chop them into smaller, manageable volumes. Chop the biggest books and why it might make sense.

Apple’s new iPhone Duo starts at $2,999 in Canada. Is it really one phone, or are we paying for two devices cleverly folded into one?

All Sections Alpha: The Making of Space: 1999 returns as a deluxe hardcover, expanding Tim Heald’s classic 1976 book with new history and insights.

Lalo Schifrin’s Dirty Harry and Coogan’s Bluff scores showcase jazz, rock, blues, and suspense, proving why he’s one of cinema’s greatest composers.

Richard Wilbur’s More Opposites and a Few Differences blends wit, poetry, and language play into a forgotten children’s classic worth rediscovering.

Sharks and Batteries is a hilarious board game where every choice is terrible, every move is risky, and escaping sharks or batteries is almost impossible.

Luno the White Stallion was a forgotten 1963 cartoon that helped shape modern kids’ adventure shows before disappearing into animation history.

Don’t Call It Art by Austin Kleon explores creativity, play, and rediscovering your inner child through art, curiosity, and joyful self-expression.

Leadbelly and Bound for Glory revisited. Explore the real stories behind Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie, their music, myths, struggles, and legacy.

Manual for How to Live Magnificently by Ernie Wang blends heartbreak, comedy, and loneliness into one unforgettable debut short story collection.

X-Men ’97 Season 2 trailer brings Apocalypse, time travel, Gambit grief, comic book callbacks, and wild 90s animated chaos to Disney+.

Weird Al’s banana synthesizer video sparks laughs, AI jokes, and a deep dive into why bananas became symbols of madness, comedy, and pop culture rebellion.

Grendizer returns in a stunning new comic series as Titan Comics revives Duke Fleed’s legendary mecha saga for a new generation of anime fans.

Sunday comics show how print newspapers collapsed while webcomics rose. From Schulz’s Peanuts empire to Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes, the legacy lives on today!!