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Friday, May 08, 2026
Thursday, May 07, 2026
The Eerie Story That Inspired a Horror Show
Derek and Maria Broaddus bought a house in Westfield, New Jersey, in 2014. They immediately started renovations to get the house ready for they and their three children to move into, They also started getting eerie letters from an anonymous writer. The letters revealed that someone had them under surveillance, and intended to keep watching them. The letters continued and became more threatening, and the Broaddus family delayed moving in.
Their story was published on an internet blog in 2018, and was eventually made into a TV show, The Watcher, which ran for seven episodes in 2022. Weird History gives us the rundown on what happened and some speculation about why it happened. No perpetrator has ever been identified. But you might want to watch something a little more benign to clear your head after hearing what the Broaddus family went through.
The Edge of Destiny
Last week, Saturday Night Live had a skit that was supposedly a riff on 1980s nighttime soap operas. But it was really about the joy of seeing someone awkwardly being thrown down the stairs. It was just plain goofy. But even funnier is how they did it.
I''m glad they decided to share that with us.
Tech Woes
I ran across this old Bitstrips comic from back in the day. It's at least 15 years old, because that's when PAgent abandoned his blog. Bitstrips started in 2007. I can't recall what was wrong with my computer, but I had obviously written about it somewhere. It was probably obsolete. I can rarely get a computer to last more than five years, which is a darn shame. I have a vacuum cleaner that is 75 years old and works fine.
A Dog's Purpose
Dogs are bred for different jobs, and it shows.
— George (@retiredsurgassist.bsky.social) May 5, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Wednesday, May 06, 2026
The Many Components That Went Into "Bohemian Rhapsody"
You know the song, you love the song, but you've never heard it like this. David Hartley shows us how "Bohemian Rhapsody" was constructed by giving us many of the delicious isolated tracks. (via Damn Interesting)
This Grandma Has Nothing Nice To Say About Her Cat
They named him Trigger because he trigger's grandma's ire. he's bothersome, he gets in her hair, he gets into everything in the kitchen. The best line here is "the damage is done." Yeah, she's got plenty of other good ones.
On the Radioactivity of Bananas
The What If? series by Randall Munroe and Henry Reich tackles theoretical questions seriously, no matter how dumb they seem on the surface. In list of fun facts, we often run across how bananas are radioactive. It's true, but how radioactive are they? And if we could extract that radioactivity, how many bananas would it take to power, say, a home?
Bananas, as you know, are safe to eat. Radioactivity is a matter of scale. This video looks at that scale, and determines that the radioactivity from them isn't worth the hassle of harnessing. You could produce more energy by burning the bananas. But the best way to get energy from a banana is to eat it! Just be aware of the danger- and don't slip on the peel.
US Passports Come in Five Colors
Did you know that there are five colors for US passports? I've never seen one that isn't blue. But there are also black, gray, maroon, and purple passports, each belonging to a different class of Americans. The purple one is the one you want to avoid. Meanwhile, look for the many humorous easter eggs in this video. (via Boing Boing)
Miss Cellania's Links
Ripple bugs, and the robot they inspired.
The 15 Strangest Reality TV Shows Ever Made.
Things My Students Have Said: Pregnancy Test Edition.
"A Sort of Limbo": A Visit to the Hangover Mining Company. More about the haunted airport here.
How to say "Trump" in American Sign Language.
How A ‘60s Nuclear Protest Movie Picked Up Where Ed Wood Left Off. You can see the full movie, but if the lack of dialogue bothers you, the MST3K version is here, beginning 23 minutes in.
Photos of 100 Years of Wedding Dresses, 1878 to 1977.
The 8 Best Wizard of Oz Adaptations, Ranked.
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