“Robot Dogs With Tech Moguls Faces on Them Poop NFTs” Is Somehow Not a Madlibs Headline
Basel attendees report emotional whiplash, olfactory confusion, and mild existential leakage.
Drew Curtis
British Town’s AI-Generated Christmas Murals Are Nightmare Fuel
Christmas cheer meets Flemish fever dream, and the results have too many joints.
Drew Curtis
Facebook Joke Becomes Public Art, Then Becomes Missing Mannequin Case
Officials remain puzzled how an object with zero muscles staged the town’s greatest escape.
Drew Curtis
Düsseldorf Museum Launches “Grumpy Guide” Tour
Finally, a docent who curates your self-esteem. Google it, I’ll wait. Sigh.
Drew Curtis
Real or Really Fake? Van Gogh Painting is Debated
In order of importance: Is it cake? No. Is it an authentic Van Gogh piece? Maybe.
Gabe Herman
Mystery Pinecone Mandala in Massachusetts Sparks Wild Theories Online
Anyone who’s ever read a fairy tale or watched a slasher movie knows some messed-up stuff goes down in the woods. This latest example from Waltham, Massachusetts, is no exception.
Missy Baker
Dish It Out: New Banksy Street Art Quickly Removed by Masked Group
A satellite dish depicting a wolf howling was taken down from a London roof in broad daylight, providing further publicity for the work and artist.
Gabe Herman
A Rinehart-Knock Life: Fragile Australian Billionaire Takes Extreme Offense to ‘Unflattering’ Painting
We’re not saying she overreacted… but we’re not not saying it.
Katie Compa
Throne Out: Ladies-Only Museum Adds Toilet to Keep Men from Visiting
An Australian museum is installing a toilet inside one of its exhibits in order to legally keep men out.
Missy Baker
A Model Employee: 95-Year-Old Woman Finds Life-Sized Sculpture of Herself
A former New York City seamstress and her family tracked down a life-sized tribute to her commissioned by her boss, who wasn’t even her dad, so you know she was good.
Katie Compa
California Man Fights Municipal Powers That Be by Immortalizing His Boat on a Fence
After a California city notified a resident that his fishing boat might be an eyesore, he said “I’ll show you an eyesore,” using the city’s own rules (and flawless trompe-l’oeil technique) to just barely comply. We stan a petty king.
Katie Compa
Multitasking Artist Is Making the Rest of Us Look Bad
Dutch illustrator Rajacenna van Dam has gained popularity by drawing up to ten images simultaneously, using both hands and both feet, while many people can’t even talk and drive at the same time.
Gabe Herman
Art for the People (Well, Two of Them): New Mexico Couple Potentially Responsible for Multiple ‘80s Art Heists
A New Mexico couple was found to have a priceless masterpiece hanging in their bedroom for decades. Maybe it was an attempt at performance art?
Katie Compa
Bless Me, Father, for I Have Listened: Catholic Church Defrocks Chatbot Priest After Unreliable Answers
A Catholic organization programmed an AI priest named “Father Justin” to inform curious visitors about Catholic doctrine. Sounds pretty cool—until you hear his advice.
Katie Compa
