Sunday, April 19, 2026

Odd Culture News

Ever wonder how a tiny village celebrates New Year with fire-walking rituals? Or why an entire city shuts down for a festival of giant puppets? Our Culture section dives into the quirkiest traditions, customs, and trends that make the world wonderfully weird.

Tennessee Goes Nuclear on Pride Month

Somewhere, a rainbow just got replaced with a stock photo from 1957.

Drew Curtis

North Korean Applicant for Remote Crypto Job Refuses To Repeat the Phrase ‘Kim Jong Un Is a Fat Ugly Pig.’

Drew Curtis

Japan’s Fertility Festival Rises Again

Drew Curtis

5 Places to Hide Easter Eggs To Make Your Kids Better People

Jason Salmon

More Odd Culture News

Florida Fails To Ban Cousin Marriage After Busy Session of Banning Everything Else

Cousin marriage ban dies in session gridlock after being quietly attached to a bill about dental hygienist lasers and marijuana dispensary setback requirements.

Drew Curtis

Iowa County Supervisor Discovers Word Has Racist Meaning; Remains Skeptical

Area man shocked that “things we’ve always said on the farm” are not a recognized legal defense.

Drew Curtis

New Call-A-Boomer Line Pops up in Boston

Perfect for college students who want to have a conversation on speaker phone about what it was like to buy a house for $50,000.

Drew Curtis

First Post! Ancient Graffiti Tagger Traveled From India to Egypt So Everyone Knew He’d Been There

Two millennia before Instagram, one traveler was already leaving aggressively minimalist travel reviews.

Drew Curtis

Palantir Provides Nicotene Pouches to Workers To Boost Productivity

Because nothing says "surveillance-tech contractor" like getting your workforce chemically dependent on company property.

Drew Curtis

Microsoft Bans the Word “Microslop”, Inadvertently Creates a Viral Marketing Campaign

One forbidden nickname, infinite screenshots, and absolutely zero chill.

Drew Curtis

Study Recommends Changing Your Underwear Every Six Months 

Finally, science catches up to what the rest of us have been doing since college.

Drew Curtis

Denmark Refuses To Participate in Global Sex Recession, Cites “Vibes”

Turns out free tuition, private apartments, and government-approved horniness is a surprisingly potent cocktail.

Drew Curtis

Shia LaBeouf’s Mardi Gras Bar Crawl Enters Fifth Day; New Orleans Not Expected To Recover Before Lent

Transformers star proves he can, in fact, transform... into 'That Guy at the Bar'.

Drew Curtis

Cuba: Close, but No Cigar Festival

Cuba postpones luxury tobacco gala to "preserve excellence," but there’s more to it than that.

Drew Curtis

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