by Kristin Palpini | Sep 11, 2017 | Articles, Bizarro Briefs, News, News of the Weird
Urine Town Massachusetts is home to so many agricultural fairs, it can be difficult to stand out during fair season, which we’re in the midst of right now. Setting themselves apart from the pack is the annual North Quabbin Garlic & Arts Festival in Orange, Mass.,...
by Dave Eisenstadter | Sep 7, 2017 | Articles, News, Newsletter
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation on Thursday announced that the creepy Mass Pike All Electronic Tolling project — those 16 camera-laden gantries above the highway — is a finalist in a national transportation competition. The statement they sent out asks...
by Dave Eisenstadter | Sep 5, 2017 | Articles, News, Wellness
Northampton resident Bob Flaherty, a radio personality on WHMP, was practicing for a golf tournament earlier this year when he missed the ball and hit the dirt. Pain shot through his arm; he thought he broke it. “I couldn’t do anything,” he said. “I figure I’m not...
by Dave Eisenstadter | Sep 5, 2017 | Articles, Bizarro Briefs, News, News of the Weird
Score One For The Peaceful Frog Dude White supremacists love Pepe the Frog, and have been using the cartoon character to promote their racist ideals, including through a children’s book. But the original creator of the frog, from whom white supremacists stole the...
by Dave Eisenstadter | Aug 28, 2017 | Articles, Between the Lines, News
Since the violence in Charlottesville (and Donald Trump’s equivocal response), much more attention is being paid to a topic that sparked the white supremacist August rally — taking down historical monuments and changing names that many people find offensive and...
