It’s a concept of cosmic proportions. Nosh-talgic golden arches supporters have a new reason to be excited for the holidays. A crack team of McDonald’s buffs and industry insiders has offered intel on the burger chain’s top-secret spinoff restaurant CosMc’s that every fry fan’s been buzzing about. “The emphasis is going to be on taking … Read more
In the immortal, inspired words of that pickled Leo luminary and former postal employee Charles Bukowski, “Sex is kicking death in the a— while singing.” In that spirit of that particular song and under the stay indoors imperative of the winter season, we’re talking about the sex to have, porn to watch and approach to … Read more
Put on your cape, ready your leotard and get amped to vanquish the forces of evil my babies, we’re talking superheroes, superpowers and a film franchise that refuses to die. “The Marvels,” the 33rd installment in the lexicon of MCU films (term used lightly) hits theaters this Friday. “The Marvels,” continues the saga that began … Read more
With the sun in Scorpio and the fields fallow, ’tis the hallowed season of the witch and, thus, no finer time to explore the rich history of the outsider. From history, myth, folklore and fiction, we are casting an eye (of newt) toward witches that embody the archetype of each zodiac sign. Helping to guide … Read more
All Hallow’s Eve is upon us and with it a litany of ways to wile away the dark hours of the most haunted day of the year. While pagan practitioners may choose to kick it classic with a solemn celebration of Samhain and the boo averse will be battening down the hatches, we have a … Read more
Greek physician and service-oriented sage Hippocrates has been quoted as saying, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” On Oct. 24, we celebrate Hippo daddy’s decree with National Food Day. Revived by The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) in 2011, National Food Day recognizes healthy, affordable and sustainable sustenance, as well … Read more
Sometimes you feel like a nut, folks. Today is National Nut Day, a time to consume the seeds and pods that proliferate from the trees that loom above us. While nuts have been a staple of the human diet since time immemorial, bar nuts only gained steam in the last century and the use of … Read more
‘Tis the season of schnapps and cordials my friends. National Liqueur Day arrives on October 16 and with it the call to raise a glass and outstretch a pinkie. Not without irony, October 16 is also the birthday of fabled drunk, beloved author, apex Libra and tippler til the end, Mr. Oscar Wilde. The word “liqueur” … Read more
DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class. “I didn’t know ‘honors’ even existed,” he said. Tha was little when his family immigrated from Myanmar and, for much of his time in Dallas schools, he took … Read more
With cuffing season on the rise and costume sales at their peak, we are taking a look at the sexy role-play scenario that best suits each zodiac sign. Nervous about broaching the subject with your partner? Fear not. A 2018 survey commissioned by sex toy brand EdenFantasys revealed the kink positive tendencies of Americans — … Read more
Big ups to BFs. National Boyfriend Day arrives on Oct. 3, allowing us to recognize the ways our partners show up in relationships. It need not be a celebration of romantic partnership, but of platonic friendship as well. As National Today declares,” Although there’s no sole officially-credited source that initiated this important day, some smart … Read more
Pinkies out and bad breath exhaled, let us celebrate the bean of inspiration, the stimulant of the masses and the lubricant of capitalism, that gut-stirring, muddy water gasoline, holding the future in its grounds and leaving expedited bowel movements in its wake, the patron cup of early mornings and all-night diners … coffee. Pour it … Read more
She finds inspiration during her bathroom breaks. Bed-Stuy resident Caitlin Cook wrote an entire musical based on quotes she found scrawled on bathroom stalls. After college, the art history major grew tired of how pretentious that world could be, and became fascinated with bathroom graffiti. “I loved the idea that if you take all that … Read more
In the immortal words of kink positive Cancer king George Michael, “Sex is good. Not everybody does it/But everybody should/ Sex is natural, sex is fun.” In celebration of the joys of intimacy we’re talking foreplay. Foreplay is defined as any act that heightens sexual excitement, sets fire to desire and/or prolongs the toothsome tension … Read more
All hail the handheld. August 24, 2023 is National Burger Day where we as a country of division can come together, like two halves of the same sesame bun, to raise a sodium swollen fist in appreciation of America’s sandwich. Americans on average eat three hamburgers a week bringing our national total to nearly 50 … Read more
Happy National Tequila Day. Novelist, red head enthusiast and Cancer king Tom Robbins waxes poetic about the angel in agave, “Tequila, scorpion honey, harsh dew of the doglands, essence of Aztec, crema de cacti; tequila, oily and thermal like the sun in solution; tequila, liquid geometry of passion; Tequila, the buzzard god who copulates in … Read more
Famed ink artist Don Ed Hardy espoused, “A tattoo is an affirmation: that this body is yours to have and to enjoy while you’re here. Nobody else can control what you do with it.” Here, here Ed. For as long as humans have had bodies we’ve found ways to affirm ourselves through them. In Ancient … Read more
You want fries with that? The answer my dudes is a resounding, all caps YES, as there is perhaps no single comfort food more celebrated than the french fry; a humble marriage of starch and fat, crunch and salt. Not even the revelation that eating fried potatoes increases anxiety and depression can dissuade us. Ever … Read more
Pisces philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer espoused, “Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.” There is perhaps no thirstier example of this truth than HBO’S “The Idol,” the network’s over the top ode to synth moans and the under boob. Branded by critics as cringey … Read more
These pastries are going down in a glaze of glory. National Donut Day arrives June 2, 2023 hot, fresh and with a hole in the middle to cure the empty feeling that lives in all of us. Donut Day was conceived as a sacred day of observance by the Salvation Army, in 1938 the Chicago chapter … Read more