The saying “See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil” is most famously represented by the Three Wise Monkeys: Mizaru covers his eyes: see no evil. Kikazaru covers his ears: hear no evil. Iwazaru covers his mouth: speak no evil. The best-known depiction appears in a 17th-century carving at the Tōshō-gū Shrine in Nikkō, Japan, although the underlying idea…
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The Royal Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things Clubs, organizations, and bureaucracies become obsessed with pointless activities
At their annual meeting, the Royal Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things the president proudly announced the year’s accomplishments, celebrating how members have successfully put more things on top of other things than ever before. Delegates enthusiastically applauded reports from various regions, except for the Staffordshire branch, which admitted it hadn’t put a single thing on top of…
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Amid Firework Cancellations, Colorado’s Mountain Towns Unveil Revolutionary Independence Day Plan Thousands of Cans of Whipped Cream Explode into the Sky
News | July 2026 COLORADO — With wildfire danger expected to reach historic levels and fireworks displays disappearing faster than free hot dogs at a community picnic, Colorado mountain towns announced what experts call “the most aggressively dairy-powered patriotic celebration in American history.” Gone will be the rockets’ red glare. Gone will be the bombs bursting in air. Instead, residents…
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Bowling’s New Violent Era Where family night becomes a full-contact sport
For most of its long and pleasantly uneventful life, bowling operated under one of the simplest formulas in all of organized recreation. A person selected a ball that felt reasonably comfortable, walked a few calm steps toward a gleaming wooden lane, and rolled it toward ten innocent pins waiting patiently sixty feet away. Sometimes the pins collapsed with a satisfying…
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The New Wave of Blockbusters They're not done with us yet
Hollywood has officially run out of fresh ideas. And to celebrate, it’s throwing a sequel party so loud it’s rattling popcorn machines. Lined up and ready for release are fifteen brand-new blockbusters, all proudly stitched together from cinematic legends you already know, quote, and reenact in grocery store lines. These are sequels they swore were finished, wrapped up, and emotionally…
