Scary Stories
NPR has four of 'em up, including a good 'un by Neil Gaiman. All of them are 30 seconds long.
Wes Phillips
The Moby Quotient
Bill Wyman (no, not that one) calculates the sell-out factor for when musicians whore out—um, I mean, lease—their muse.
In Search of the Perfect Cure
I was raised in Virginia, so for me, the perfect ham is a Smithfield-cured ham. I think I was 21 before I ever tasted that bland concoction sold at delis as "ham." It might be pork, but ham it am't.
You'll Lose Your Trousers With the Depreciation
Jeremy Clarkson rightly rogers the Volvo S80 SE Sport. This is auto reviewing as a contact sport.
Smells Like Herr Hitler
Tony Perrottet tells us that Spike Jones was closer to being right than we suspected.
The Death Clock
Good news! You're going to die—want to find out when?
Missing Black Holes Located
They're always in the last place you look.
iPod Death Clock
Oh boy! Your iPod is going to die, too. Want to know when?
A Cat Can Look at a King
And Huck will stare at you for hours attempting to convince you it's kibble time.
Not Golden, Pointed!
Dr. Lajos Nagy offers cosmetic surgery that shapes your pinnae to points. Why? I'll let the good doctor tell you.