Posts by Matt Gilligan

Leave it to the anonymous artist known as Banksy to pull something like this off. At a recent Sotheby’s auction, Banksy’s piece “Girl with Balloon” sold for $1.4 million — three times higher than the artwork was supposed to fetch. However, the highest bidder was in for a big, surprise. A shredder was built into...

There are many regions across the country that make for spectacular foliage views during the fall. The Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina, all kinds of places in New England, etc. But a new video from a drone near Snowbasin Resort shows that Utah is just as beautiful as anywhere in the country. The bright,...

Everywhere you turn these days, you see “pumpkin spice” something. Lattes, beer, etc. It seems to be a national obsession. But if you think this trend is something from the last decade or so, you’re way off. In fact, pumpkin spice has been around for an incredible 3,500 years. Pumpkin spice is a combination of nutmeg,...

The “Mr. Nice Guys” in this article really aren’t very nice. In fact, they’re pretty shady dudes who put on a nice front in order to get things from people. We all know guys like the ones the AskReddit users are talking about here. 1. Creeper “When I was in college, there was this guy...

America’s teachers have to put up with a lot of bullsh*t. On top of the low pay and dealing with kids, throw in the parents for good measure! Sometimes, mom and dad behave worse than the kids. In this AskReddit thread, teachers share their tales of parents behaving badly. 1. Mom the thief “Work at...

Why on Earth do people think it’s okay to not tip servers and instead to give them some kind of bullsh*t “advice” or just write something snarky on the tip line on the receipt? It makes my blood boil, and I’m not even a waiter. Wait until you see some of the ludicrous things customers...

I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid, Nickelodeon’s Double Dare was 100%, absolutely, undeniably, the sh*t. And I raged with jealousy watching other youngsters appear on that show in particular. People on AskReddit who happened to appear on some of Nickelodeon’s game shows sounded off about what their experiences were like. 1....

Pizza: we all love it. Unless there’s something wrong with you, and you’re one of the .00001% of people on the planet who doesn’t love it for some reason. If you live in the U.S., statistics say you’ll eat roughly 6,000 slices of pizza in your life. I did the math and I’m currently on track...

Maybe cause it would mess up a good friendship? Maybe the person is a friend’s ex? There are many reasons – some good, some eh – why people turn down doing the deed with someone they actually want to sleep with. People on AskReddit admitted what stopped them from having sex with someone they were...

We all know that the plastic rings that hold our beloved six-packs together are terrible for the environment. They end up in oceans, and animals become caught in them and starve to death. I’ve even seen photos of turtles who got wrapped up in them, and the plastic totally changed their shapes. Overall, it’s an...

Conserve the Sound bills itself as “an online museum for vanishing and endangered sound,” and it’s exactly what the world needs right now. Daniel Chun and Jan Derksen are the brains behind the operation, and they’re committed to preserving sounds that are quickly disappearing from our everyday lives. Some examples include a rotary phone, typewriter keys,...

Fall is the creepiest time of year, and that’s a good thing! The leaves are changing colors, spooky Halloween decorations are everywhere, and you know you’re already getting your scariest costume ready for October 31. In the spirit of the season, here are the interesting origins behind 10 monsters, ghosts, and spooky things. 1. Jack-o’-lanterns What’s...

Who doesn’t love a cold beer at the end of a hard day (or a particularly stressful week)? Basically all of us do – beer culture is immensely popular in the U.S. and around the world right now. There seem to be breweries popping up on almost every street corner these days, and for good...

It all started when a Twitter user posted this video (with a little help from Shaq in the background). Let’s see how far this goes ? pic.twitter.com/0bNq4QY0qc — ? (@kay_dera) August 22, 2018 As of this writing, the video has been viewed over 3 million times and retweeted over 30,000 times. So what gives? Is...

I’ve always wondered if people were simply born bad or their environment made them that way. These stories form AskReddit users about some really bad kids make me believe that the former is true. What do you think? 1. Evil “I saw my 5 y/o neighbour kill a puppy for fun and then he tried...