OK Whatever Articles

Snooping Around Nicolas Cage’s San Francisco House

Could I learn more about my favorite actor by poking around his old Victorian mansion? OK Whatever I know a lot about Nicolas Cage. I know, for example, that he has a fondness for flamboyant jackets. He’s worn zebra-striped blazers on dinner dates and gold leather...

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The Drug That Makes You Spend All Your Money

Abilify treats depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, but it can also lead to compulsive gambling, shopping, eating, and sex.  OK Whatever Last week, Fareed Khalil* bought a figurine for $150. The week before that, he spent a similar amount on a...

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Visiting Dead Relatives on Google Street View

Google Maps is meant to look up addresses, but it can also provide a window into the lives of the recently deceased. OK Whatever Three years after her grandparents’ deaths, 19-year-old Luisa Hoenle looked up their old house on Google Maps. Feeling nostalgic if not a...

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Will the Original Bob Ross Painting Please Stand Up?

In the market for a genuine piece of artwork by the iconic artist? Good luck. (You’ll need it.) OK Whatever Bob Ross was a mythical unicorn. From his perfectly coiffed and permed hair to his gentle demeanor and ASMR voice, there was nobody else like him on TV for...

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The Cartoonification of Florida Man

A daily comic series inspired by the antics of Florida’s zaniest denizens — and the bizarre headlines they help create.  OK Whatever Everyday is “Florida Man Day” in Florida.  Translation: People regularly do crazy and headline-grabbing things in that...

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Guerrilla Public Service Can Make the World a Better Place

Regular people are taking it upon themselves to make fixes and repairs around their cities, from cutting back overgrowth to filling in potholes. OK Whatever The next time you walk through your neighborhood, observe your surroundings. At a glance, everything might...

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Why Would You Fake Having Cancer?

A lymphoma survivor investigates disease scamming — a growing trend of faking health tragedies to rake in donations. OK Whatever Most people didn’t know that I had cancer. They didn’t know why I stopped going to school or why I was suddenly absent from basketball...

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Going to a Witch Dance on Halloween

How a sect of politically active, feminist neopagans try to make the world a better place, one night a year. OK Whatever The setting was incongruous. They were in a midcentury auditorium in Richmond, California, with wooden flip-up seats and the faded lines of an old...

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