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...
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,...
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...
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...
How Robin Leach, for the sake of charity, spent more than he expected on art his granddaughter could have made. OK Whatever Britney Spears is painting on the veranda of a very large, ivy-covered house. Grecian columns and a tiered fountain buttressed with hedges loom...
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...
Part II People with body integrity identity disorder struggle with a desire to amputate their limbs or become disabled. This is the story of someone who followed through with that task — and what happened after. OK Whatever Sure, he might have half-a-leg less than...
How modeling photos a Canadian woman took as a teen have continuously popped up in unexpected places over the last 15 years. OK Whatever “Shhh. Don’t tell anyone. This is our little secret.” That’s what the image of Lauren Gulyas seems to be saying, her pointer finger...
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...
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...
What’s it like hunting for spirits in a 134-year-old Victorian house. OK Whatever It’s almost 10 p.m. on a Saturday night and I’m sitting in pitch-black darkness inside a Victorian house in East Oakland. There’re about 15 other people here — each of whom paid the...
The tantric healing modality is supposed to release tension through your vagina. But it was more like getting finger-banged by a stranger. OK Whatever It was the middle of the day on a Monday and I was lying on my bed topless, wearing only black undies. A man who was...