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- The Potter Games Are Coming
- 14 Retro Pop Culture Lunch Boxes You Should Be Eating Out Of Right Now
- Sunday Cute: Meet Yoda, the World’s Ugliest Dog
- Creepy Things That Seem Real But Aren’t: The Eon 8 Project
- Unexpected Places to Find David Bowie
| Posted: 03 Jul 2011 08:50 AM PDT Fans of The Hunger Games and Harry Potter have noticed the mysterious hashtag #ThePotterGames, which leads to an even more mysterious website with a countdown to July 11. Do I know what it is? Yes — but I can’t reveal anything right now. Suffice to say it’s an exciting project that Crushable’s gotten involved in, designed for fans of both series as well as newcomers. Theories on what the project is about abound on Twitter and Facebook — join the conversations and check back in on the official site daily. I think my favorite bit of buzz is the reaction video one girl recorded on YouTube: Related posts: Post from: Crushable  |
| 14 Retro Pop Culture Lunch Boxes You Should Be Eating Out Of Right Now Posted: 03 Jul 2011 08:50 AM PDT Some people think that after a certain age, it’s cooler to carry your lunch in a plain, boring, “grown-up” receptacle. Don’t believe them. They are WRONG. Remember how awesome it was getting a new lunch box when you were a kid? That feeling never goes away, so why not indulge it by getting yourself one of these spectacular retro pop culture lunch boxes? Technically speaking, these guys now go by the name “tin totes,” but they’re not fooling anyone. Let your inner five-year-old out, because, I mean, it’s LUNCH TIME! Related posts: Post from: Crushable 14 Retro Pop Culture Lunch Boxes You Should Be Eating Out Of Right Now  |
| Sunday Cute: Meet Yoda, the World’s Ugliest Dog Posted: 03 Jul 2011 07:15 AM PDT
And as a bonus, here’s a clip of Yoda falling off the stage and getting caught by a leg. Awwwww. Happy Sunday! Related posts: Post from: Crushable Sunday Cute: Meet Yoda, the World’s Ugliest Dog  |
| Creepy Things That Seem Real But Aren’t: The Eon 8 Project Posted: 02 Jul 2011 02:40 PM PDT
You find a timer. It’s counting down. You don’t know why, and you don’t know what to. But something is going to happen when that timer hits zero– and it won’t be good. So what do you do? Take a look inside the event that most call: THE EON 8 PROJECT In December of 2005, a website launched. Simple in its design, the main page featured only an image, a handful of links, and– strangely– a timer. As the timer counted down, certain “projects” were “deployed.” The site was believed to be a part of some sort of global phenomenon, but it raised many more questions than it answered. What exactly was Eon 8? Who was running it? Was it a government program? Part of the military? Viral marketing? Terrorists at work? What were Projects X21-B and Z-Theta9 and what happened when they were deployed? And, perhaps most importantly, to what was the timer counting down? In the days following its launch, Eon 8 attracted much attention. In addition to the timer page, it also had a page documenting deployment logs for Projects X21-B and Z-Theta9 as well as a deployment tracker. The deployment log puzzled most; it contained some form of raw data displayed in strings of letters and numbers, but no one was quite sure what the data meant or where it was coming from. The tracker, on the other hand, was of particular interest: It displayed a map of the world dotted with red markers, which was presumably where these mysterious projects had been deployed. The markers were largely focused on cities and other densely populated areas. This did not bode well for those of us who lived in those locations. But as with everything else contained on the site, we didn’t know what the information meant or where it was coming from. Many believed it to be part of something evil, and numerous attempts to hack or shut down the site were made; however, none were successful. Clicking on the project or login links on the main page prompt the user to input a user ID and a password, which invariably the user didn’t have; inputting unverified information resulted in a warning and a prompt to “consult C22:S13 of your handbook” for further instructions. Any attempts to hack the site or shut it down failed. Furthermore, any user who visited the site had their IP address logged on a security page, where all visiting users were filed under one of two categories: Approved referrers and unapproved referrers. The approved list held only two domains, both of which were associated with Eon 8 itself; the unapproved list, however, spanned pages. And here is where the plot thickened: The unapproved list revealed something that most users did not want to see. Somewhere buried in the middle of the list were these two domains: The U.S. Department of Defense. The Pentagon. Not even the U.S. government knew what Eon 8 was, which opened up a whole new set of terrifying possibilities. If Eon 8 wasn’t a U.S. program, then who was running it? A number of people thought it had links to a terrorist cell working within the U.S., and given the political climate of the world, this was perhaps not an unreasonable assumption– though it was quite alarming. The idea of unknown technology in the hands of our own government was frightening enough, but now, we knew that anyone could have it. And we still didn’t know what it did. And that timer kept ticking down. A handful of people did the math and deduced that the Eon 8 timer was counting down to July 1, 2006. Many believed it would be the end of the world– not by biblical means, perhaps, but by weapons or war or some other real-life tragedy. All we could do in the meantime, though, was watch and wait. And at midnight on July 1, the timer finished its final countdown, we hit the Zero Hour, and… Related posts: Post from: Crushable Creepy Things That Seem Real But Aren’t: The Eon 8 Project  |
| Unexpected Places to Find David Bowie Posted: 02 Jul 2011 01:15 PM PDT
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You may have heard of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest that takes place each year in Petaluma, CA. The contest has been sponsored by 
Creepy Things That Seem Real But Aren't is a series that explores modern urban legends, bringing you a new tale each week.
Weird confession: I find David Bowie endlessly fascinating. Somehow, over his long and impressive career, he’s managed to make himself into something more than just a guy who happens to make really good music: He’s actually become a concept. This is a terribly impressive feat; it’s the same reason I’m so interested in Lady Gaga and Freddie Mercury. But beyond his essential Bowieness, Bowie has the additional strange ability to pop up in places you’re not expecting him to be. I don’t know how he does it. It’s like magic. And you’d think I would have stopped being surprised by this by now, but I haven’t. It still gets me every time. Interested in going Bowie-hunting? Here’s a hand guide to the unexpected places you might be able to find him:
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