'The Forbidden Room' Might Be Closer Than You Think
Guy Maddin's latest is a patchwork of pastiches that ages and modifies film to emulate eras, styles and tropes to examine the oddities of the mind.
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Good Gourd! What's With All The Weird-Looking Squash?
Cinderella pumpkins just don't cut it for fall decor anymore. Squash and gourds come in all sorts of colors and sizes — and as far as consumers are concerned, the stranger, the better.
Belarusian Journalist Svetlana Alexievich Wins Literature Nobel
The investigative journalist is known for her in-depth exposes of the former Soviet Union, letting eyewitness accounts shed an unsettling light on tragedies.
The Sorrow And The Pity
In this game we ask our contestants to channel their best Mr. T impersonation and answer questions about things that rhyme with "fool."
No Expiration Date
Indie folk duo The Milk Carton Kids wishes you knew just how dark their band name is.
Elementary My Dear Emma Watson
We give clues from a film plus celebrity names for our contestants to combine.
Alone, Together
Jonathan Coulton sings clues about famously solitary people set to songs about being alone.
Disney Uncensored
In this game we uncover the dark secrets behind Disney's beloved animated films. We give a summary of the original story — guess the title of the watered-down Disney version.
Opposites Attract
The word "sanction" can mean both "to approve or permit" and "to punish." Weird, huh? It's an example of a contronym: a word that can be its own opposite, or have two contradictory meanings.
I Saw The Seinfeld
In this game we put our VIPs, The Milk Carton Kids, on the same team. Kenneth describes famous Seinfeld catchphrases to Joey, who must guess the line.