Crying Artist

Controversy recently struck the General Theologial Seminary in New York after it invited an artist to perform in the college chapel. Details from Church Times:


I know some people can cry on command, but for five hours?

The Episcopalian community thought the event sounded way too weird, forcing the seminary to cancel the performance before it happened.

Posted By: Alex - Sun Apr 14, 2024 - Comments (2)
Category: Religion, Performance Art, Sadness

Albert Clark Reed, Disappearing Rocket Scientist

Foto source.

Read the full story here.

Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 13, 2019 - Comments (1)
Category: Ambiguity, Uncertainty and Deliberate Obscurity, Bad Habits, Neuroses and Psychoses, Eccentrics, Science, 1950s, Sadness

Liver, Bacon and Pineapple

Yes? No? For breakfast? Undecided until you try some? Let us know!

Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 09, 2019 - Comments (4)
Category: Annoying Things, Antisocial Activities, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Delusions, Fantasies and Other Tricks of the Imagination, Dreams and Nightmares, Food, 1960s, Nausea, Revulsion and Disgust, Sadness

Chuck’s Departure

Naturally, when Chuck informed Alex and me earlier of his decision to retire, we were heartbroken--just as all of his readers are showing themselves to be.

And yet, once the dust of that explosive announcement settled, Alex and I realized--just as all of his readers must--that Chuck's long, invaluable, joyous service would remain forever an inspiration, and that no one deserved more accolades and more congratulations and more good wishes for a long and fruitful post- NOTW lifetime than he did! So, Chuck, please consider those warm feelings and congratulations delivered in spades!

Of course, after all this, Alex and I still faced the question of whether to keep Weird Universe going. We decided to give it a go, for as long as readers keep coming and seem to enjoy what we do.

The blog has not been diminished by one-third, but by more like fifty percent, with Chuck's departure. So I guess Alex and I will just have to try to fill those large shoes to some degree.

Thanks to one and all--but most of all, to Chuck, whose idea it was to do Weird Universe in the first place!

Posted By: Paul - Sun Jun 04, 2017 - Comments (18)
Category: Weird Universe, Alex, Chuck, Paul, Sadness

Happy the Cowboy Ventriloquist Dummy

"Happy" looks anything but, as if he's battling the DTs. Does his cigarette really emit smoke?

Original ad here. (Page 35.)

Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 09, 2016 - Comments (7)
Category: Puppets and Automatons, 1950s, Sadness

What A Waste

In 2003 800,000 gallons of Jim Beam was spilled into a retention pond and ignited by a lightening strike causing a fire tornado to form. Not sure why UPI reran the story of the firenado except that it was the 12th anniversary of the event. The fire show is definitely worth a view though.

Posted By: Alex - Sat Sep 05, 2015 - Comments (5)
Category: Destruction, 2000s, Alcohol, Sadness

The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot

What!?! A bummer Christmas song with no happy ending?!? "Last year's broken toys..." Pathetic!

Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 21, 2012 - Comments (3)
Category: Holidays, Tragedy and Pathos, Children, 1930s, Fictional Monsters, Sadness