What’s Happenin’
News, minigames, quotes, bad jokes, and the occasional cat…
Enjoy our line-up of word games, trivia games and puzzlers, available both online and as apps.
Happy birthday, Steve Martin!
The third season of Only Murders in the Building, the hit HULU mystery series starring Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short among others, started showing last week.
X Files
In July, three former members of the military testified before Congress about alien sightings, one going as far to say that the US has been secretly reverse-engineering UFOs.
Kissin’ Kuzzins Short
Cancelled before their time, these revivals of cult-classics are getting a second chance.
Move Your Vowels Minijuego
Record numbers of tourists are in Europe this summer. Along with the crowds come pickpockets. Monica Poli of Venice warning tourists: Attenzione, borseggiatrici! Attenzione, pickpocket! has become a social media meme of Summer 2023.
Move Your Vowels Mini
A study from 2021 found that subjects eating ice cream no more than 2 times/week were at a 12 percent lower risk of developing heart problems. Don't get too excited - most dieticians and scientists say it is best not to overindulge (on anything).
Kissin’ Kuzzins Short
The World Vegetable Center in Taiwan, which holds a collection of eight thousand seed samples of the Capiscum plant varieties, is trying to develop peppers resistant to anthracnose, a fungal infection that causes losses of around half a billion dollars per year (and is spreading because of climate change).
Lovin’ Leo Lion
People born under the fifth sign of the zodiac, Leo, are said to have natural leadership abilities.
Dog Days
The hot, sultry days of summer are in full swing. The Dog Days, which coincide with the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (aka the "Dog Star"), started on July 3 and will end on August 13.