LEGO is ceasing production of the Star Wars Jabba's Palace playset at the end of this year amidst complaints from Austria's Turkish community that the building is "mosque-like" and the minifigs included give Muslims a bad rap. Things to complain about: apparently we're gettin... / Continue →

While the US Supreme court reviews Proposition 8, Jedis in Scotland are fighting their own fight, with the hopes that weddings officiated by followers of the 'Temple of the Jedi Order' are recognized by the country with the same equality as other religions. Completely unrelate... / Continue →

This is the Chemistree, an unorthodox Christmas tree made out of chemistry lab equipment and a bunch of different magic potions. "Those aren't magic potions." Oh I'm sorry, did you take the picture? "Well, no." So you have no way of knowing what they are, do you? "And neit... / Continue →

According to the most recent British census, Jedi is the most popular "other religion" choice in the country, and the seventh most popular religion overall (behind Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism and Buddhism). People identifying themselves as Jedis totaled 176... / Continue →

This is the Virgin Mary spotted in a cut log in Utah. The resemblance is pretty uncanny. And by uncanny I mean people need to get a grip and stop spazzing out over stuff like this. If I took a picture every time I saw something that resembled the Virgin Mary I would be a scr... / Continue →

Note: Story is satire (READ: FAKE). I just love rage and cussing so much I want it to be true. Plus duels. US Congressman Todd Akin accused Bill Nye of personally summoning God's wrath in the form of Hurricane Issac after Nye posting a video last week discussing why creation... / Continue →

Apparently an old lady in Spain took it upon herself to repair a valuable fresco of Jesus in a neighboring church. *eyeballing picture* AHHAHHAHHAHAHHAHHA! No word who ever told the old coot she had a lick of talent, but I think we can all agree they're the real criminal her... / Continue →

Remember the story I posted last year about millionaire Johan Huibers building a full size "biblical-scale" replica of Noah's ark after dreaming his homeland of Holland flooded? Well now it's complete, and ready to set sail for safety in the event of global warming. *eying pr... / Continue →

Niko Alm is an Austrian 'Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster' member who's spent the last three years battling his government for the right to wear a "religious" spaghetti strainer on his head in his driver's license photo. Why you'd do that I have no clue, but now I want o... / Continue →

This picture: I want it airbrushed on the side of my van. Because there's no such thing as ruining enough lives, evangelical broadcaster/ numerological nutjob Harold Camping has stated the rapture did in fact happen over the weekend, just "spiritually", and the end of the worl... / Continue →