When Marketing Cars To Women, Creepy Anonymous Letters Aren’t Your Best Bet (Cruel Weird Awful 26)

In 1994, an ad campaign for a car company somehow misjudged its ad campaign so badly that the whole effort landed the company in court.

By |2024-08-24T07:08:12-04:00August 24, 2024|Categories: Cruel Weird Awful, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

How A Christmas Card Gave Us “It’s A Wonderful Life” (Cool Weird Awesome 1151)

Today in 1946, the release of the movie “It’s A Wonderful Life.” It took a while for the movie to win its spot in the top ranks of holiday films - and the story on which the movie is based also took a little while to make its way into the world. 

By |2023-12-20T09:16:10-05:00December 20, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Literally, It’s A Metal Guitar (Cool Weird Awesome 180)

This is a guitar that will literally help you nail a solo: maker and woodworker Tim Sway built a guitar out of reclaimed nails, which he calls the "Tetanuscaster."

By |2023-11-27T10:29:31-05:00November 27, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Merry Christmas, Emporium! Here are some “It’s a Wonderful Life” memes for you

Got up early on Christmas Eve and made these. Every time you share one, an angel gets its wings.

By |2013-12-24T07:30:03-05:00December 24, 2013|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , |
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