Cait Corrain’s debut novel, A Crown of Starlight, has been pulled by her publisher after allegations of 1-star author-review bombing on Goodreads. What a world we live in! The post How to kill a book deal by Cait Corrain appeared first on Cultrface. | Continue reading

Back in 2007, design studio Buro North created this eco-friendly Christmas tree. It was made from environmentally aware ingredients, flat-packed, and sustainable since it won’t shed or otherwise deteriorate. Of course, it wasn’t actually green and many people—myself included—prob … | Continue reading

Today I learnt that Henry VIII didn’t write Greensleeves and that it was a “romantic myth”: The piece is based on an Italian style of composition that did not reach England until after Henry’s death, making it more likely to be Elizabethan in origin. Alison Weir, Henry VIII: The … | Continue reading

It’s customary to leave out a mince pie and a glass of milk for Santa and a carrot for Rudolph on Christmas Eve night. While I’ll sidestep the part where none of the other reindeer get anything despite doing more work collectively than Rudolph, I wondered: can Rudolph eat a raw c … | Continue reading

You may know it as monosodium glutamate (MSG) but umami is one of the most popular flavours in the world. Atlas Obscura tracked its journey around the world, its name origins, and dispelled myths over what umami actually is: Umami comes from molecules found in meat (inosinate), p … | Continue reading

‘Mermaid and Pirate‘ (Bookshop link) is children’s book by Tracey Baptiste and tells the story of a Black mermaid and a Black pirate who become friends who understand each other despite not speaking the same language. Great for establishing the advantages of friendship, especiall … | Continue reading

In the newest episode of Homogenised Logos, Eddie Bauer has entered the ring by replacing its cursive wordmark with an all-caps sans-serif logo. CEO Tim Bantle’s reasoning was influenced by the younger generation and their apparent inability to understand cursive? Though Bantle a … | Continue reading

A very funny meme related to Mary and Joseph and his resentment towards her being chosen by God to bear His child (you know, Jesus Christ) and the Immaculate Conception that followed. While none of that is mentioned in the actual meme, it’s worth knowing the context. Shout to my … | Continue reading

Screenshots of the popular video game Spider-Man 2 are now circulating around the internet. Thanks to some stellar art direction and a robust photo mode from Insomniac Games, these screenshots are a marvel — but there’s one problem: There’s TOO DAMN MANY of them. This is NOT what … | Continue reading

While sifting through Language Log’s archives for blogs on The Element of Style, written and revised by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White (respectively), I stumbled upon a post titled ‘Room For Debate on Strunk and White‘ by Geoffrey K. Pullum and this funny quote: You know (can … | Continue reading

Today is the 110th anniversary of Carmen Amaya’s birth. She was a Spanish-Romani flamenco dancer and widely considered as the greatest of all time. Her rapid footwork became iconic, earning her fans across Latin America. She eventually settled in Buenos Aires and founded her own … | Continue reading

Día de Muertos or “Day of the Dead” is a holiday celebrated predominately in Mexico and by people of Mexican heritage around the world. It takes place on 1st–2nd November, although it can stretch as far back as 31st October or as late as 6th November if you live in Yucatan. The h … | Continue reading

As Black History Month in the UK is coming to a close, I wanted to give another shout out to a Black British person and that is Chris Day. Chris Day is quite possibly Britain’s only Black glassblower (or “certainly the only one that the artist is aware of”). Growing up in the Wes … | Continue reading

Previously on The USA is Not a Serious Country — A Monkey-Themed Banana Holder Is Tearing a Texas City Apart: “I believe the mayor has some racist tendencies that I think should be really alarming to the citizens he claims to represent,” Brian Thompson, one of two Black members o … | Continue reading

YouTube’s recommendation engine throws up all kinds of randomness when you watch enough videos of a certain type. Eventually, it decided to show me videos of some dude making grilled cheeses. And I watched more. And more. And now I’m obsessed. The “dude” in question is called Che … | Continue reading

That’s it. Just Steve Harvey in an orange suit. The clip is from Family Feud where people were the contestants were asked to name the top 6 things your friends dared you to eat as a kid. I gotta say, I like the orange suit on him so props to his stylist and his tailor. … Continue … | Continue reading

Some of these shots from the 2023 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition are phenomenal. Spoiler alert: the winning photo was a shot of an optic nerve. The close-up of a tarantula fang was also cool. The post Incredible shots from the 2023 Nikon Small World Photomicrograp … | Continue reading

Pepper X is now officially the hottest chili pepper in the world, according to Guinness World Records. It’s a small, yellow-green pepper and measures an average of 2.693 million Scoville Heat Units (SHUs), beating the classic Carolina Reaper, which averaged 1.64 million SHUs. And … | Continue reading

Our Frasier Remake is an amazing art project created by more than 130 filmmakers, animators, and fans from 11 countries around the world, all coming together to recreate one Frasier episode. Each creative was tasked with making one frame for the remake, like a vibrant patchwork q … | Continue reading

For It’s Nice That, Yaya Azariah Clarke examined the creative industry’s responses to the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, 3 years on. She spoke to a variety of Black creatives, including brothers Akil and Seth Scafe-Smith and Melissa Haniff, who run an interdisciplinary coll … | Continue reading

$2 for a “gourmet” burger? Count me in! Joshua Weissman went through the steps to make it but on closer inspection, it’s gonna cost more than $2 for many of us (and I’m not talking about exchange rates). The reason I say this is because Joshua makes his own buns and has the kind … | Continue reading

Palestine is vibrant nation with a rich cultural history that is unfortunately known more for conflicts with colonisers than its individual culture. Here are some facts about the Middle Eastern state. The history of Palestine Admin stuff Food and drink The arts Sport Nature and g … | Continue reading

The Modern Nonna made this awesome “Big Mac taco” and you can too with her recipe. And for non-meat eaters, I’m sure you could substitute the beef for a meat alternative of your choice. I don’t know how it’d affect the cooking but if you try, leave a comment! Burger related: How … | Continue reading

Today is the first day of Black History Month in the UK so to commemorate that, I wanted to give shout outs to various Black British people. The first is Sir William Arthur Lewis. Sir William Arthur Lewis was a Saint Lucian economist who was the first (and, as of 2023, only) Blac … | Continue reading