spongmonkey: though not a cultural shibboleth for myself personally, this history of the Quiznos’ submarine sandwich franchise’s mascot was an interesting object lesson in internet culture—via Miss Cellania
backmasking: fun with that portrait animation application, via Super Punch
puce chintz alert: a truly cursed McMansion built in 1978
micro-face: a fascinating, multistage look at the process of acquiring a super hero with the Planet Money podcast
garage mahal: vlogger pays house-calls to the ostentatiously wealthy, asks what they do for a living
previous tenants: buildings that used to be a Blockbuster video rental shop—in the tradition of This Used to be a Pizza Hut—via Things Magazine