Foglio-adjacent, sad news. Passing of reclusive author Barry Hughart, "The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox" which was illustrated by Kaja Foglio. Barry Hughart American fantasy writer dead at age 85
The Banzai Institute: "It was 35 years ago today that Dr. B. Banzai, while conducting a supersonic test of his remarkable Jet Car, breached the dimensional barrier with his experimental Oscillation Overthruster and made contact with the 8th dimension. Congratulations to Dr. Banzai, as well as to the filmmaking team that documented this extraordinary event."
Poisson d'Avril! No mean pranks please, just weirdness. Here's a classic from the BBC, playing it completely straight in 1957. BBC: Spaghetti-Harvest in Ticino