Halloween Missed Connections: Broken Hearts & Walks of Shame

Oh, I love it. Halloween is just the gift that keeps on giving. Once the sun comes up and the tape holding your costume together starts to unstick, everyone takes stock of the night before (and the morning after)....

James Miller: Arrested for DUI While Dressed as Breathalyzer

James Miller, an 18-year-old Ohio student, was arrested for DUI after driving the wrong way down a one-way street. James Miller was dressed up as a breathalyzer, ironically enough, and had a bunch of IDs with him, as well as an open can of beer as he drove. On the real-life...

Dark Knight Alive

Ha! Ha! It pays to play the devil and live to tell the story as the dark knight alive.Ask famous British actor Christopher Lee.At 87,Christopher has marked a special milestone in his long life playing the evil...

Man dressed as a sheep set alight on train

A football fan dressed as a sheep had to be taken to hospital after his costume was set alight. Other fans and passengers on the train said the man ran through the carriage on fire. Some tired to help by...

The Ultimate Trick-or-Treating Treasure: Candy from the Capitol

Candy from the Capitol was the ultimate trick-or-treating treasure for more than 2,000 kids who were invited to the White House for a spectacular trick-or-treating event. The White House and Department of Education...

Trick or Treat Times Halloween 2009: Daylight Savings Time Change

Today is Halloween, October 31st and many people are asking when trick or treating starts, but is there actually a start time for trick or treating? Generally it depends on how old your children are,  and what...

Trick or Tweet on Twitter Changes Your Background

Twitter has a neat little trick (or treat) depending how you look at it, today to celebrate Halloween! It's a bit specific though so listen up... If you tweet #trick or #treat from your Twitter homepage, but just...

Halloween Playlist for 2009: Not Your Typical Terror Tracks

So for all the loyal NowPublic readers, contributors, et al. I wanted to provide an alternative playlist for Halloween 2009. We've got the classics, of course, but I wanted to inject a little funk into this list....

Halloween Parades 2009: NYC, Chicago, LA, San Francisco Photos

Here is a round-up of some of the biggest Halloween Parades taking place across the United States on Halloween, October 31st. The biggest parade is probably the New York City Halloween parade, which kicks off at...

Is it 42% less fun in 2009?

The mysterious Mustache Commander, of StreetWars and Rental Car Rally fame, just published a post on his blog about whether people are having less fun in 2009.  He thinks it all has to do with the slumping economy, causing people to lose their financial ability to go out...

Celebrities' Halloween Costumes 2009: Photos of Celebrity Outfits

Us normal folk are not the only ones who like to dress up for Halloween, our favorite celebrities can also get in to the spirit of things with creative costumes. So let's take a look at some of the celebrity...

A History of Halloween: All Hallows Eve, When Did Halloween Start

Halloween takes place on October 31st, but what is the history of Halloween and where did the term All Hallows Eve come from? The history of the term Halloween is a shortened version of All Hallows' Even,...

Halloween Parade 2009: NYC Gets Ready: Ghost Walks, Hallow Meme

New York City is getting ready for the 2009 Halloween Parade, which goes up 6th Avenue from Spring Street to 21st Street. (Parade Route for Halloween Parade NYC) This is the place to see the most outlandish...

'Youth forget to pray for saints, dead'

" "Sometimes they are already tired from attending a Halloween party the whole day that come November 1 and 2, the days when they are supposed to be praying, they are at home resting or sleeping," he said over...

Free Taco Bell Black Tacos, Chipotle Burritos on Halloween

Several fast-food chains are giving out free food on Halloween. Chipotle is giving away free Boo-rito Burritos (hey, I didn't make it up). The campaign is called "Food Fright", which may have been ill-advised....

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