Awesome Or Off-Putting: The Mystery Of The SS Ourang Medan’s Dead Crew
Awesome or Off-Putting is a weekly delve into cryptozoology, ufology, aliens, medical marvels, scientific wonders, secret societies, government conspiracies, cults, ghosts, EVPs, myths, ancient artifacts, religion, strange facts, odd sightings or just the plain unexplainable. The SS Ourang Medan was a Dutch cargo ship that sent out a distress call, but by the time help arrived the entire crew were dead with their eyes open, staring ahead with a look of incredible horror on their faces. As she was about to be towed to land the ship exploded, and sank to a watery grave - refusing to give up any answers as to what happened on her salty decks.
Janet Jackson: Still Ill, Or Less Ill, Or Something
Janet Jackson's mystery illness hasn't got any less mysterious over the last 24 hours, but it might have gone away - unless it hasn't. Although Janet Jackson has left the hospital that she admitted herself to after suddenly falling ill before a concert on Monday, she's still decided to cancel upcoming concerts in Boston and Philadelphia while she recuperates. Meanwhile, the nature of Janet Jackson's illness has yet to be revealed.
Did you get all that? There was a lot of complex information just there, so we'll reiterate in much simpler terms - nobody knows. Nobody knows what's been going on with Janet Jackson. And nobody cares. Nobody knows and nobody cares. And if you care you're an idiot. Idiot.
Janet Jackson Suddenly Gets Poorly, Remaining Fan Upset
If there's one thing more annoying than going to a Janet Jackson concert, it's going to a Janet Jackson concert in Canada. And if there's one thing worse than going to a Janet Jackson concert in Canada, it's getting ready to go to a Janet Jackson concert in Canada and then finding out you can't because Janet Jackson's gone and been struck by some sort of super mystery illness.
Which is what happened last night, as it happened. Five minutes before the opening act of Janet Jackson's concert in Montreal was set to take the stage, Janet 'suddenly fell ill' and had to go to hospital. Nobody would say what illness Janet Jackson had, although it's thought to be the rare Nogoodalbumsfortwodecades Syndrome. Or it might be something serious, in which case - whoops.
Van Halen Ditches Even More Widdly-Woo Shows
It's not a good time to be a fan of giant-haired widdly-woo nostalgic Spandex rock right now.
Not only do you have to live with the fact that you've wasted a great big portion of your life endorsing the very worst type of music ever invented, but now Van Halen have postponed a load more reunion dates as well.
This is the second batch of shows that Van Halen have ditched this month so far, and it's all because Eddie Van Halen is currently being tested for a mystery medical condition. Sounds serious. We just hope that whatever the condition is, it's important enough to deny thousands of fans the chance to pay an inflated amount of money to see a gang of old men play music that all sounds like the theme-tune to Biker Mice From Mars.