European Stocks Gain as Anglo American Boosts Miners; ASML Drops
European stocks gained, erasing an earlier decline, as Anglo American Plc helped lift the gauge while investors digested
2023-07-20 16:56
Travis King: North Korea 'not responding to calls' on missing soldier, says US
The US has reached out to the North, but there is still no word on the whereabouts of Travis King.
2023-07-20 16:47
Chinese professor says youth jobless rate might have hit 46.5%
By Ryan Woo and Ellen Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) -An unusually public claim by a Chinese professor the country's youth jobless
2023-07-20 16:46
Netflix Rival Puts Itself Up for Sale After $574 Million Loss
Viaplay Group AB fell as much as 33% after the struggling Swedish streaming service said it’s letting go
2023-07-20 16:22
YouTuber uncovers dark adult version of SpongeBob made by show's creators
If you were a kid in the early 2000s, chances are you grew up watching the cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants during your childhood. The loveable sea sponge and his best friend Patrick the starfish got up to all kinds of funny adventures, but now a dark adult version made by the show’s creators has found its way online. SpongeBob “Behind Closed Doors” is a book of NSFW pornographic drawings created by the cartoon show’s storyboard artists. The pictures that were never intended to see the light of day have now ended up online after they were recently uncovered by a lost media researcher this month. In a 2012 interview, the former writer and storyboard director at the show, Kent Osborne, revealed that such drawings existed and explained that there existed a book of NSFW, obscene depictions of SpongeBob SquarePants characters drawn by the storyboard artists. Osborne revealed: “At the end of the season, all the storyboard artists would do these hilarious, crude drawings of SpongeBob on Post-It notes just to make everyone else laugh.” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter On 18 July, these images ended up being posted on YouTube by a user named LSuperSonicQ, who captioned the video: “The Darkest SpongeBob Lost Media, Found [Behind Closed Doors].” The video was about the book as the video creator revealed they were in touch with someone who had a copy of the NSFW document. It included a picture of the front cover and six images from inside the book which depicted characters from the cartoon engaging in sexual scenarios. The YouTuber also tweeted about the discovery, writing: “This is, the lost SpongeBob HOLY GRAIL https://youtu.be/mo1xHGhgjZQ “In the early 2000s, a dozen of SpongeBob's storyboard artists contributed inappropriate drawings to a book called Behind Closed Doors. “For over 20 years this was unknown to exist and never been seen until today.” indy100 has contacted Nickelodeon for comment. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-20 15:53
Germany warns of suspected lioness on the loose in Berlin
Berlin police warned residents in parts of the capital to stay indoors as a wild animal, believed to be a lioness, is on the loose in the southwestern part of the German capital Thursday morning.
2023-07-20 15:50
China vows to support private businesses in bid to boost economic growth
China has promised to throw its weight behind private businesses, just days after a slew of economic data showed growth momentum had slumped.
2023-07-20 15:48
Xi Jinping meets Henry Kissinger as US seeks to defrost China ties
The veteran diplomat's surprise trip to Beijing follows a flurry of visits by US officials.
2023-07-20 15:29
Russia strikes Ukrainian port cities for third consecutive night
By Viktoria Lakezina MYKOLAIV, Ukraine Russia attacked Odesa and Mykolaiv on Thursday in a third successive night of
2023-07-20 15:26
India's Modi breaks silence over Manipur ethnic violence after viral video shows mob molesting women
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has broken his public silence over deadly ethnic clashes in India’s northeast after a video went viral showing two women being assaulted by a mob
2023-07-20 15:20
Al Nassr rivalling Aston Villa for Moussa Diaby
Aston Villa are battling with Saudi Pro League outfit Al Nassr for the signature of France international winger Moussa Diaby. Bayer Leverkusen want him to make a decision by the end of the week.
2023-07-20 15:16
EasyJet Beats Estimates; Sees Strong Momentum Despite Strike
EasyJet Plc reported fiscal third-quarter profit that beat analyst estimates and predicted strong demand into the end of
2023-07-20 14:56