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Our favorite girl band from Riverdale is back, and this is music to our ears….and tails. To kick off the new series Archie Comics has put out nine variant covers to perk-up interest. […]

This is a clever idea! Use a toilet paper roll as a base to make a cute fall pumpkin, perfect for your harvest decor. You just need ribbon and a twig from your yard to complete the look. I posted instructions over in my column at eBay, so go check it out: [toilet paper pumpkin]

Warning: The above video contains graphic images of dogs pooping. Some of the dogs are smiling while they’re pooping. It’s the circle of life; don’t judge those who eat their own fudge. 

Pop Quiz: Coprophagia, what is it? Hint: while you’re trying to think of your answer, please don’t be snacking on anything.

Even if you don’t know the answer to the above po(o)p quiz, the above video, which comes via Laughing Squid, will fill you in on all of the details. Suffice to say, coprophagia is the eating of feces or dung, and when it comes to dogs, it turns out there are quite a few scientific reasons they may be partaking in their own just desserts.

According to Gross Science host Anna Rothschild, dogs tend to eat their own bum brownies mainly out of confusion or fear. While mother dogs eat their puppies’ poop to keep them from ingesting harmful parasites, their offspring may then pick up on this tendency because they are trying to copy her behavior. Dogs can also be confused when they are punished after pooping, and may “eat [their] feces to hide the evidence.”

They may also participate in some Downtown Buffet because they are experiencing a lack of nutrients—an issue CatDog probably never encounters. Rothschild points to a paper that describes how some dogs may slop their own plop because they have “a condition that causes food to pass through [them] before it’s been digested.” As a result, they consume their own poop to recover lost nutrients.

Rothschild also notes that some have simply been deemed by The American Kennel Club as “serious stool eaters.” (Like Death Eaters, only not as magical and their breath’s not so great.) If this is the case for your dog, you don’t need to stress. Just make sure you get to your dog’s mess before he or she can. And if you can’t, maybe think twice about giving your dog the bum’s rush for a behavior that has life-protecting biological roots.

Definitely don’t reward them with any kisses, though.

What do you think about this Gross Science video? Are you now going to rethink how you keep your dog from scarfing the log? Let us know in the comments below!

Featured Image: Brandon Weeks

Most know Francis Manapul best for his stunning artwork, but now he’s taking a stab at writing the world of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman in Trinity #1. 

Told from the perspective of Lois Lane, Trinity #1 begins with Lois and Clark’s son, Jon exploring the grounds of the family’s farm before heading inside to have dinner with his parents.

While having a conversation with his mother, Jon hears a knock on the door. With the powers he inherited from his father, he uses his x-ray vision to see through the door and decipher that Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince are on the other side.

Becoming excited over the fact that there are superheroes at the door, Jon loses slight control of his powers and a laser bolt shoots from his eyes, hitting Bruce square in the chest. This is the moment we are introduced to Clark Kent – but not the same Clark we’re accustomed to, because of the Rebirth events.

This version of Clark is not really a superhero, well not in the way we’d expect. He focuses on being a parent and husband but has been thinking of rejoining the ranks of his comrades, Wonder Woman and Batman.

Clark has no idea what the duo is doing at his home, but it is Lois who says she invited them. Bruce being the downer he is, has to let everyone know that it was Diana who forced him to come especially after he is forced into wearing one of Clark’s plaid shirts since Jon’s optic blast ruined the last shirt he had on.

Since Batman and Wonder Woman do not really know this version of Superman, Lois thought it was a good idea to get to know the people who would have Clark’s back if he did indeed go back into the fray. It may not be something that he wants but he knows it is a possibility.

I couldn’t quite put my finger on it, but I felt like something was missing. But I do know that the group had to come together somehow, even if a dinner party hosted at a farmhouse seems a bit farfetched to me.

The dialogue wasn’t my favourite, aside from Bruce and Lois. I felt as though the two of them had the best lines. Wonder Woman was a little more resigned than I would have liked to see her, and Clark was not exactly what I am used to, but since he is meant to be a different Superman, I can understand the change in tone.

I think the standout in this piece is really the artwork. Again, it’s Francis Manapul, so at this point, beautiful art is expected. The cover and the interior work is some of the most beautiful I have seen in a comic book this year. The art and story work well together. It makes the book better as a whole, even if there were a few hitches in the dialogue.
This book may have not have been my favourite of the #1 issues which have come from the DC Rebirth so far, but I didn’t dislike it enough to avoid the second issue by any means. Even though I felt that it was lacking in some ways, I still look forward to seeing what the Trinity will get up to when issue two hits the stands.

By Brittany Murphy

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