Calacas

A Month Of Halloweenie Reviews #5

Calacas are little skeleton figurines dressed to party that are associated with El Dia De Los Muertos. The Day Of The Dead is like Mexican Halloween, except it lasts two days and culminates in a picnic on the graves of loved ones. Skeletons are my second favorite generic monster, so of course I think these figures are hella sweet. In Mexican culture, the dead are (supposed to be) celebrated, not grieved, so these figurines are usually doing fun stuff like smoking, drinking, carrying a baby, or cooking a fucking pig's head. Also, I guess if the skeleton on the left is a woman then she is totally flashing her skeletitties.

RATING: 72%

The Bonesmen

It takes a lot to be a member of the Skull & Bones society at Yale. You've got to have smarts like President Bush or a history of being a winner like John Kerry. If any of those apply to you then you too could join America's elite. And if you're one of the 15 lucky chosen each year then you're probably set for life, because if you're not already going to be making billions the rest of your friends will. It really pisses people off that the Bones have an oath of silence. Personally I don't care because most of their members are doing a lot of good in the world...like spreading democracy. Okay, I'll give them extra points for President Taft.

RATING: 80%