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For more than a decade, the East Village's iconic Obscura Antiques & Oddities shop has been New York City's foremost destination for one-of-a-kind, bizarre-and often shocking-artifacts. Since becoming the focus of SCIENCE's hit series, ODDITIES, the Big Apple's epicenter of the eccentric has become pop culture's Mecca of the macabre.

This season of ODDITIES turns up the volume for eleven ridiculously entertaining episodes that redefine the notion of "freak chic." The merchandise has never been more memorable, with notable highlights including a two-headed pig, a mummified "member," an occupied coffin, a prostate warmer, and a preserved heart full of bullet holes. However, at Obscura, the people are even more eccentric than the products.


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by A.A. Cristi - March 06, 2026

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 24, 2025

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by Stephi Wild - November 13, 2025

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The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse to Embark on Co-Headline Tour PhotoThe Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse to Embark on Co-Headline Tour
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