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6 Highly Logical Facts About Leonard Nimoy

RIP Spock.

  • Leonard Nimoy invented the Vulcan Hand Salute during the filming of a Star Trek episode. The gesture was borrowed from the Jewish High Holiday services. The Kohanim (priests) bless the congregation by extending “the palms of both hands…with thumbs outstretched and the middle and ring fingers parted.” Nimoy used the same gesture, only with one hand.

4 Weird Things Alan Thicke Did

Alan Thicke, the sitcom dad from Growing Pains turns 68 this week. And he’s had a much more varied career than one might imagine.

Peter Capaldi

4 People You Probably Didn’t Know Were Oscar Winners

The “Best Live Action Short Film” award at the Oscars has made Academy Award winners out of some notable names.

Child Actors

3 Child Stars Who Grew Up to Win Oscars

Not a lot of child stars can make the transition to adult fame. These three did…in a very big way.

Waynes World

“It’s Wayne’s Words, Wayne’s Words!”

You know “Wayne’s World” from SNL and the movies. But do you know it…in French?

3 TV Shows That Wrapped Up on Other TV Shows

Some long-running shows don’t get a finale…until we find out what happened to them on other TV shows. Weird? Confusing? Totally.

Oscar Movie Trivia

8 More Bits of Oscar Trivia

Uncle John has an inside line to winning your Oscar pool—knowing Oscar movie trivia!

Interesting Facts About the Daily Show

6 Interesting Facts About ‘The Daily Show’

Jon Stewart recently announced his departure from The Daily Show after 16 years and a few thousand episodes. Here are some interesting facts you may not know about The Daily Show.

Bates Motel

5 Other TV Prequels

Better Call Saul, a prequel to AMC’s Breaking Bad, debuted this week. And while it’s rare that a spinoff switches genre—from dark drama to comedy in this instance—the idea of a prequel series is nothing new.

Interesting trivia facts about the Academy Awards

6 Strange, Weird, and Interesting Trivia Facts About the Academy Awards

It’s Oscar season, and we’ve got your fun Oscar facts.

  • In years past, the 19 acting nominees who are not Meryl Streep have amassed between them 19 Academy Award nominations, and two wins. With her Best Supporting Actress nod for Into the Woods, Streep now has 19 nominations by herself. (And she’s already won three times.)
Saturday Night LIve 40

Youngest, Oldest, Longest, Shortest: ‘SNL’ Edition

As Saturday Night Live prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary, here are some “not ready for prime time” superlatives.

Ghostbusters Random Trivia Facts

Who You Gonna Call? Ghostbusters Random Trivia Facts

With the recent announcement of the amazing, all-female leads of the new Ghostbusters movie, we decided to dig up some random trivia facts about the Ghostbuster franchise.

Movies That Roger Ebert Did Not Like

4 Oscar-Winning Movies That Roger Ebert Didn’t Like

The Academy Awards are not objective. Sometimes movies that film critics don’t care for take home the big prizes. Here are a few examples of award-winning movies that Roger Ebert didn’t particularly like.

MTV Movie Awards

The MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker

Since 1992, MTV has held its own Movie Awards. The categories are fan-voted, and less stodgy than the Oscars, with awards for things like “Best Villain” and “Best Kiss.” From 1992 to 2002, there was an award for Best New Filmmaker.

SNL Saks Collaboration

Look Like an ‘SNL’ Character for Only A Few Hundred Bucks

Saturday Night Live is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary season with…a line of expensive, designer clothing at Sak’s Fifth Avenue?

3 More Cinematic Controversies

Sony pulled The Interview from a major theatrical release after hackers threatened to bomb any theater that screened it. While it may very well be Hollywood’s most controversial film of all time, it’s definitely not the first.

CNN Doomsday Video

Ted Turner’s CNN Doomsday Video, Revealed

It’s become something of a legend over the years, but Ted Turner really did record a special clip to play on his CNN news channel…at the end of the world.

Facts About the Oscars

The Changing Categories of the Academy Awards

Oscar nominations were announced today. Here’s a look at how some of the categories have evolved over time.

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