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Hello, New TV Shows…Goodbye, New TV Shows
The new fall TV season is about to start, and while there will probably be some big hits in the bunch, there will also be some duds that will be quickly canceled. But will they be as swiftly canceled as these shows were? Do No Harm In 2013, NBC heavily promoted this modern retelling of […]
Mario Is Not a Plumber!
…and other myths, legends, and rumors you probably believe about video games. Mario from Super Mario Bros. is a plumber. Mario is probably the most famous video game character of all time. Even the casual video game fan—or non-gamer—could identify what Mario does for a living when he isn’t saving the princess or racing go-karts. […]
R.I.P. Walter Becker of Steely Dan
Steely Dan is one of the most innovative bands of all time, combining jazz themes with rock n’ roll and some of the darkest, funniest, and most literature lyrics ever attempted. Band member Donald Fagan credits that unique wordplay to bandmate Walter Becker, who died earlier this month at age 67. Here are some other […]
5 Strange September Holidays to Celebrate
After Labor Day but before Columbus Day come all of these minor, made-up holidays and celebrations. Sept. 3: Skyscraper Day American architect Louis Sullivan led a revolution in construction: He was among the first to design skyscrapers. The development of cheap, readily available steel in the late 19th century allowed architects like Sullivan to create […]
Goodbye, England's Rose – Diana Princess of Wales
The U.K.’s Princess Diana died in a car accident in Paris 20 years ago this week at age 36. Here are some things you may not have known about “the People’s Princess.” Marrying a Commoner Royals don’t traditionally marry commoners, and Charles and Diana are no exception. When she was 14, her father inherited the […]
Snow Cones vs. Shaved Ice
As summer winds down, here’s a look at the subtleties that separate two favorite treats of the season. Pretty much everywhere you go in the United States in the summer, it’s going to be hot. Fortunately, there are some coping mechanisms. Some are more appetizing than others: such as the wide variety of cold, sugary […]
Everything You Need to Know About “Despacito”
The “song of the summer”—the one that’s dominated radio and the pop charts—is “Despacito” by singer Luis Fonsi. More than a simple catchy song, it’s making history. Here’s a look at the song all the kids these days are into. “Despacito” is the first song in the musical genre called reggaeton to hit #1 in the […]
Great Book, Bad Movie
Hollywood frequently looks to the bookshelf to find the next big blockbuster, and it often works out—classics like Gone With the Wind, The Godfather, and Doctor Zhivago all began life as books. And sometimes, something gets lost in the translation to the screen. The Scarlet Letter In case you don’t remember the plot from eleventh […]
QUIZ: College Football Rivalry
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You Can Still Make It a Blockbuster Night
These products were once household names, until they slowly faded from public consciousness…except that they still exist. Encyclopedias For a kid writing a school report, their research options were limited: encyclopedias were the best bet. These attractively bound, multiple-volume sets of world knowledge were a fixture of libraries, schools, and the homes of families who […]
Wide World of Weird Sports
Tired of baseball, basketball, and football? Your worries are over—we’ve found some unusual alternatives for you.
Dirty Years of 30 Dancing, or Rather 30 Years of Dirty Dancing
We hope you have the time of your life reading these facts about Dirty Dancing, one of the biggest movie hits of 1987. The movie was filmed in the fall, but it takes place in the summer. The leaves had started to change color, so the crew had to spray paint trees and leaves green. […]
Lebowski 9:29
Lots of movies have inspired their own fan conventions. Let’s see, there’s Star Trek and Star Wars and…The Big Lebowski?
The Worst Baseball Players of All Time
You have to be a little good to even make it into the major leagues. But once you’re there…all bets are off. Marv Throneberry The 1969 World Series champion New York Mets were nicknamed the “Miracle Mets” because they’d had one terrible season after another up to that point. The franchise’s first year in existence, […]
Bad Hair Days
Think you’ve ever had a bad hair day? Just be glad you never had one like these folks.
Why Is It So Expensive?
It’s hard to enjoy the finer things in life when the finer things are so expensive. We’ll skip the caviar and stick to our good ol’ beef jerky. Wait, that’s expensive, too?! What’s going on here?
The Sky is Dark, But Everything's Fine! Solar Eclipse Facts
A total solar eclipse, already titled the Great American Eclipse, will be visible in the sky on August 21, 2017. Or rather, nothing else will be visible because it’s going to block out the sun. There are actually different categories of solar eclipses. For example, a partial solar eclipse happens when a portion of the […]
