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Shiba Inu Loudly Crunches On a Yummy Treat of Popcorn for Nearly Two Minutes Straight
Haru, the vocal Shiba Inu who was confused and visibly annoyed by a fidget spinner, and who knocked down 1,000 domino chain loudly crunched on…
What Fortnite Would Have Been Like in the 1990s
Jo Luijten of Squirrel-Monkey has released a special gaming edition of their Wonders of the World Wide Web series that looks at what Epic Games‘…
A Young Han Solo Chooses a Life of Crime in the New Trailer for ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
Disney and Lucasfilm released a new trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story, the upcoming Han Solo origin film directed by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller,…
Striking Oklahoma Music Teachers Play a Marching Band Style Cover of ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’
On April 2, 2018, the teachers of Oklahoma went on strike due to low pay, overcrowded classrooms, decaying textbooks and tax cuts that decreased student…
A Tiny Baby Bear Purrs Like a Kitten While Snuggled
A tiny bear cub at a wildlife rescue center began purring like a kitten while she snuggled in safely against the chest of a woman…
An Uncertain Fireman Has Doubts About Burning Books in the HBO Adaptation of Fahrenheit 451
In a combustable trailer for the HBO adaptation of the dystopian Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451, firefighter Montag (Michael B. Jordan) becomes uncertain of his…
How John Bonham’s Habit of Playing With the Guitar Rather Than Bass Made Him Such a Great Drummer
Polyphonic takes a deep look into the distinct style of the late, great John Bonham. Bonzo, as he was known, was able to create such…
How the 1988 Film ‘Beetlejuice’ Simultaneously Embodied and Defied Typical Hollywood Genres
The consistently excellent film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism went back 30 years to look at the sublime 1988 Tim Burton film Beetlejuice, noting how…
Simon’s Cat Repeatedly Skates Across His Confused Human’s Freshly Waxed Dining Room Table
A rather mischievous Simon’s Cat repeatedly skated across the freshly polished dining room table whenever Simon had his back turned. After a few passes, the…
A Short History of the ‘Knocker Uppers’ Who Woke Up Workers Before Invention of the Alarm Clock
Before alarm clocks were invented, the working people of London and other British cities relied on others to make sure they were awake in time…