Looper takes a rather nostalgic look at some of Bart Simpson‘s cleverest chalkboard gags that occurred throughout the series, noting that there was always a story to go with the gag. For example, when Lisa Simpson ascends to the Presidency, she states that she inherited “quite a budget crunch” from…
A Touching Animated Short About a Widow Who Shows Her Love for Her Newly Adopted Dog With Lots of Food
“Poochini: A Love Story” is a touching animated short directed by filmmaker Colin Levy (previously) for Hill’s Pet Nutrition that tells the story of a widowed woman named Camilla who adopts Poochini, her perfect canine companion. Camilla shows her love for her dog with lots and lots of food. Sadly,…
Flagler Humane Society Dresses Up Older Dogs as Senior Citizens to Encourage Elder Pet Adoption
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Flagler Humane Society (@flagler_humane_society) The generous humans at the Flagler Human Society in Palm Coast, Florida amusingly dressed some of the older dogs in their care as senior citizens in order to bring attention to these elders who are looking for…
86 Year Old Baker and His Family Who Continue the Greek Tradition of Making Phyllo Dough by Hand
Business Insider visited with 86 year old Giorgos Hatziparaskos at his workshop in Rethymnon, Crete where he, his wife Katarina, and their son Paraskevas continue the long tradition of making phyllo dough by hand. Giorgos began working in this trade as a teenager, opening his own shop in 1960. Katarina…
Musician Plays Piano for Wild Macaque Monkeys Inside an Abandoned Theater in Lopburi, Thailand
Paul Barton, an artist and musician living in Thailand, who often plays piano for rescued elephants at various sanctuaries, did the same for the wild macaques who live inside an abandoned theater in Lopburi. Several of the lively primates hung onto every note and even tried to play the instrument…
A Teeny Tiny Beagle Puppy Conquers the Stairs
View this post on Instagram A post shared by WOOF WOOF® (@woofwooftv) An absolutely adorable, teeny-tiny Beagle puppy quite valiantly attempted to climb two wooden steps that were inside their human‘s apartment in La Paz, Bolivia. The first step didn’t prove to be too much of a challenge, but the…
Biden’s Secretary of State Nominee Tony Blinken Met With Grover During a 2016 Visit to ‘Sesame Street’
During the 2016 General Assembly of the United Nations, then Deputy Secretary of State (and President-Elect Biden‘s current Secretary of State nominee) Tony Blinken came across a rather confused Grover who was wandering around Sesame Street looking for the “un-building”. The Deputy Secretary clarified for Grover that he was actually…
Negativland Warns About the Technological Tools That Humans Have Created in ‘Don’t Don’t Get Freaked Out’
The song “Don’t Don’t Get Freaked Out” by Negativland warns about confusing humanity with the tools that humanity has created to make life easier. The accompanying video demonstrates their thesis by visually touring through the many decades in which computers and other technological advances have become a part of everyday…