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High School Student Captures the Varying Reactions of People When She Tells Them They Are Beautiful
Earlier this year, Chicago performing arts student Shea Glover captured the multitude of reactions she received when she told her subjects that she wanted to…
HBO Revisits 2015 and Looks Forward to 2016
HBO 2015 Yearender looks back at some of the year’s best moments and previews what’s to come in 2016.
The Food Warriors Visit the Most Popular Roti Shops Among the Locals of Richmond Hill, Queens
The two-party system works. In their latest episode on the Internets Celebrities channel, the Food Warriors duo of Dallas Penn and Rafi Kam took the…
‘Science Wars’, A Musical Tribute to the Sciences That Parodies Star Wars Songs
“Science Wars” by AsapSCIENCE is an acapella musical tribute to the sciences that parodies the songs of the Star Wars franchise. Physics, chemistry, biology, and…
Harrison Ford Reenacts His ‘Star Wars’ Ankle Injury Using a Han Solo Doll on ‘The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon’
On a recent episode of The Tonight Show, Harrison Ford enlightens Jimmy Fallon by reenacting his Star Wars ankle injury using a Han Solo doll.…
Rick Springfield Proudly Shows Off His Extremely Rare Collection of Star Wars Action Figures
Rolling Stone visited rock musician and actor Rick Springfield who proudly showed off his collection of Star Wars action figures, many of which are quite…
An Adorably Insistent Dog Emits a Low, Determined Growl Whenever the Belly Rub Stops
An adorably insistent dog named Pupper let a braceleted human know who’s in charge while receiving a loving belly rub by emitting a low, determined…
A Visual Explanation Why Isaac Asimov Put The Three Laws of Robotics In a Specific Order
xkcd explains in comic form why Isaac Asimov put the “Three Laws of Robotics” in the specific order he did in order to maintain a…
Phoenix and Bill Murray Cover the Lost Beach Boys Song ‘Alone on Christmas Day’
Phoenix covers the lost Beach Boys song “Alone on Christmas Day” with the help of Bill Murray as part of the Netflix Christmas special A…
Ryan Gosling and Vanessa Bayer Play a Pair of Obsessed Santa Fans at a Holiday Party in ‘Santa Baby’
Ryan Gosling and Vanessa Bayer play a pair of obsessed Santa fans at a holiday party in the Saturday Night Live short “Santa Baby” from…