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Cole and Marmalade’s Human Explains the Importance of Getting Pets Spayed or Neutered
While at a SPOT adoption event in San Diego, California, Chris Poole, the beleaguered human belonging to the wonderfully informative feline duo Cole and Marmalade,…
A Series of Obscure Facts About the Academy Awards and the Oscar Statues Themselves
CineFix shared a series of obscure facts about the Academy Awards, including the weight of the statues themselves.
Producer Gail Katz Acquires the Television and Film Rights to the Popular Board Game ‘The Settlers of Catan’
According to Deadline, producer Gail Katz has acquired the television and film rights to the popular board game The Settlers of Catan. Katz previously served…
Michelle Gomez Confirmed to Reprise Her Role as ‘Missy’ in the Ninth Season of ‘Doctor Who’
Michelle Gomez, the wonderful actress who played Doctor Who‘s nemesis Missy with such delicious glee last season, will be returning in the ninth season to…
Artist Is Living in a Cramped Corridor Behind the Walls of a Gallery for Three Weeks in Performance Art Piece
Cuba-born artist Alejandro Figueredo Diaz-Perera is living in a cramped corridor tucked between the walls of a Chicago art gallery for a three-week durational performance…
A Series of Misconceptions Commonly Shared on the Internet
Elliott Morgan clears up a series of misconceptions commonly shared on the Internet in the latest episode of the Mental Floss series Misconceptions. While the misconceptions…
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at ‘Ghostbusters’ and the Making of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
In a new episode of Art of the Scene by CineFix, they go behind the scenes of the original Ghostbusters film and find out how…
Master Designers Craft a ‘Final Fantasy’ Kitchen Knife Set, Replicating Weapons Used in the Games
On an episode of Super-Fan Builds (previously), designer and master builder Tim Baker and his team at Tim Baker Creations granted viewer Matt Key’s wish…
‘To Be or Not To Be’, A Choose-Your-Own Adventure Game Based on Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’
To Be or Not To Be is a choose-your-own adventure game by Tin Man Games that is based on Ryan North’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s…
A Pile of Rambunctious Puppies Play With Ice Cubes, Getting Ice Stuck in Their Fur and Falling Asleep on a Bed of Ice
A cuddly pile of Golden Retriever puppies happily play with a tray of ice cubes, adorably getting the ice stuck to their faces and paws.…