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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    3:34 am Fri, Apr 18, 2025
    How the Willis Wonderland pop-up book actually popped White Dummy pages from the Willis Wonderland pop-up book

    Did you know that before a pop-up book becomes fully alive with color and art, it passes through a ghost phase? I didn't either, until I got to see one… Read the rest of the article: How the Willis Wonderland pop-up book actually popped

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    2:30 am Sat, Jun 22, 2024
    Dance your layover away at Frankfurt airport's raves

    If the timing's right, your long layover at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) could be an opportunity to dance and party to electronic music. That's because, over at Terminal 2, rave pop-ups… Read the rest of the article: Dance your layover away at Frankfurt airport's raves

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    5:27 am Fri, Jun 21, 2024
    A peek inside the Fisher-Price archives of classic toys Photo: Shutterstock/Daniel Waters

    Well, here's a real walk down memory lane! Corn Poppers, Music Box Record Players, and other classic Fisher-Price toys from yesteryear are safely stored in a special archival room at… Read the rest of the article: A peek inside the Fisher-Price archives of classic toys

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:37 am Fri, Jun 21, 2024
    Jeans designed to look like your fly is down Photo: Bokunou

    Ever want to walk around pretending your jeans are unzipped? Yeah, me neither. But Japanese conceptual artist bokunou did. Here's the proof: He's also made jeans with interchangeable rips on… Read the rest of the article: Jeans designed to look like your fly is down

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    5:00 am Mon, Jun 10, 2024
    Big Bike Orchestra plays on a bicycle built for six Image: Big Bike Orchestra press kit

    A bicycle built for two will seem so cute and quaint after you see the Big Bike Orchestra. This energetic Polish pop-folk band takes it up a notch, performing on… Read the rest of the article: Big Bike Orchestra plays on a bicycle built for six

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    3:59 am Sat, Jun 8, 2024
    Bobby Hill is of drinking age in 'King of the Hill' revival

    When the King of the Hill reboot drops on Hulu in 2025, Bobby Hill will no longer be 12 years old. He'll be 21! And a chef! Pamela Adlon, who… Read the rest of the article: Bobby Hill is of drinking age in 'King of the Hill' revival

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:00 am Thu, May 30, 2024
    The Meowdulator guitar pedal meows and purrs like a cat

    Cat-loving music makers, there's a quirky gadget made with you in mind. B's Music Shop in "Meownt" Pleasant, Missouri recently announced the Meowdulator ($199.99) which is a guitar effects pedal… Read the rest of the article: The Meowdulator guitar pedal meows and purrs like a cat

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    3:00 am Thu, May 30, 2024
    Good Gravy! They made a Thanksgiving-themed roller coaster

    This isn't some AI-generated fantasy. There's a new roller coaster at Holiday World in Indiana that's real as canned cranberry sauce. It's called Good Gravy! and it's themed to, of… Read the rest of the article: Good Gravy! They made a Thanksgiving-themed roller coaster

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:40 am Mon, May 27, 2024
    Irish tweens' banger 'The Spark' is an international hit Screengrab: The Kabin Studio/YouTube

    Who says music education is dead? Ireland's rising stars—Kabin Crew & Lisdoonvarna Crew—are young rappers from Cork and Clare who went viral with their high-energy electronic pop hit, "The Spark."… Read the rest of the article: Irish tweens' banger 'The Spark' is an international hit

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    3:37 am Mon, May 27, 2024
    'Airplane!' is more than a spoof, it's a comedic remake of a 1957 film

    "Surely, you can't be serious!" It's pretty well-known that the 1980s comedy classic Airplane! spoofs airplane-disaster films, but this scene-by-scene comparison video shows just how much it borrows from one… Read the rest of the article: 'Airplane!' is more than a spoof, it's a comedic remake of a 1957 film

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    5:40 am Sat, May 25, 2024
    Andrew McCarthy reunites with the Brat Pack for "Brats" doc

    In the fifties and sixties, there was the Rat Pack. Then, in the eighties, came the Brat Pack. In the new documentary Brats, actor and filmmaker Andrew McCarthy reconnects with… Read the rest of the article: Andrew McCarthy reunites with the Brat Pack for "Brats" doc

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    1:51 am Sat, May 25, 2024
    Wheel of Fortune contestant goes viral for hilariously inappropriate guess

    Oh, Tavaris, you silly goose! What were you thinking when you so confidently buzzed in THAT answer on the "Wheel of Fortune" $1,000 toss-up? The correct answer to the four-word… Read the rest of the article: Wheel of Fortune contestant goes viral for hilariously inappropriate guess

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    12:58 am Sat, May 25, 2024
    Decoding the bread clip code to get the freshest loaf

    Want a really fresh loaf of bread? Those little plastic clips holding store-bought bread bags together might be able to help you figure it out. The cheat code lies within… Read the rest of the article: Decoding the bread clip code to get the freshest loaf

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    3:07 am Fri, May 24, 2024
    Simpsons' Hank Azaria has a Bruce Springsteen tribute band

    Hank Azaria, famed for voicing countless characters on The Simpsons, is adding another voice to his repertoire—Bruce Springsteen! Azaria has launched a Bruce Springsteen tribute band, Hank Azaria & The… Read the rest of the article: Simpsons' Hank Azaria has a Bruce Springsteen tribute band

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    10:52 am Wed, May 22, 2024
    A vending machine of mystery unclaimed packages

    Here in the States, you can go to online liquidation sites or physical stores and warehouses that have popped up to handle the influx of unclaimed or returned packages from… Read the rest of the article: A vending machine of mystery unclaimed packages

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:37 am Wed, May 22, 2024
    Cat gets honorary doctorate from Vermont university

    That's Dr. Cat to you! Max the Cat, a local celebrity in Castleton, Vermont, has just been awarded an honorary degree from Vermont State University. Max, who lives with his… Read the rest of the article: Cat gets honorary doctorate from Vermont university

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:33 am Tue, May 21, 2024
    France now has baguette-scented baguette postage stamps

    The French do love their baked goods, as proven by their new postage stamp. Every year on May 16, France celebrates Saint Honoré, the patron saint of bakers and pastry… Read the rest of the article: France now has baguette-scented baguette postage stamps

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:52 am Sun, May 19, 2024
    San Francisco "Painted Lady" gets pixelated makeover

    If you got the chance to paint a "Painted Lady," why not paint it an extraordinary way? That's exactly what artist Xavi Panneton did. Last summer, he took the opportunity… Read the rest of the article: San Francisco "Painted Lady" gets pixelated makeover

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    2:57 am Sun, May 19, 2024
    Swedish author steals the show with humor and honesty

    In this hilarious and heartwarming video, international bestselling author Fredrik Backman takes the stage at the Simon & Schuster centennial celebration humorously admitting that he's only there because his agent… Read the rest of the article: Swedish author steals the show with humor and honesty

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:56 am Sat, May 18, 2024
    When Madness starred in early 80s Japanese ads for Honda

    Check out this fun compilation video of Japanese commercials featuring the English ska and pop band, Madness. From 1981 to 1983, Madness starred in and inspired a series of Japanese… Read the rest of the article: When Madness starred in early 80s Japanese ads for Honda

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