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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    7:04 am Thu, Apr 11, 2024
    Italian ad with nuns eating potato chips as communion wafers called 'blasphemy'

    An Italian ad depicting nuns eating potato chips as communion wafers has stirred up controversy in the predominantly Catholic country. In the Amica Chips ad, a young nun is depicted… Read the rest of the article: Italian ad with nuns eating potato chips as communion wafers called 'blasphemy'

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:30 am Thu, Apr 11, 2024
    Cursed mashup changes the one word in Tequila song

    In the realm of musical classics, few tunes are as instantly recognizable as The Champs' 1958 hit, "Tequila." With its surf-rock vibe, the song has embedded itself in the cultural… Read the rest of the article: Cursed mashup changes the one word in Tequila song

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:36 am Tue, Apr 9, 2024
    Footage of voice actors from The Simpsons improvising in character

    Ay, caramba! In this awesome clip, we get to see some of our favorite voice actors from The Simpsons ditching the script and going rogue with their characters. In 2003,… Read the rest of the article: Footage of voice actors from The Simpsons improvising in character

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    3:56 am Fri, Apr 5, 2024
    Disney Imagineers go behind the scenes in new video series

    If you like knowing what makes things happen at the happiest places on earth, you're in luck. Inspired by TV segments of yore starring Walt Disney himself, Disney Imagineers have… Read the rest of the article: Disney Imagineers go behind the scenes in new video series

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:53 pm Thu, Apr 4, 2024
    Steve Martin & Martin Short sitting around exchanging roasts

    In this video, two wild and crazy guy-friends of 40 years, Steve Martin and Martin Short, are shown casually testing out sharp-witted roasts on each other. Seated on opposite sofas… Read the rest of the article: Steve Martin & Martin Short sitting around exchanging roasts

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    2:24 pm Thu, Apr 4, 2024
    Michael Sheen grilled by neurodivergent interviewers

    "Are you scared of bats?" "What makes you cry?" These intriguing questions are part of a teaser trailer featuring Welsh actor Michael Sheen (Good Omens) for an upcoming one-off BBC… Read the rest of the article: Michael Sheen grilled by neurodivergent interviewers

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    1:47 am Thu, Apr 4, 2024
    Mrs. Roper Bar Crawl brings 'Three's Company' landlady to the streets of San Francisco

    San Francisco's Castro district was recently buzzing with the playful chaos of the Mrs. Roper Bar Crawl. Echoing with cries of "Helen!" the streets were filled with nearly 200 revelers… Read the rest of the article: Mrs. Roper Bar Crawl brings 'Three's Company' landlady to the streets of San Francisco

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:09 am Wed, Apr 3, 2024
    Listen to a robot slide whistle cover Smash Mouth's 'All Star'

    "I apologize for my crimes against all things musical," is how engineer Tim Alex Jacobs, aka mitxela, begins the video showcasing his latest invention, a robot slide whistle. Now, this… Read the rest of the article: Listen to a robot slide whistle cover Smash Mouth's 'All Star'

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    3:32 pm Tue, Apr 2, 2024
    I stayed in a 180 sq ft cottagecore tiny house hotel room

    Sending my daughter off to college in Portland, Oregon opened the door to an adventure I've long wanted–exploring the city in greater detail. Each visit brings me to a new… Read the rest of the article: I stayed in a 180 sq ft cottagecore tiny house hotel room

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    5:30 am Sat, Mar 30, 2024
    Kids deliver intense cover of Nine Inch Nails classic 'Wish'

    Here's a video that's blowing up, featuring young musicians tearing into "Wish" by Nine Inch Nails like seasoned pros. It's fascinating to see such young talents channel the song's themes… Read the rest of the article: Kids deliver intense cover of Nine Inch Nails classic 'Wish'

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    2:47 am Wed, Mar 27, 2024
    This terrifying flea market 'Funtime' find was almost mine

    Imagine thinking that putting a menacing clown with a grin wide with pointy crayon teeth on the cover of a child's coloring book was a good idea. Imagine having the… Read the rest of the article: This terrifying flea market 'Funtime' find was almost mine

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:01 pm Mon, Mar 25, 2024
    Radiohead's Creep sung by 1600 people

    What happens when you put hundreds of people in the same room for a group singalong? Pure magic! That's exactly the energy Pub Choir in Australia nailed with their 1600-person… Read the rest of the article: Radiohead's Creep sung by 1600 people

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    3:59 pm Mon, Mar 25, 2024
    Why you should play 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' during the April 8 eclipse

    If you plan to watch the total solar eclipse, consider playing "Total Eclipse of the Heart" during the event. Why, you ask? Because, interestingly, the lengths of the song and… Read the rest of the article: Why you should play 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' during the April 8 eclipse

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    3:05 am Mon, Mar 25, 2024
    Class on Weird Al's music to be offered at Vermont university

    Music education is about to get real weird, as Vermont State University will soon offer a course about the music of "Weird Al" Yankovic. Taking a cue from Harvard's playbook… Read the rest of the article: Class on Weird Al's music to be offered at Vermont university

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    2:19 am Mon, Mar 25, 2024
    Martinis helped fuel this psychedelic lava lamp quilt design

    The blobbing "amoebic gesticulation" of the lava lamp from his teen years was the initial spark for Molli Sparkles' gorgeous psychedelic Lava Lamp quilt. A few cocktails in adulthood helped… Read the rest of the article: Martinis helped fuel this psychedelic lava lamp quilt design

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    2:30 am Sun, Mar 24, 2024
    An accurate depiction of what it's like to grow old

    Father and son Dan and Dylan McFarland explore growing older in their latest video. The content they make with their family, the popular @itsthemcfarlands, is always wholesome but usually funny… Read the rest of the article: An accurate depiction of what it's like to grow old

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    12:10 am Sat, Mar 23, 2024
    Ding-dong: Press the 'fish doorbell' to help spawning fish get through a locked door

    Got some time and want to help some fish out? You're in luck, Utrecht's famous "fish doorbell" ("visdeurbel" in Dutch) is open for the spawning season. This ingenious tool helps… Read the rest of the article: Ding-dong: Press the 'fish doorbell' to help spawning fish get through a locked door

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:00 am Fri, Mar 22, 2024
    Michael Keaton was Mister Rogers' Trolley operator Mister Rogers (Image: PBS)

    Before he played Batman or Beetlejuice, Michael Keaton played an equally cool role. Believe it or not, in the mid-1970s, Keaton worked behind the scenes on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Mister… Read the rest of the article: Michael Keaton was Mister Rogers' Trolley operator

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    3:15 pm Wed, Mar 20, 2024
    There's a store in Texas where TSA-confiscated items end up

    Pocket knives, box cutters, and nail clippers—these are just a few of the sharp and potentially dangerous items available at the State Surplus Store in Austin, Texas. Many of the… Read the rest of the article: There's a store in Texas where TSA-confiscated items end up

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:00 pm Sun, Jan 7, 2024
    Sweethearts candy-heart rejects brilliantly marketed as 'Situationships' Sweethearts Situationships Conversation Hearts Candies Valentines

    Hey there, lovebirds and… well, not-so-sure birds! Spangler Candy, the company that swooped in to save Sweethearts candies in 2018, is now turning what some might see as flaws into… Read the rest of the article: Sweethearts candy-heart rejects brilliantly marketed as 'Situationships'

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