This year, the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee championship title went to Dev Shah, a 14-year-old from Largo, Florida. Dev first accurately spelled words like "bathypitotmeter," "aegagrus," and "schistorrhachis" before… Read the rest of the article: 14-year-old wins Scripps National Spelling Bee for 'psammophile'
In a new CBS Sunday Morning interview, Mark Hamill, who famously played Luke Skywalker, humorously referred to himself as an "elderly recluse." Speaking from his home in Malibu, the 71-year-old… Read the rest of the article: Mark Hamill talks about being an 'elderly recluse,' playing Luke Skywalker, and his new father-son film, 'The Machine'
The 2023 graduating class at Massachusetts Institute of Technology had their commencement speech delivered by engineer, inventor, and YouTuber Mark Rober. Most notably, he punctuated his speech with a twist… Read the rest of the article: Mark Rober launches flying graduation cap at MIT commencement
Ready to journey back to the psychedelic land of giant anthropomorphic hats? Lidsville and other fantastical shows will be available digitally for the first time with The Sid & Marty… Read the rest of the article: Trippy TV returns with The Sid & Marty Krofft Channel
Arnaud Delannoy impressively offers 100 ways to hear Wham!'s "Careless Whisper" lick. Starting with the piano, the French musician plays the familiar melody on 99 other instruments, just not the… Read the rest of the article: 100 instruments on the 'Careless Whisper' lick, except for the sax
In an enlightening revelation from the annals of rock history, Freddie Mercury's personal scribblings reveal that the Queen hit "Bohemian Rhapsody" was initially called "Mongolian Rhapsody." His notes, currently on… Read the rest of the article: 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was first called 'Mongolian Rhapsody' per Freddie Mercury's personal notes
Comedian and William & Mary alumnus Patton Oswalt greeted the university's Class of 2023 frankly: "To the graduating class of 2023, I say three words: you poor bastards." The '91… Read the rest of the article: Patton Oswalt to William & Mary grads: 'You poor bastards'
Robots are coming for our jobs sooner than later, if Richtech Robotics has any say in it. In this video, watch ADAM, their multi-tasking robot, act like a barista and… Read the rest of the article: Watch robot barista ADAM do its thing
Watching two grown men splashing about in the waves usually isn't my cup of tea but these aren't any ordinary grown men, this is Tenacious D. Last December, they sang… Read the rest of the article: Tenacious D frolics in waves for cover of Chris Isaak's 'Wicked Game' (video)
In celebration of 2023 Pride, video artist Ian Padgham has shared "Arc-en-ciel de Triomphe, Paris" (Rainbow of Triumph, Paris). The neat-o animated piece reimagines Paris' historic Arc de Triomphe with… Read the rest of the article: Artist boldly re-imagines the Arc de Triomphe for Pride 2023
There's a new feature-length documentary coming about Milli Vanilli, the disgraced German-French R&B duo who rose to fame in the late '80s and early '90s, only to be brought down… Read the rest of the article: New Milli Vanilli documentary looks at the rise and fall of the cancelled lip-syncing duo
Devo has been commemorated with a "Whip It" ReAction Figure, faithfully capturing the likeness of Mark Mothersbaugh. Decked out in a red energy dome and black gear from the legendary… Read the rest of the article: Devo "Whip It" action figure ships with a tiny whip and a bowl of plastic whipped cream
Before the hip-hop band Black Eyed Peas dropped "Let's Get It Started" in 2004, which won them a Grammy, they released a different version of the song a year earlier.… Read the rest of the article: Let's Get what now? Original version of badly-aged Black Eyed Peas song a viral hit despite "censorship"
Oops! Nearly 800,000 license plates from the state of Maryland, designed to commemorate the War of 1812, have taken on a new role as billboards for an online casino based… Read the rest of the article: Thousands of patriotic Maryland license plates unwittingly point to Philippine gambling site
In a surprisingly heartwarming senior prank, the Class of 2023 at St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware, turned their Head of School's house into a pop-up dormitory. Under the cover… Read the rest of the article: Senior prank: Students surprise head of school by sneaking into her home and crashing on the floor overnight
It's no surprise that the South Pole gets cold but recent temperatures have really plummeted. Matty Jordan has been living and working at Scott Base in Antarctica, sharing photos and… Read the rest of the article: Pouring a literal ice-cold can of Coke in -70°F Antarctica
In this retro reimagining by Squirrel Monkey, a popular YouTuber known for imagining modern tech in the past, we find ourselves stepping back to the neon-tinted late 1980s. The video… Read the rest of the article: ChatGPT but in the 1980s
Ace Philip José Galit, also known as Shadow Ace, took the America's Got Talent (AGT) stage to show off his talents as a hand shadow artist. From the Philippines, Galit… Read the rest of the article: This 'AGT' contestant takes hand shadows to a whole new fun level
On Monday morning, thousands of residents of the Silicon Valley city of Santa Clara were left without electricity. It seems squirrels were the culprit for the power outage. KRON: About… Read the rest of the article: Squirrels cause electricity outage in Silicon Valley city
In the early 1990s, photographer Kathy Anderson snapped photos of Jenny Joseph, a British graphic artist with no prior modeling experience, during an impromptu photoshoot. Artist Michael Deas later transformed… Read the rest of the article: Columbia Pictures logo's Torch Lady wasn't a model, never modeled again, and her shoot happened during a lunch break
