Chris Fleming is a fascinating and hilarious comedian, and his new special "Live at the Palace" (HBO) puts all his skills, quirks, and brilliance on great display. He's a unique… Read the rest of the article: Chris Fleming's hilarious new comedy special, "Live at the Palace"
In 1966, between "Revolver" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," at the very height of his Beatle powers, Paul McCartney composed the score for the 1967 British movie "The… Read the rest of the article: Paul McCartney scored a film about an unconsummated marriage, in 1966
When Disney announced in 2024 that it was demolishing Walt Disney World's Tom Sawyer's Island attraction and draining its majestic Rivers of America, there was an outcry from fans who… Read the rest of the article: Disney's new Cars ride uses patent technology that lets you steer freely across a mountain race course
Comedian David Cross is one of America's great humorists and comedic actors. If you know him from "Arrested Development," that's fantastic; if you know him from "Mr. Show," you could… Read the rest of the article: David Cross's new comedy special is "The End of the Beginning of the End"
When the "Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man" ride debuted with the opening of Universal Orlando Resort's "Islands of Adventure" park in 1999, it was a true breakthrough in ride technology and… Read the rest of the article: Universal Orlando's Spider-Man ride is 27 years old, but looks and feels brand new
Tom the Dancing Bug: "Dementia Donnie" -> It's the INNER HIVE DRIVE! Join Tom the Dancing Bug's Inner Hive today, and the cost of signing up will be donated to… Read the rest of the article: Tom the Dancing Bug: Meet Dementia Donnie
Universal Studios Florida's "Simpsons Ride" is a giant-screen motion simulator ride that takes guests on an animated roller coaster in Springfield's own theme park, "Krustyland," and of course, things go… Read the rest of the article: Is this your last chance to experience The Simpsons Ride?
Months ago, I came across Instagram posts by a musician named Chris Cron, in which he sings vocal harmonies one part at a time, until by the end you hear… Read the rest of the article: He made videos of himself singing Beach Boys songs – and they were so good the Beach Boys brought him into the band
"E.T. Adventure" is a classic, beloved ride at Universal Studios Florida that has operated since the park opened in 1990. Guests ride faux bicycles attached to a vehicle suspended from… Read the rest of the article: Universal's iconic E.T. ride may get overhauled
Steve Sack was the beloved staff editorial cartoonist for The Minnesota Star Tribune over a staggering 42 year period, from 1981 until 2022 when he was forced to retire due… Read the rest of the article: Minneapolis cartoonist storms out of retirement to take on ICE… with his left hand
Tom the Dancing Bug: Lucky Ducky, in "Silicon Folly" -> Please join the team that makes it possible for your friendly neighborhood comic strip Tom the Dancing Bug to exist… Read the rest of the article: Tom the Dancing Bug: Lucky Ducky gets replaced by Digital Ducky!
Tom the Dancing Bug: Hey, Kids! Welcome to Camp Detention, Where We Put the "Fun" in "Functional Incarceration"! -> Please join the team that makes it possible for your friendly… Read the rest of the article: Tom the Dancing Bug: Hey, kids! Welcome to Camp Detention!
This is the 1968 pilot for "Justice for All," starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Justice and Jean Stapleton as his wife Edith. The show would eventually air three years later… Read the rest of the article: "Justice For All": The unsold 1968 pilot that became "All in the Family"
Tom the Dancing Bug: News of the Times – Researchers Declare A.I. Model Conscious; ICE Immediately Seizes and Detains It -> Please join the team that makes it possible for… Read the rest of the article: Tom the Dancing Bug: News of the Times – A.I. Model Achieves Consciousness; Is Detained by ICE
Mike King is a brilliant but accidental graphic designer who started as a late-70s punk rocker in Portland, Oregon, making show posters for his own bands and other acts at… Read the rest of the article: From punk rocker to poster king: Mike King's 5-decade journey
A special exhibition, "Universal Theme Parks: The Exhibition," will open on February 14 at The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia's museum of science and technology. The exhibition celebrates and explains the technology… Read the rest of the article: Program an animatronic, design a coaster at this new Philly exhibit
This month, DinoLand USA, the dinosaur-themed land in Disney World's (Orlando) Animal Kingdom ceased all operations, to be torn down to make way for the construction of a Tropical Americas… Read the rest of the article: DinoLand U.S.A., R.I.P.
On "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" last week, James Taylor told the story of how he came to record the song "You've Got a Friend," written by Carole King.… Read the rest of the article: James Taylor tells a heartwarming story intertwining two of the most iconic songs of the 70s
Tom the Dancing Bug: Super-Fun-Pak Comix, feat. Mickey Mouse and his nameless dog -> Please join the team that makes it possible for your friendly neighborhood comic strip Tom the… Read the rest of the article: Tom the Dancing Bug: Mickey Mouse reunites with his dog in Super-Fun-Pak Comix
This footage of a Friday, October 6, 1978 Saturday Night Live rehearsal with the entire cast and the Rolling Stones has apparently been unseen until it appeared on YouTube a… Read the rest of the article: Video of a previously unseen 1978 SNL rehearsal with the Rolling Stones
