In retrospect, the 90s feel like a bit of a fever-dream. The hair, the fashion, the over-plucked eyebrows. We didn’t know it then, but better things were coming. Just one aspect of the surreal dream of the 90s were the cartoons. Thanks to MTV, cartoons were no longer just for kids. Bevis and Butthead, Daria, …
Depending on where you live, you’re already experiencing the first trembles of cabin fever from self-quarantine, or you’re bulk-buying pasta and toilet paper to get ready for it. In the best of situations, quarantine is no picnic, but staying home to isolate from others is a lot better than the quarantines some people experienced throughout …
Spend enough time on Netflix and it feels like your childhood neighborhood. You know all the streets, secret shortcuts, and weird neighbors. It’s super exciting when someone new moves in, but you binge an entire season and you’re left cruising the same places on your 10-speed. At least until The Office departs in 2021. I’d …
Much lauded Stanley Kubrick created some of the most groundbreaking cinema of the 20th century. Not least amongst his celebrated works is The Shining, adapted from the Steven King novel, which stands apart as one of the best horror films of all time. Starring Jack Nicholson, it has garnered a cult following that’s developed a …
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The requirements of life are so basic at first glance; raw material, solvent (ideally, water), and energy. But looking out into the cold expanse of space, a planet with all three seems improbable if not impossible. However, even within our own galaxy there is the possibility of biological matter on an alien planet. Maybe not …
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Pandemic refers to an outbreak of an infectious disease that spreads across borders. In recent history, flu pandemics are the most common. Further back, bubonic plague was much more prevalent and responsible for devastating the populations of entire countries. The bubonic plague still exists in over 20 countries, while there hasn’t been a case in …
For as long as people have built houses, they’ve both left things in the walls and looked for secrets left behind. Sometimes the secrets the walls hold are sinister, unexplained, or just because of mother nature. Here are 10 weird things people have found in their walls. Witches Bottles. Watford, England. Hundreds of years ago, …
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A foundation of real-life stories hides beneath many blockbuster movies. Whether adapted from memoirs or novels, the stories of real people often inspire movie producers. A few of theses movies remain fan favorites generations after their release. For some, like Apocalypse Now, there are documentaries that tell an even stranger and more unbelievable stories than …
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When a company puts out a winning product, like potato chips or cookies, you have to wonder why they’d feel compelled to mess with it. If someone isn’t a fan of chips, it’s hard to believe a shrimp flavor would pique their interest. But still companies spend millions of dollars developing flavors and styles to …
Depending on your generation and your alignment in the universe of Sega vs. Nintendo, your familiarity with original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games may not extend further than Mario Kart. If so, you’re missing out on a treasure trove of over 700 titles put out in the late eighties and early nineties by dozens of …
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