Psychics submit to blind reading test
Some of the UK’s top psychics were invited to take part in a test designed to prove their abilities. Several big names in the field such as Sally Morg…
The Late Movies: Flight of the Conchords
New Zealand hunkthrob band Flight of the Conchords recently recorded a brilliant new song, “Feel Inside (and Stuff Like That),” for charity. Seeing Bret and Jemaine back in action, I thought it was time to look back at some of their greatest hits (and stuff like that).
“Feel Inside (and Stuff Like That)”
In order to [...]
A Crudely Drawn Penis Almost Derailed Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is about as American as it gets. Funny, then, that the book was released in England well before it hit shelves in the U.S. Funny, except to author Mark Twain, whose greatest work was almost derailed by a strange prank.
Image credit: University of Virginia Library Special Collections
Twain was unhappy with [...]
John Lennon Was a Crazy Cat Lady
John Lennon was crazy about cats. Over the years, he owned several, plus a few dogs. These are their stories.
Elvis
Growing up, Lennon had a cat named Elvis, who was owned by his beloved mother, Julia. Julia was worshiped by young John, and they were both crazy about Elvis Presley. The Lennons realized they had misnamed [...]
11 Famous People Who Started as Lowly TV Writers
Becoming a comedic icon doesn’t happen overnight. It takes years and years of hard work. In some cases, this means paying your dues as the low-level member of a sitcom writing staff – a rite of passage for many successful comics, actors and directors. Here are 11 notable examples.
1. Norm Macdonald: Roseanne
The deadpan comic [...]
Now Hear This: Radio War Propagandists
The following is an article from the book History’s Lists from Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader.
During America’s wars, they were considered entertainers more than harbingers of fear to U.S. troops. But sometimes media stars like Tokyo Rose and Hanoi Hannah broadcast strategic information that there’s no way the enemy should have known.
As radio propagandists transmitting from [...]
Nightmare Before Christmas Jack and Sally Key Caps
Jack and Sally Key Caps – $8.95
Are you looking for a fun way to distinguish your keys? You need the Jack and Sally Key Caps from the NeatoShop. This set of two key caps includes Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas. They are the perfect way to remember which key opens the [...]
The Saddest Movie in the World
What movies make you cry? When I saw The Champ during its initial theater run, I did not expect to cry, but I did, and so did everyone in the audience. Watching 9-year-old Ricky Schroeder begging his father not to die was just too much. When researchers Robert Levenson and James Gross began looking for [...]
Dietribes: Whose Lime Is it Anyway?
• The lime you merely call “lime” at the grocery store is more than likely the more exotic sounding Tahiti Lime (a.k.a. Persian Lime), now grown mostly in Florida and sold as a regular ole lime in the U.S. The Tahiti Lime is larger, has thicker skin, a longer shelf life and is less aromatic and [...]
4 Wildly Successful Companies Started by Stay-at-Home Moms
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, this week seemed like a great time to give a tip of our caps to stay-at-home moms, including these four who used clever ideas to become business moguls.
1. The Baby Food Revolution
Of course only a mother could found such a successful baby food company. In the late [...]
