12 Bits of Pop Culture Trivia We Shoved Up Our Nose as a Child and Just Found Out They’re Still Up There
Kevin from The Office was busted producing anti-Moldovan social media content. Sounds more like a Creed storyline, to be honest.
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Danny DeVito on the Majesty of Italian Architecture
“Yeah, I’ve been to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It’s a tower, and it’s leaning. You look at it, but nothing happens, so then you look for someplace to get a sandwich.”
Mike Myers Had Never Seen ‘SNL’ Before He Was Hired
Growing up, he spent his Saturday nights watching and recording NHL games, so he had no time for the Not Ready for Prime Time Players.
You Can Have Sex With the Grim Reaper in the ‘Sims 4’
Previously, you could marry the Grim Reaper, but a new update that changes how death and ghosts work in the game allows for the player to flirt with, and ultimately “WooHoo,” death itself.
Russell Brand Was Baptized by Bear Grylls
Brand recently went full right-wing born-again Christian to try to escape awful allegations and admissions from his past. None other than Bear Grylls, piss drinker-in-chief, was a part of his big performative baptism.
The First Father-Son Duo in the MLB Watched the First Father-Son Duo in the NBA
When LeBron James and his son Bronny made history as the first father-son duo to play together in an NBA game, two other history-makers were in attendance: Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr.
What Did Jimi Hendrix See on His First Acid Trip?
In 1966, Hendrix was living in New York City, and struggling in “this big, ragged city.” That was when he tried LSD with Keith Richards for the first time, looked in the mirror and swore he saw Marilyn Monroe smiling back at him.
Netflix Is Launching a Wordle Competitor
Netflix is teaming up with TED Talks to develop a daily word puzzle, just three short years after Wordle took the world by storm.
Robert Downey Jr. Saved Tom Holland’s First Big Scene
When Holland was about to perform his first scene as a Marvel hero, he noticed his lines in the new script had been “significantly cut.” RDJ jumped in, saying, “Where’d all the kid’s lines go?” The director said they didn’t have time to shoot the full scene, but Downey convinced them to film it as originally written, for safety, and that was the version that made the film.
A24 Is Harnessing Stink-O-Vision
One scene in the upcoming Hugh Grant horror film Heretic will prompt theaters to pipe the scent of blueberry pie into the room.
The Playboy Brand May Be Returning to the Hefner Family
Hugh Hefner’s youngest son, Cooper, is trying to buy the brand back from the private equity company that owns it for $100 million. So far, the current owners have refused, saying that the offer “substantially undervalues” the brand.
Elon Musk Has Never Had an Original Idea in His Life, and Now He’s Getting Sued for It
The internet noticed how Musk’s recent reveals of dystopian technology no one asked for looked like exact replicas of existing sci-fi movies. Now, the producer of Blade Runner 2049 is suing Musk because the Cybercab reveal included A.I. art that clearly ripped off his film.
Kevin From ‘The Office’ Is Tied Up in a Plot to Overthrow the Moldovan Government
Brian Baumgartner, who’s become a Cameo millionaire, has, ostensibly unwittingly, been paid by “fans” to make anti-Moldovan propaganda. You can just hear it in his voice: “We, Hollywood stars, support the people of Moldova in their desire to overthrow you, Sandu.”
