Thursday, May 2, 2024

Culture

The World Will Miss Larry Wilmore’s Show

If you'll allow us to go all Zagat's on you for a minute, it was only a few months ago that Larry Wilmore “killed” at the Whitehouse Correspondents’ Dinner with his “burns” that “really went there.” Really, no one...

Trump Quotes In This Futurama Character’s Voice Is Everything We Ever Wanted

There's something familiar about Trump.  The hair. The self-importance. The misogyny. The up-failing ways of a man given too much status and too little grey matter. He bears a striking resemblance to Futurama's Zapp Brannigan, a character creator David X. Cohen has...

Skankstral Ska Hotel, And 5 More Cover Songs That Shouldn’t Exist

If you're a Neutral Milk Hotel fan, you're familiar with Jeff Mangum's dreamily, occasionally pleasantly almost-monotone voice and simple acoustic guitar riffs. You've swayed to "Two Headed Boy" and probably have some kind of late nineties coming-of-age memories with "King of...

The Greatest Story Ever About #NationalLazyDay

We had great ambitions for this post. Then thought: you know what? Fuck it. Who needs this anyway? We're knocking off early for some burgers, some beers, a few laughs. Yeah, fuck it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so9U5Fu4v2k

Poll Number For Marijuana Doubles In Three Years

More Americans are smoking weed than ever, or at least they’re being more honest about it. Thirteen percent of U.S. citizens currently smoke marijuana, according to a new Gallup poll. That figure has nearly doubled since 2013, when just...

How To Pronk Your Way To A Happier Life

Have you pronked today? How about having a good stot? The verb "pronk" comes from the Afrikaans verb "to show off," and "stotting" derives from the Scots and Geordie verb meaning "walk with a bounce." Alpacas and llamas do it,...

David Bowie French-Kisses A Skull In Rare 1974 Footage

In this rare David Bowie footage uploaded by YouTuber Nacho Video, he sings “Cracked Actor” from the 1973 album Aladdin Sane, during the 1974 Diamond Dogs tour. This is Peak Bowie: Clutching a skull, he swoops and sways with a...

Burrito Saunas Are The Next Sweaty Celebrity Fad

In our endless quest for what might make us feel better about eating garbage and chasing it with syrupy booze, there’s another bizarre health fad on the map. Burrito saunas are the next sweaty celebrity fad, yes, we said burrito...

Up With Smoke: Your Guide To A Fresh Crop Of Cannabis-Happy TV Shows

We’ve come a long way from Nancy Botwin’s suburban kitchen--and we’re miles from Cheech and Chong’s hijinks in TJ. In television’s “golden age,” networks are delivering the most compelling production and plotlines since that time your date showed up...

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