Sitcoms have a very particular formula, one that can fill us with comfort once we get used to its familiarity. There's a setup, a punchline, and the loud roar of a studio audience telling us exactly when to chuckle. It's a comforting rhythm that has ...
The term 'movie magic' has been used since the inception of cinema, although today it's mostly used to describe CGI more than anything else. While what can be done with CGI is nothing less than impressive, it isn't the only way to create magic, or ...
Looking at old photographs, it's clear that people have always enjoyed making fools of themselves. There were ridiculous costumes, enormous hats, questionable attempts at acrobatics, and apparently even chess games played with actual people. Some ...
Most hobbies start innocently enough. You buy a few LEGO sets, pick up a board game, or bring home a houseplant because the corner looks empty. Then another purchase seems reasonable, followed by a third, and suddenly you're rearranging furniture to ...
If you had a good stereo, a few friends, and somewhere to hang out, 1978 had plenty to offer. Disco was everywhere, skateboarding was taking off, and video games were finding their way into living rooms. People threw parties in their backyards,
There was a time when putting carpet in a bathroom seemed like a perfectly reasonable decorating decision. Kitchens came in shades of avocado green and burnt orange, wallpaper covered nearly every available surface, and nobody seemed particularly ...
Hollywood has spent years trying to convince audiences that a beautiful woman becomes unattractive the moment she puts on glasses. Add messy hair, baggy clothes, or a pair of braces, and apparently nobody at school will give her a second look. Then ...
A beautiful destination can, sadly, still leave you dreading the locals. Across the United States, people have very different experiences of friendliness, from cities where strangers seem permanently irritated to small towns where newcomers struggle ...