A poll released January 29 by the Pew Research Center (link) points out interesting differences and similarities between scientists and the general public in the U.S. on a variety of subjects of broad interest. Scientists polled were selected from the … Continue reading
As narrator Patrick Stewarts explains, back in the 1980s a lonely little boy wished for his teddy bear to come to life, and to everyone’s amazement it did. The talking bear became an instant celebrity, but after a while he … Continue reading
About a week ago I had a conversation with someone who thought that crime was on the rise in the U.S., not long before I coincidentally came across this video addressing that and other misconceptions. It’s worth a few minutes … Continue reading
As I mentioned a couple of days ago (link), a recent segment on the Fox New Channel show Fox & Friends attacked the hit film Frozen for supposedly being unkind to men (despite the fact that it’s really not). Host … Continue reading
These room key instructions from a hotel in Siem Reap, Cambodia (courtesy of Engrish.com) are among the most intriguing I’ve ever seen on anything: by … Continue reading
This hugely popular computer-animated feature from Disney is said to have been inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen” (and in many countries was released under a version of that title), but the plot and characters are in fact … Continue reading
This is just strange. Earlier this week on the Fox News program Fox & Friends, host Steve Doocy and guest Penny Young Nance of Concerned Women for America suggested that Disney’s 2013 hit Frozen was somehow anti-male, apparently because there … Continue reading
Stewart (together with his staff of writers and researchers, of course) is a national treasure. The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook,Daily Show Video Archive Meanwhile, the website Talking Points Memo reports (link) that … Continue reading
Douglas Fairbanks Jr, John Houseman, Fred Astaire, and Melvyn Douglas are lifelong friends in a New England town who meet regularly to tell ghost stories. They’re also haunted by a decades-old secret. Fairbanks has two sons, both played by Craig … Continue reading
Apparently I am easily amused, but this does get better as it goes along. It’s a set of outtakes for a commercial for Dysart’s Restaurant, 530 Cold Brook Road, in Bangor, Maine. I’m sitting here actually wanting to try that … Continue reading