‘MTV Classic’ is Bringing Back The 90s
On August 1st, 1981, video killed the radio star with the launch of MTV. To commemorate the 35th anniversary of the launch, MTV plans to rebrand VH1 Classic as MTV Classic. Starting with ‘MTV Hour One’ fans will be able to watch the very first hour of MTV programming from the 1981 launch. According to…
The Smithsonian Institute is Hiring a Beer Historian
The Smithsonian Institute’s Museum of American History is looking for a beer historian that will “focus and dedicate efforts towards research, documentation, and collecting American brewing history.” It’s a three-year appointment funded by the Brewers Association and pays $64,650 a year plus benefits, “We have collected food history for many years, so when we were…
Donald & Hobbes
The fine folks at Reddit on the subreddit Donald and Hobbes have been having some fun the past few months mashing up beloved comic strip Calvin & Hobbes and reality TV star Donald Trump. It looks like it all started by a user named eucalyptusfire and it seems to work frighteningly well. Check out the…
If It’s A Severed Head, I’m Going To Be Very Upset
If you’re planning on taking a severed head on vacation this summer, just make sure it’s “properly packaged, labeled and declared”. At least if that severed head is that of Jeremy Bentham, an English philosopher who died in 1832. The TSA runs an AskTSA that lets travelers find out what is and isn’t allowed through…
Our Lollapalooza 2016 Picks
It’s that time of year again. Lollapalooza (July 28 – July 31, 2016 – Grant Park – Chicago, IL) is back celebrating its 25th Anniversary and its 12th year as a multi-day Chicago festival. All the bands, all the after parties, and we will be there. We took a little time to let you know…
Cockroach Milk Is Coming
You can milk just about anything with nipples. Even cockroaches. Ok, cockroaches don’t actually have nipples, and only one type of cockroach, Diploptera punctate, produces what you would refer to as ‘milk’, but scientists have found that this ‘milk’ contains protein crystals with four times the nutrition found in cow’s milk. Why is this important?…
The March Of The Juggalos
Get ready Washington DC, the Juggalos are coming. According to Rolling Stone, Violent J made the announcement to his fans at last week’s Gathering of the Juggalos that “In 2017, the weekend of September 17th, we need you. We’re gonna do a fucking march on Washington. They call the Juggalo World a movement, right? Well, let’s…
Will ‘Stranger Things’ Get A Second Season?
Not surprisingly, people are already asking for a second season of Netflix series ‘Stranger Things’. If you haven’t seen it yet, stop what you are doing and watch it now. If ‘The Goonies’ and ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ and ‘Stand By Me’ had a baby and Steven Spielberg and Stephen King adopted it, you would have…
