Adapted screenplays may follow books very closely, or may be completely different. When characters are gay or lesbian - or have had some significant same-sex experiences - screenwriters sometimes sidestep those facets of their stories entirely when it comes to the big screen. Here are twelve of those instances. 1. Corporal Fife, The Thin Red... READ ON
It's December 5th, and we all know what that means: The time has come, once again, to celebrate Martin Van Buren's birthday. In commemoration of the eighth U.S. president, who would have turned a ripe 230 years old today, his upstate New York hometown of Kinderhook is carrying out its annual wreath-laying ceremony at his gravesite. Which is right down the road from his retirement home, now a beautifully battered historic landmark preserved and cared for by the U.S. National Park Service. Despite his... READ ON
More than 250 million messages are tweeted daily. Approximately 290,000 status updates are posted to Facebook every minute. And who knows the number of instant messages that contain hyperlinks. Probably a lot.One thing is for certain: A good number of those hyperlinks aren't in their original form. Thanks to URL shortening services, such as lnk.co and TinyURL, what's normally 56 characters in length for a YouTube clip can be cut down to 20, omitting all kinds of URL clutter from your Gchat message... READ ON
The Brangelina twins and People Magazine share the record for the largest monetary transaction ($14 million) for celebrity baby photos. * May the 4th be with you! Begin your Star Wars Day with this run down of six things that look like the Death Star. * The more you know: iPod chargers can open beer bottles. * What does YKK mean? Meet the mysterious Japanese company behind the world's best zippers. * At 113 feet, Nemo 33 in Belgium is the deepest indoor diving pool on the planet. * The USC... READ ON
In Arkansas last week, a bear fell out of a tree and onto a children's bouncy house. Now the big guy has his very own Twitter account. * BTW, that Arkansas bear is not to be confused with the one who was photographed as he fell from a tree in Boulder, Colorado. * In Texas, high school girls made a pact to not hit the tanning beds before prom night. * An international airport in China has cheerleaders in order to "bring more convenience to passengers in the summer-autumn air season." * Just how... READ ON
In 1989, Kim Basinger collaborated with her then-boyfriend Prince on a pop album. The title was never officially released. After a quick listen, it's obvious why. * When lightning strikes power stations: 10 incredible snapshots. * When and how did the phrase "blue collar worker" come about? * Virgin America provides extra leg room for its first-class passengers, as well as billionaire Richard Branson's face carved into their ice cubes. * R.I.P.: Composer Joel Goldsmith, age 54. * The literal... READ ON
The Artist might have been Uggie's 15 minutes, but here's a more comprehensive study of the 10-year-old Jack Russell's showbiz career. * Do dead people crave donuts? * How different kinds of booze get you drunk in different ways. * 24-year-old Kevin Weir wanted to somehow introduce blues/folk legend Tom Waits to the Internet meme crowd. Enter: Nyan Waits. * Before Don Draper, Mad Men's Jon Hamm played a cable guy on an episode of The Sarah Silverman Show as well as a few other equally... READ ON
William Vandivert—Time & Life Pictures/ Today LIFE.com is featuring previously unpublished photos of Hitler's Bunker and the ruins of Berlin. * Anchorman director Adam McKay wants to remake the 1974 Bill Cosby slapstick comedy Uptown Saturday Night. * A young man from the Bronx proves his bravery after eating a whole onion on webcam. With jelly. * The Gill Sans font was first drafted at some time between the years 1928 and 1933. It looked like this. * Albuquerque police charged this hot dog... READ ON
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