Entertainment
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Wall Punching and 7 Other Clichés, Stereotypes, and Tropes That Frugal Redditors Can’t Stand
Whenever you’ve got a hotheaded, testosterone-poisoned character, there’s around a 10% chance he’s going to go berserk and punch a wall. There’s Andy in “The Office,” Charlie in “Marriage Story,” Jake LaMotta in “Raging Bull” … we could go on. …
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Everything You Need To Know About Freevee, Amazon’s Free Streaming Service
Even when Netflix was the only streaming service in the world, a monthly subscription could feel like a burden on your wallet. Now we live in a world with more streamers than anybody could ever have anticipated, and to afford…
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24 Things You Didn’t Know About Sir Paul McCartney
Sir Paul McCartney turns 81 on June 18, and in those eight decades he’s gifted the world with some of the most timeless music ever written. He still has seemingly boundless energy to continue making movie cameos, raise money for…
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Amazon Absurdity: Product Photos That’ll Have You Scratching Your Head (or Laughing It Off)
Do strangely photoshopped Amazon product images really bug the crap out of you? Because like these Redditors, who devoted a whole thread to complaining about it, we find it distracting. Recently, a dress even went viral on TikTok for looking…
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The OfferUp 8: Weird Things I Saw On the Mobile Marketplace This Week (5/30/23)
OfferUp is a terrific way to get rid of junk; this we know. But “one man’s trash,” ya know? The people in my radius here in North Carolina are always selling something nuts, and I’ll never get enough of looking…
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DIWHY: Man Charges Beachgoers to Use His Homemade Cooler Toilet
When ya gotta go, ya gotta go. And when there’s nowhere around to go, you might find yourself pretty desperate — perhaps desperate enough to pay an enterprising young man to use his portable toilet made out of a beach…
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From the You-Should-Have-Been-a-Social-Media-Star Files: These TikTok Videos Have Made the Most Money
Even if you think scrolling through social media is a harmless waste of time, for content creators it can mean thousands of dollars. While TikTok doesn’t release earnings, CasinoGuardian estimated…
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What the Netflix Password-Sharing Crackdown Means for You — and How To Get Around It
After months of hand-wringing and false starts, Netflix announced Monday that it’s begun its password-sharing crackdown. The long and the short of it is that a Netflix account is limited to…
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In a New York State of Mind? Billy Joel’s House Is for Sale — for Only $49 Million
Billy Joel has put his 26-acre plot (and the five-bedroom main house, three-bedroom guest house, and four-bedroom gate house on it) on the market. It’s a lot of bedrooms, but…
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Lawn Mower Racing and Other Strange Motorsports You Didn’t Know Existed
Motorsports are a huge industry, spawning documentaries and films, massive amounts of news coverage, rabidly dedicated fans, formal racing associations, and, of course, countless competitions every year the world over.…
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Cool, Bizarre, and Useful Freebies Redditors Shared This Week
The saying goes, nothing in life is free — but that doesn’t necessarily count if you’re a Reddit’s Freebies group member. The sky is the limit in this forum, where…
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Family Ties: Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Related
Think you know all the related Hollywood types in various roles in film, music, and television and perhaps their politically notable relations? Think again, as we uncover some unlikely hidden…
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Holy H-E-Double Hockey Sticks: Some NHL Players Make $110k+ Per Point
If you had athletic aspirations as a kid, chances are you dreamed of throwing touchdowns and shooting hoops. Ice hockey likely didn’t cross your mind. But once you find out…
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13 Ways to Get Out of the House and Be Entertained on the Cheap
Since the pandemic, getting out of the house seems harder than it used to be — and since inflation skyrocketed, getting out of the house is often pricier. Some activities,…
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The Worst (and Best) Harrison Ford Movies, According to Critics
The road to superstardom took a lot of turns for Harrison Ford — from his uncredited first role as a bellhop in “Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round” (1966) to small…
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Which Royals Do Americans Love – and Which Ones Do They Loathe?
While the British royal family has long been a source of fascination for Americans, that doesn’t mean they’re all universally loved — some may even be loathed. A YouGov survey…
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‘Donahue’ and Other Iconic Talk Shows We Used To Be Obsessed With
Phil Donahue, who died Sunday at 88, will be long remembered for changing day talk TV shows with a format that leaned heavily on participation and interaction with the studio audience.…
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This Rising Social Media Star Hilariously Skewers Workplace Culture — And You’ll Want Him to Be Your New Best Friend
In need of a laugh today? Is your job driving you to the brink (or to drink)? Let us introduce you to Farsby, a social media darling who’s tapped into…
