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Tag: Entertainment
‘Let’s Watch Netflix: Three Words Guaranteed To Kill a Romantic Mood’
Is streaming video responsible for America’s falling fertility rate? ‘One of us usually ends up falling asleep.’ From a report: Once upon a time, Netflix dates were synonymous with romance, best captured by the viral hashtag #NetflixandChill, a euphemistic suggestion disguised as an invitation to watch TV. These days, the literal chill of the on-demand streaming video service is so great…
Why Everyone Is Watching TV With Closed Captioning On These Days
Jason Kottke: A few months ago I noticed that several friends (who speak English and aren’t deaf) routinely watch TV and movies with closed captions and subtitles on. I asked about this on Twitter and the resulting thread was fascinating. Turns out many of you watch TV this way for all kinds of different reasons — to follow complex dialog in…
High School Production of ‘Alien’ Suprised By Visit From Sigourney Weaver
An anonymous reader quotes ABC News: ‘Alien: The Play’ returned to the stage at North Bergen High School one month after it took the internet by storm — thanks to its elaborate costumes, stage design and nostalgia for the original film, released in 1979. The drama club only had enough money to put the production on for two nights in March,…
Lost Sequel to “A Clockwork Orange” Found in Author’s Archives
“I was cured all right.” If you remember the “prestoopnick” who repeated those words incessantly to his “droogs” in a “khorosho” of a novel followed by an even greater horrorshow of a movie, then you’ll be pleased to hear that an unpublished sequel of sorts to “A Clockwork Orange” has been found in the archives… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/lost-sequel-to-a-clockwork-orange-found-in-authors-archives/…
Bookstores band together for Independent Bookstore Day
Source: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/4/24/18512589/independent-bookstore-day-book-crawl…
Netflix Is Experimenting With a ‘Random Episode’ Feature For TV Shows
Netflix has begun testing a shuffle button with some users of its Android app. “Spotted by one our tipsters, the Android app (specifically v7.6.0 build 19 34157) offered to randomly select something to watch,” reports Android Police. “And in the playback controls, there’s a shuffle icon with a ‘Random Episode’ label.” From the report: It’s unclear at this point whether this…
Remembering Legendary Paranormal Investigator Lorraine Warren
The paranormal world is remembering legendary investigator Lorraine Warren, who passed away on April 18 at the age of 92. With her husband Ed, Lorraine Warren was involved in thousands of paranormal investigations of ghosts and hauntings, including a number of famous ones which were reported in the mainstream news and made into blockbuster movies,… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/remembering-legendary-paranormal-investigator-lorraine-warren/…
Nike Releases Flat Earther’s UFO and Illuminati-Themed Shoes on 4/20
You know we as a society have hit peak conspiracy theory and UFO saturation when these elements of our cultural consciousness and folklore start popping up in unexpected and high-profile places: mass media, professional sports leagues, and even the halls of the U.S. government. UFOs, the paranormal, and all things conspiracy-related may be hot right… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/nike-releases-flat-earthers-ufo-and-illuminati-themed-shoes-on-4-20/…
The Speed of Viruses: Zombies vs. the Real World
If there is one thing that can be said with any degree of certainty about the fictional zombie virus, it’s that it generally takes over its host an incredibly fast pace. In both 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, the “Rage Virus” has control of the victim in a matter of just a couple… Continue reading The Speed of Viruses: Zombies vs. the Real World