Posts by Matt Gilligan

If you’re a serious record collector or you just like to buy the occasional album on vinyl, then you’ll want to study this handy map. It shows the locations of record stores far and near. VinylHub has been crowdsourcing and compiling this information because “[their] mission is to document every physical record shop and record...

In case you didn’t know it, Stan Lee is THE MAN. Just look at the list of the characters he’s created or co-created throughout the years: Spider-Man, The Hulk, X-Men, Iron Man, Daredevil, Thor, and the Fantastic Four. Pretty impressive, right? A bunch of big-time Hollywood celebrities who have played Lee’s characters recently sent him...

Meet Anuko. He looks like he’s royally pissed off about one thing or another, but the fact is he’s a very warm, content dog and a devoted companion to his owner, Jasmine. But that doesn’t mean Jasmine’s attempt at taking Christmas card photos with Anuko did not result in some hilarity. Jasmine said about the...

If you’re a twenty-something white girl who loves her pumpkin spice lattes and traveling in sweatpants, you probably own a pair of Ugg boots. Yes, this is a generalization, but I think I’m right on the money. Well, basic women who prefer Uggs, I have some awful news. Sit down and prepare yourself. You read...

The final episode of The Flintstones aired in 1966, but the show has lived on throughout the years in syndication and also that live-action film from the 1990s. I know – I grew up on it. That’s why I was pleasantly surprised to learn about an abandoned Flintstones theme park in Arizona. I mean, abandoned theme parks are...

I never thought I’d see this, but I guess it was inevitable, right? We can chalk it up to a reflection of the world we currently inhabit. Ready? The Museum of Selfies is set to open in Los Angeles sometime after the new year. The museum will be solely dedicated to the art of the...

Don’t act like you don’t love television. We all do. It’s an American pastime, just like baseball and road rage. So take a look at these 12 TV facts and expand your knowledge about this fascinating medium. 12. Source Source 2 11. Source Source 2 10. Source 9. Source Source 2 8. Source Source 2...

North America is in the midst of a brutal deep freeze right now. The nightly news is filled with photos and videos of the usual: people shoveling snow, cars skidding off of frozen streets, the stereotypical jokester saying “Cold enough for ya?” to the camera. But we’re also seeing some really gorgeous photos of the...

I’m trying to keep my New Year’s resolutions pretty modest this year because I always break them. I’m going to eat better and lose some weight. And learn how to speak French. And find everlasting love on Tinder. I haven’t broken mine (yet), but these 20 people have already ruined their 2018s by going back...

Thomas Edison is known all over the world for his many inventions that helped to change the world and improve peoples’ lives. But you might be surprised to learn that he also contributed to a science fiction novel that was published in 1896. George Parsons Lathrop was a well-known author and poet who approached Edison...

Only two times in the history of the United States has a president been impeached. One is still relatively fresh in the public’s mind – when 20 years ago, in 1998, President Bill Clinton was impeached. The other was 150 years ago, all the way back in 1868, when President Andrew Johnson, the successor to...

Lolita is recognized as a masterwork of 20th-century fiction. The controversial 1955 novel tells the story of a literature professor in his 40s who becomes obsessed and sexually involved with a 12-year-old girl who also happens to be his stepdaughter. The novel was adapted for the screen in 1962, with legendary director Stanley Kubrick behind the...

It’s an age-old question we ask ourselves and talk about with our family members every winter: How long are you contagious when you’re sick with a cold? None of us want to get the people in our lives sick, so this is an important question we should all know the answer to. According to MedicalNewsToday,...

When you’re in high school, all you hear about is how tough your professors will be once you get to college and how they won’t give you an inch (and also about how much weight you’ll gain during freshman year). Maybe some professors are like that, but the man in this story is definitely NOT....

People piling on the makeup for Halloween is a given every year, but this Christmas there was a new trend sweeping across the instagram-o-sphere. Folks everywhere were donning makeup that made them look like the Grinch, and the results are pretty unbelievable. “Why were people doing this?” You may ask. Well – I have no...