
Amanda Mannen
Sorry, Governor Zack Morris Is Probably A Republican
Nobody ever wanted to think about his politics, but here we are.
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'New England Vampire Panic' Was Even Dumber Than The 'Salem Witch Trials'
At least they could blame a poor understanding of science.
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'Sex And The City's Hard Question Has A Simple Answer
This is basic relationship stuff, man ...
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Chainsaws Were Originally Invented To Assist With Childbirth
This was regarded as the 'more precise and humane option.'
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Pet Store Origins Of 'Game Of Thrones' Love For Killing Characters
It turns out this propensity stems from the same place as a lot of dark minds -- the deaths of animals
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Bobbing For Apples, Like Most Things, Started For Sex Reasons
Hundreds of years ago, it was a game you played to flirt with your target, like pub trivia today.
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'Harry Potter' Needs To Stop Making Plot-Hole Explanations So Complicated
Far be it from J.K. Rowling to remember anything she's ever written.
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'Being John Malkovich' Guy Wrote A Book Weirder Than His Movies
You’ll be longing for the simplistic-by-comparison mindscrewing of ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things.’
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The Bizarre Origin Of The 'Dawson's Creek' Theme
The song that has been bewildering millennials in its place wasn’t, either, but it’s closer.
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The Hornball Origin Story of YouTube's Rise
Like most things, it started with someone just trying to see some boobs.
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An Oddly Gendered Reason Why Homes Are Ugly Now
Wright’s heart was in the right place, but his head was probably distracted by some stained glass.
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The Stupid Rules of Star Wars Fashion: No Zippers, Glasses, or Bras
Just so we’re clear: Velcro = spacey, zippers = unacceptably terrestrial.
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George R. R. Martin is Just Spoiling His Own Books Now
We might as well just pour him a Scotch and have Story Time with Uncle George.
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J.K. Rowling Was Always A Giant Jerk?
You don't mess with Stephen Fry.
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All the '80s Rock Gods Were People of Color
Just because they went on to invent countless other genres of music doesn't mean they abandoned rock and roll.
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Better 'Game of Thrones' Prequel Choices Than What We're Getting
The reign of Viserys I, as the kids say, ain’t it.
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Inside Television's Most Inexplicable And Confusingly Shared Universe
How can characters from a TV show also be real people?
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Science Of Needing People To Think You’re A Dork
We don't like people who are too perfect. It's science.
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The Mysterious Post-Death Journey Of Rasputin’s Dick
Moral of the story: Never buy a severed dick.
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The Wild (Incestuous) Story Of The 'Adam and Eve' Of Hamsters
It involves infanticide, cannibalism, incest, and some combinations thereof.
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