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Today’s the day. NBCUniversals’s new streaming service, Peacock officially launches today. Peacock is just the newest streaming service to hit the market after the likes of CBS All Access, AppleTV, … Continue Reading The Peacock Has Landed
1999: The First ‘Found Footage’ Film In October 1997, Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez and their film crew set up shop in Maryland. With a meager budget set, 20 hours … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 14
Ten years ago, Micha Kaufman and Shai Wininger had what some would call a wacky idea. They created Fiverr, a marketplace that would offer a variety of services that would … Continue Reading The Pop Culture World of Fiverr
For two couples the future unfolds in different decades and different places, but a hidden connection will bring them together in a way no one could have predicted. Based on … Continue Reading ‘2 Hearts’ Coming to a Theater Near You (We Hope)
1923: Hollywood Sign is Dedicated Placed on Mount Lee in Hollywood Hills, the giant 45-foot tall letters that spells out “Hollywood” was dedicated on this day in 1923. Originally placed … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 13
1979: The Day the [Disco] Music Died On the day in 1979, disco music had a death blow as DJ’s Steve Dahl and Garry Meier from Chicago’s WLUP FM created … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 12
Mark Rober is a former NASA engineer (which seems impossible since he looks like he’s 15) but today, he builds “Ninja Warrior” challenge courses for squirrels. (Looks like someone needs … Continue Reading Man Builds a Ninja Course for Squirrels
1972: Bobby and Boris Play a Game of Chess The World Championship of 1972 began on this day. The match was between Bobby Fischer of the U.S. and the defending … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 11
1981: ‘The Fox and the Hound’ Causes Unrest in the Kingdom Though in the end, Disney’s 24th animated film, The Fox and the Hound (which was released on this day … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 10
Last night, CBS jumped the gun by debuting the network’s newest summer show, Tough As Nails, one week earlier than previously planned with a two-hour series premiere. Unlike the network’s … Continue Reading ‘Tough As Nails’ Starts Out Slow but is Worth Your Time
1962: Andy Warhol Shows Off His Campbell Soup Cans Artist Andy Warhol’s “Campbell’s Soup Cans” consists of 32 20×16 inch canvases each representing a Campbell soup flavor available in 1962. … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 9
I don’t know who Gus Johnson is, but this is one funny video.
1913: The Erector Set Gets a Patent It was on this day in 1913 when Alfred Carlton Gilbert received a patent for his Erector Set which became an incredibly popular … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 8
While it’s no Wipeout, Cannonball just might be the second best thing. Last week, NBC previewed the new competition series ahead of the show’s debut Thursday on the USA Network. … Continue Reading USA Network Debuts ‘Cannonball’
Maybe it’s just me, but it feels like every other month, ABC is touting the “hottest night of country music” for its next CMA special. This month it’s the CMA … Continue Reading CMA’s Best of Fest
1928: The Next Best Thing Since…You Know What What was the best thing BEFORE sliced bread? On this day in 1928, Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri produced “the greatest … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 7
