The delightfully sarcastic and occasionally twisted humor of Gemma Correll's comics is on display here as she shows us examples of less tasty holiday beverage fare. Are you one of the much media hyped, yet rarely seen in natural habitat crows who has a problem with certain red holiday beverage cups and their contents? Try out some of these creations and see how they compare.
There are four remaining Correll holiday beverage concoctions: see them here.
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What if our universe is just a projection on a wall being watched by a giant Shia LaBeouf in another universe
— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) November 11, 2015
On Tuesday, eccentric actor Shia LaBeouf announced that, as "performance art," he would take over a theater at New York City's Angelika Film Center and watch as all 27 movies he's acted in were shown in reverse chronological order. The "art piece" was to be open to the public, free of charge.
LaBeouf wasn't kidding. He camped out in a seat in the theater, which filled up with onlookers curious about this Shia show. The actor's expressions as he took in his films were live streamed as well. Though the movie marathon ended Thursday, the live stream is available on repeat. LaBeouf ignored any attempts to communicate with him during the showing.
One bunch of people who paid close attention to the event was the so-called "Twitterverse." Some examples of their amusing reactions are above and below; see a collection of reaction tweets here. Tweets can be searched under hashtag #allmymovies.
How do you think Shia found a jacket that matched the color of the glow of a movie screen reflected in his eyes so perfectly?
— alix (@alixmcalpine) November 12, 2015
James Franco must be so sad that he's been trying to reach this level of bizarre for years and Shia just owns it effortlessly #allmymovies
— Simone Richardson (@simonemoann) November 11, 2015
The "Don't" example model is on the left; the "Do" lady is on the right
Would you believe that in 1937, one Allan Gilbert founded "Gilbert’s School of Undressing" in Manhattan? The institution of higher learning instructed women on how to undress for their husbands, with the claim that removing their clothing in an unattractive manner destroyed marriages.
The linked excerpt from Life magazine documents some of Gilbert's insights. Such a school must have been desperately needed, as this concern was right up there with all of the pressing, post-depression, pre-war issues of the day. Instructing wives on how to properly undress was crucial.
I wonder if Gilbert shared any tips for husbands as to their behavior when their wives showed off this newfound expertise? "Sit back in silk pajamas and a smoking jacket with a pre-strip, wife-mixed cocktail in hand," perhaps? I'm looking forward to that lost article being unearthed.
In the meantime, enjoy these wifely strip tips. (I would call the photos SFW, but be warned that some of the lady parts are just barely covered.)
Images: LIFE magazine via Vintage Everyday
“Nightgown technique is the high point in the Gilbert course. Here Miss St. Clair adroitly gets into her nightgown and drops her lingerie all in one magic motion."
“A prime principle of artful undressing is to keep the hands graceful at all times. Here Miss Fonzlau clearly demonstrates what a knot some women make of their clothes.”
Smithsonian’s National Zoo is home to Bei Bei, a 3-month-old giant panda cub. In this footage, Bei Bei's doting mother looks on as the cub takes his first — albeit unsteady — steps.
In the part of the video that elicited an "aww!" from me, Bei Bei's mom, seemingly as a reward for the cub's brief adventures in independence, scoops him up like a human would with a baby and gives him a big (panda) bear hug.
Keep up with Bei Bei and his mom at the Smithsonian National Zoo's live panda cam. Via Uproxx
Fans of the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory film starring Gene Wilder are sure to appreciate this interview of former cast members by the Today Show for NBC News.
See what the actors who played Veruca Salt, Augustus Gloop, Charlie Bucket, Violet Beauregarde and more look like now, and hear anecdotes from the filming, which took place a staggering 44 years ago! Via Laughing Squid
Image: Via Twitter: @RealWarhawk
Whether it's for a person who is hearing impaired, it's being used at the gym or in a bar, or some other specific situation, unfortunately, closed captioning is not always reliable. Yet fortunately, obvious errors in closed captioning such as these can lead to laughs. Adios, hasta mañana and che passa, Jacko.
Check out 18 more examples of unintentionally funny closed captions here.
Image: Dimension Films, reddit.com / Via imgur.com
Who needs subtitles? | Image: ABC, reddit.com / Via imgur.com
Sometimes even the horses are confused by questionable closed captioning
Image: Walt Disney Pictures / Via pavlovthefreak.tumblr.com
In this odd Russian video by YouTube user Alexey Kuvaev, which was later posted to reddit, the unexpected happens to a slow-moving car on a Russian racetrack. Onlookers watch as the car splits cleanly in half, with each half spinning somewhat out of control. The Russian audience seems to get a big kick out of the event. As one YouTube commenter quipped, "In Russia you have to be ready for anything." Via Laughing Squid
When a huge rattlesnake bit a dog owned by a Hartford, Arkansas man, he sprang into action. Outfitted in shorts and flip-flops, the man borrowed a pink, snub-nosed revolver from his wife and shot the western diamondback rattler, killing it.
When a friend of the family posted pictures of the snake on Facebook, the photos made the rounds quickly. Thus far, the post has over 500 shares. Experts say that while this isn't the largest of this species ever caught, it definitely is in the "unusually huge" category. Estimates of its size range from eight to nine feet. The most common length for the species is approximately 4 feet.
See additional pictures, read more on this story and watch a video news report about the snake here.
In this video compilation, cats bravely face the devil's vegetable: cucumbers. They're green, crunchy and evil, and they've invaded feline space. What's to be done? These cats show us just how to handle such a volatile and dangerous situation. Via Tastefully Offensive
This latest edition of AsapSCIENCE focuses on facts about our bodies. Stunningly efficient, adaptable and strong, the human body is indeed an amazing entity. Facts about decomposition, bacteria, bone strength and more are highlighted. Via Laughing Squid
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When her landlord wouldn't allow her to adopt a pitbull terrier, photographer Stacey Gammon channeled her desire for animal companionship by volunteering at an animal shelter. Realizing that her photography talent could be put to good use there, Gammon began shooting portraits of the animals in an effort to get them permanent homes.
Through her involvement with the shelter, Gammon became aware of the Mr. Mo Project, a New York nonprofit that rescues old shelter dogs in poor health who are on paths to being euthanized. The Mr. Mo project helps secure medical care for the ailing animals and tries to get them placed in caring, permanent homes. Gammon was so touched and impressed with the facility that she began shooting gratis animal portraits for them as well. She said,
"These dogs, as I witnessed during their photoshoots, are so full of life. They have love left to give."
See Gammon's poignant portrait series in entirety at her website. Via My Modern Met
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Baby koala Imogen from Symbio Wildlife Park in Helensburgh, New South Wales, Australia has been featured at Neatorama once before, showing her cuddling up with a filmmaker who was attempting to video her.
Now ten months old and ready for her close up, this new footage is Imogen's first official photo shoot. This clip is even more adorable than the last. Keep up with Imogen's progress and that of other lovable animals at the Symbio Wildlife Park Facebook page.
Home Alone | Image: Twentieth Century Fox
The linked article is an extensive and informative oral history of Home Alone, written for Chicago magazine by James Hughes, son of 80s movie maestro John Hughes. This 25th anniversary endeavor includes interviews with those involved with the project including Raja Gosnell, the film's editor, Joe Roth, chairman of Twentieth Century Fox at the time of filming, cast members Daniel Stern and Catherine O'Hara and director Chris Columbus.
Chris Columbus reveals that the only reason he ended up working on the project was to get away from another in which he was supposed to work with notorious jerk Chevy Chase. Columbus writes,
"In 1989, I directed Heartbreak Hotel, and it was a disaster. It opened on a Friday, and by Wednesday it was only playing at two o’clock in the afternoon. Around that time, John Hughes sent me the script for Christmas Vacation. I love Christmas, so to do a Christmas comedy had been a dream.
I went out to dinner with Chevy Chase [the movie’s star]. To be completely honest, Chevy treated me like dirt. But I stuck it out and even went as far as to shoot second unit [collecting establishing shots and special sequences, usually without principal actors]. Some of my shots of downtown Chicago are still in the movie.
Then I had another meeting with Chevy, and it was worse. I called John [who was producing the film] and said, 'There’s no way I can do this movie. I know I need to work, but I can’t do it with this guy.' John was very understanding. About two weeks later, I got two scripts at my in-laws’ house in River Forest. One was Home Alone, with a note from John asking if I wanted to direct. I thought, Wow, this guy is really supporting me when no one else in Hollywood was going to. John was my savior."
Read the entire oral history of Home Alone at Chicago magazine. Via Vulture
Sandra Oh, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen and Paul Giamatti in Sideways | Image: Fox Searchlight
If you've ever seen Alexander Payne's 2004 movie Sideways, you're familiar with at least two of the director's sardonic (as well as his sardonic treatment of) film characters. In this case, Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church as Miles and Jack are having a last hurrah before Jack's wedding, and it involves quite a bit of drunken debauchery. How drunken? Well, there seems to be a difference of opinion on that between Church and Giamatti. Let mental_floss, in their list of facts about Sideways, explain:
5. THE ACTORS DRANK GRAPE JUICE. AT LEAST SOME OF THEM DID.
Church estimated that grape juice or non-alcoholic wine was what they consumed 95 percent of the time. Conversely, Giamatti claimed the actors drank real wine, and that he was actually very drunk after shooting a dinner scene.
One might expect the screenplay to show the hard partying characters regretting their decisions in the form of hangovers the next day, but in real life, the actors paid dearly for a mere meal.
8. THE MALE LEADS GOT FOOD POISONING.Giamatti and Church got sick after eating at Miles' mother’s house; at one point during filming, Church had a temperature of 104 degrees.
This lighthearted series of illustrations from Factorialist magazine features foods from all over the world that would be considered unusual to many Western tastebuds. It has been said that "our differences make the world go 'round," and that notion is reinforced here.
Would you eat a raw sea bird stuffed into a raw, hollowed out seal carcass, all of which had been buried for months? I wouldn't go near it, but some people in Greenland would consider that a dish of the very special treat variety.
Click here to see the full series of illustrations, and read Factorialist's interesting article on strange tastes here.
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