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Movies that could have been, but aren't, for one reason or another.

Guns are so attached to our culture that this list of pop culture gun facts shouldn't be too surprising to people.

Missed the Grammys because you were watching True Detective? Here's a look at the top 15 moments so you can sound like you saw them, and here's a ranking of the live performances.

Interested in Katy Perry? Learn more about her here. And yes, there are pictures.

Rafael Nadal, one of the best, and his unorthodox style, in just about everything he does. He's a contradiction of paradoxes, all rolled into one. While not DFW on Federer, it's a good article on what makes Nadal, Nadal. But oh how I wish DFW would have written about Nadal.

Most of these you've probably heard of, but it's still interesting to see how accidents can help make a movie better. It's called innovation, and in my opinion, a director needs to have a lot of it to make everything come together on the screen.

The CES (Consumer Electronics Show) held every year in Las Vegas is a great indicator of the technologies that we'll all be talking about in the next few years. Here's a look at what was going on during the 2014 show.

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If you were born before 1979, you will reminisce about the awesomeness that is the homemade cassette tape label.

A look at the holy trinity of pop (GaGa, Miley, Katy) and a breakdown of who "won" this Fall's popularity/music contest. So you're an aspiring art thief. You've got a plan and it's impeccable. You know there's no way you're going to get caught. You scoff at Thomas Crown's amateurish plan. You've got a bunch of guys that are going to help you and as far as you know they won't double-cross you, but if they try, you even have a plan for that. You're the Danny Ocean of art thieves. There's just one problem.

You don't know how to sell it. This ain't no pawn shop back room kinda deal. This is high stakes, millions of dollars, high society shit.

We're here to help.

Interview with Sarah Silverman. Whether she likes it or not, it's tough to argue that she has become the face of current female comedy. And I'm not here to argue that there should or shouldn't be a distinction between male/female comedy (though there shouldn't be).

Huh, I had no idea Blue Velvet was being rereleased and that there was 50 minutes of extra footage. Flavorwire was nice enough to detail it here.

I know some people out there are fanatics for the McRib, so here is a helpful map showing you what McDonalds will be carrying it. Enjoy your gastrointestinal problems!