You know what's funny? The fact that when we were kids, and also when we were teenagers, we used to groan and cringe whenever our dads told a particularly bad dad joke . And now that we are parents ourselves, we can't help but tell the same stupid jokes to our kids, who groan and cringe just like we did. And it's not that our sense of humor changed once we became parents, The truth is that we always found these jokes funny, we just found our parents cringy! Want some proof? we STILL groan and c…

Sometimes I feel like we were transported to a different universe right after Avengers: Endgame . It's like Tony Stark died, Then we had a global pandemic, then civil unrest, several wars, Betty White Died and mumble rap lives on, but it also seems like we accidentally stepped into a universe where Marvel forgot how to run a cinematic universe. Remember the time when Marvel could do no wrong? When every single movie they produced broke box office records and got both the fans and the critics ex…

Some years are just complete bangers when it comes to movies. 1994 is often cited as the best year in Hollywood history, with movies like Pulp Fiction , The Shawshank Redemption , Forrest Gump , and The Lion King coming one after the other. But for some reason, whenever you look up “Best years in movie history,” you almost never see 1988. Well, I beg to differ—1988 was an absolutely amazing year with some incredible films coming out one after the other. We're talking classics like Die Hard , Wh…

Nerdiness is a hell of a drug . Once you try one science fiction movie and like it, it's impossible to stop. One of your friends suggests you give Star Wars a try, and a week later, you are binge-watching Battlestar Galactica and buying Star Trek Funko Pops. You read one chapter of Lord of the Rings, and you suddenly find yourself knee-deep in a Dungeons and Dragons session with a bunch of sweaty, role-playing nerds . Also, your very definition of what is cool changes completely. You used to th…

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On the age-old question of “ Are we alone in the universe ” I stand firmly on the side of “What makes you think you're so special?”. Do you really think that in an infinite universe there is only one planet supporting life? We have 200 billion stars in our galaxy alone and there are billions of galaxies in every direction you look, You really thing this planet is so special? No, we are carbon-based life forms and carbon is one of the most abundant elements in the universe. If it happened here,…

Alright, confession time: I just watched Avatar: The Last Airbender for the first time as a full-grown adult, and let me tell you, it was an experience. I went into it expecting a fun cartoon, but what I got was an epic story filled with deep characters, moral dilemmas, and some surprisingly profound life lessons. Who knew a "kid's show" could deliver so much? Naturally, after finishing, I needed more—so I dove headfirst into the meme world. Turns out, the fandom is just as vibrant as the show…

Anyone else feel like we were transported to a different universe right after Avengers: Endgame ? Not only does the world seem to be a far worse one, with global pandemics, civil unrest, wars, and mumble rap, but it also seems like we accidentally stepped into a universe where Marvel isn't doing too hot. Remember the time when Marvel could do no wrong? When every single movie they produced broke box office records and got both the fans and the critics excited? Because I remember that! But now w…

The modern world we live in is just covered in signs . Some just point you in the right direction, some warn you of danger and some are just trying to sell you things you don't really need. So in this modern world that is almost covered in signs, how do you make your sign stand out? well, you can make it bigger than everyone else's or use bolder letters and colors, but there will always be a bigger and bolder sign to take your place. Another thing you can do is be unique, stand out from the cro…

Time stops for no one, not even for the rich and famous. One day you are a teenager goofing around in front of the camera in your parents living room, and the next moment you are one of the richest people on earth. One second you are nervous about taking your yearbook photo and the next you have become a rock and roll legend. It's fun to look back at old pictures of famous people and see them as they were before their life had become something else entirely. A young Tupac opening Christmas pres…

Nerdiness is a hell of a drug . Once you try one science fiction movie and like it, it's impossible to stop. One of your friends suggests you give Star Wars a try, and a week later, you are binge-watching Battlestar Galactica and buying Star Trek Funko Pops. You read one chapter of Lord of the Rings, and you suddenly find yourself knee-deep in a Dungeons and Dragons session with a bunch of sweaty, role-playing nerds . Also, your very definition of what is cool changes completely. You used to th…

So I was wondering to myself, How many total hours of Star Trek are there? and I am talking about all the TV series and all the movies combined (excluding video games from this list because those could actually be endless) and the number I found was a staggering 690 hours! That's an entire February worth of Star Trek content! 28 consecutive days! You could literally start playing the first episode of the original series on February 1st and it will continue playing nonstop, by order, throughout…

It's time to get random! who says everything has to be structured and ‘by the book’? In fact, the more I look at it, the more I realize how much we value randomness, especially in this point in history. Just look at the way you spend your free time - either channel surfing on TV, doom-scrolling on social media, or listening to a randomized playlist on Spotify - we love randomness! I personally get really annoyed with algorithms if they start offering me the same type of content over and over. S…

I think part of my geeky “Rizz” (as the kids today would say) is that I have none. This was, of course, a huge problem back when I was a teenager, just trying to get girls' attention, But I feel like times have changed a lot. Back in the 80s and 90s there was nothing less appealing than a nerd. You were a “Steve Urkel” or a “Screech” - meaning the least desirable person in the entire school, destined to be forever ridiculed and taunted. You were social poison!. However, times have changed , esp…

Save this list for later use: We all know Star trek fans are known as “Trekkies” and Dr. Who fans are known as “Whovians”, And you might know Firefly fans call themselves “Browncoats”. So here are several more fandoms and the nickname they refer to themselves: Harry Potter fans: “Potterheads” Sherlock Holmes fans (BBC version): “Sherlockians” Marvel Universe fans: "True Believers" The X-Files fans: “X-Philes” Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans: “Scoobies” The Walking Dead fans: “Deadheads” Battlesta…

What happened to horror films ? I remember going to the movies with my friends back in the 80s and 90s and watching some truly disturbing horror movies filled with blood and guts and all kinds of monsters and serial killers. But for the last 20 years I feel like all horror movies are exactly the same - A family moves to an old house, weird stuff happened, people are killed, turns out it was haunted. That's pretty much it. They have become so formulaic and lean so heavily into jump scares, I jus…