A documentary that takes place entirely in writer Henry Miller’s home, as he recalls key moments in his life. Continue reading
This is one of the greatest moments in daytime television history. White supremacist Craig Cobb has been leading a movement to buy up land in a tiny – very tiny, in fact, as the 2010 census reported on 16 people in the city – North Dakota town called Leith. The… Continue reading
You’re looking at the origin story of Johnny Knoxville, who would later do stunts like this on the TV and film phenomenon Jackass. Knoxville attempted to become an actor, but when that fell through and he found out his girlfriend – who would become his first wife – was pregnant,… Continue reading
Halloween, or Hallowe’en as it is sometimes spelled and All Hallows’ Eve as it is sometimes called, is a holiday celebrated on the 31st of October in the United States, Canada, South America, most of continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and other parts of Eastern Asia. The Western Christian… Continue reading
David Cross tells the story of Jim Belushi being a jerk to epic proportion on the movie set of Destiny Turns on the Radio in the video below. It is taken from the audio version of his book I Drink for a Reason. It is quite the tale, but is… Continue reading
Who would have thought back in ’98, when The Big Lebowski flopped at the box office, with an audible thud, that someday it would get its own fan book? Well, now it has one in I’m a Lebowski, You’re a Lebowski: Life, The Big Lebowski, and What Have You (Bloomsbury,… Continue reading
A birthday can bring on many different emotions. Some people love when it’s their birthday, some people are not so keen on thinking about the passing of another year. Here are some birthday quotes, whether you’re celebrating, or trying to get some new ways to look at the passing of… Continue reading
Bo Burnham is unusually good at making Vine videos. It’s not easy to make a funny video in six seconds or less, but the challenge seems to have brought out the absurdist best in the comedian. Bo Burnham on Vine The Bo Burnham Vine is one of the most entertaining… Continue reading
Charles Bukowski didn’t like the movies, and yet he wrote one, entitled Barfly, which you can watch here. “I believe that most people see too many movies,” Bukowski wrote in The Captain is Out to Lunch. “And certainly the critics. When they say that a movie is great, they mean… Continue reading
Lenny Bruce blazed a trail the hard way. Coming up against obscenity laws throughout his career, the comedian was never afraid to speak on taboo topics or question ’50s and ’60s era social norms. He was arrested numerous times, including at the Gate of Horn folk club in Chicago, on… Continue reading
