When Love Actually came out in theaters, I had just turned fifteen years old. My friends and I were slight anglophiles who worshipped accented singers like Robert Smith and Damon Albarn, and watched period pieces after school. The star-studded cast of Richard Curtis ' Christmas film made a screening a no-brainer. Colin Firth? Hugh Grant? Alan Rickman? Emma Thompson? I mean, come on. All the big names. It was mandatory. We had to see it, so we did and boy, did we love it. Sure, some of the plotl…

Now this is shitposting

I am a theme park fan, and no theme park is superior to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It's a very simple formula, really. Millions of people worldwide want to walk around and exist at Hogwarts, Hogsmede, and Diagon Alley, and Universal Studios decided to facilitate that experience. Unfortunately, most of us won't actually get to go to magical boarding schools , so these theme parks are as good as it gets. I haven't been to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter yet but based on the vlogs I'…

Kind of impossible to keep a straight face when looking at these memes.

Nose to the grindstone

Gross

Greetings, fellow internet travelers. Hope you all had a better weekend than I did, stuck inside experiencing the absolute hell of Covid-19. I thought I'd be able to use this time to enjoy, well, being alone. But I was wrong. The four walls of my room have proven to be oppressive, and the selection of shows to stream that might actually be good has been growing much, much smaller. I'm usually happy to be horizontal for most of the weekend, cooking up something delicious and letting this brain r…

I am ashamed of many things, but being a huge fan of the Muppets is not one of them. You might think that most Muppet-loving adults would keep quiet about it, but you'd be wrong! The Muppets have seemed to have a resurgence in popularity over the past few years, especially on Twitter. Everybody wants to return to the 80s and 90s era of the muppets, where they were recreating literary classics such as Treasure Island and A Christmas Carol. The Muppet Christmas Carol is one of my favorite Christm…

Unbelievable

One of the greatest movies of the 20th century is about a man who magically turns into a dog. I'm not talking about The Shaggy Dog or its remake starring Tim Allen. No, I'm referring to the greatest hidden gem Disney+ has to offer, The Shaggy D.A. As the title so cleverly suggests, it is a movie about a man who is running for District Attorney and can't stop turning into a big white fluffy dog . The best part of this movie is its action sequences. If you haven't seen the viral clip where a man…

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Growing up, there are certain animals you're more familiar with than others. Kids love dogs and cats, they love dinosaurs. Some kids are into predators like lions, tigers, and bears, while others prefer animals one might find on a farm, like horses, cows or pigs. As a child, my tastes were a bit more… unique. I flitted between wanting to be an entomologist to wanting to be a marine biologist on the regular. I'd rather pick up rocks and look for bugs, or scout for frogs, toads, newts, and salama…

Growing up my foodie Dad had a huge section of his bookcase that was dedicated to cookbooks. I'd be able to rifle through books about indigenous Colombian cuisine, classic French cookbooks, and gorgeously photographed tomes of food from the Levant. I did notice, however, that he rarely, if ever, used these books. It turns out my parents needed that section not because my dad loves cookbooks, but because people love giving them to him. I wonder what would happen if they bothered to ask what he w…

Warm and fuzzy

Montreal-based writer and director Andrew Todd is officially on our hit list. He hasn't committed any serious crimes against our soul, but he has had the blessing of weeping in the arms of John Wick 3 star Keanu Reeves. We're just so jealous that he's been touched by the living, breathing, and villain-slaying meme. Todd hopped on Twitter to share this heartwarming and nerdy tale, and now we're here to share it with you.

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