Even if you’ve never seen The Room, you’ve probably heard of it.

Routinely declared the worst movie ever made (for good reason), the surreal drama/inadvertent comedy was written, directed and produced by Tommy Wiseau, an enigmatic actor of unknown origin who also chose to star in his passion project, in the hope that it might launch his career.

Wiseau’s IMDB page only lists 12 acting credits, so that part clearly didn’t pan out, but The Room did earn the enthusiastic thespian some cult credibility, as the trainwreck quality of his masterwork struck a chord with cinephiles and bad movie aficionados alike, keeping it in steady rotation on the midnight movie circuit to this day.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Should you watch 'The Room' before seeing 'The Disaster Artist'?

“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.”

Donald Trump really needs to give the Miranda Warning a good, long think before he tweets again, given that he’s currently under investigation for — among other things — possible obstruction of justice. Though it may already be too late, given the latest @RealDonaldTrump utterance on the president’s favorite social media platform.

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Source: Mashable | Donald Trump's latest tweet proves he really doesn't understand the right to remain silent

This beagle is determined to break free.

The Isle Of Wight County Animal Shelter in Windsor, Virginia shared a video of a skilled pup named Buttermilk on its Facebook page on Tuesday. Somehow, the good dog with bad intentions managed to climb to the top of its enclosure with just her paws.

“For some strays, we can only assume how they come into our care… however lately Buttermilk has shown staff just how she probably ended up with us,” the shelter wrote on its page. “Whoever adopts this cutie is going to need to keep a regular eye on her! She may be tiny but she is MIGHTY and has super climbing powers!” Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Watch a ninja dog attempt to escape an animal shelter by climbing up its cage

Perhaps the most underrated gift category? Gifts your recipient didn’t know they needed.

As The Atlantic cited in 2014, many gifts fall flat because the giver focused too much on sentimentality and not enough on practicality. In fact, the gifts people prefer seem to be the ones that are the easiest to use. 

But sometimes those gifts are boring as hell, right? There’s a reason that socks — while wonderful — are the stereotypical “bad gift.”

But practical and lovely don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Here are 20 gifts that are both useful and beautiful — and, most importantly, that no one is likely to buy for themselves. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | 20 useful gifts that no one would buy for themselves