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Alamo Drafthouse is about to put your ’90s nostalgia into overdrive.
The movie theater chain is bringing back an authentic video store. Yes, we’re talking about VHS.
The store, Video Vortex, will be part of an 11-theater cineplex expected to open early next year in Raleigh, North Carolina. It’ll rent VHS tapes, along with Blu-ray discs and DVDs.
The company knows watching VHS tapes isn’t much of an option without a VCR, so the antiquated machines will be available for rent along with a free rental for HDMI-to-RCA adapters. Low tech is back for the win. Read more…
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Alternative Christmas ornaments to discourage your cat from climbing the tree
December 18, 2017Decorating the Christmas tree is one of the most fun parts of the holiday season, unless you have a cat.
Then, it can be a hazardous event putting all of your favorite ornaments when your cat may climb it and knock the whole thing down at any second.
That’s why we’ve compiled some ideas for Christmas ornaments that should discourage your cat from climbing the tree.
Cucumbers
Cats are classically afraid of cucumbers, so if you place cucumber ornaments throughout your Christmas tree, they should jump in fear in the opposite direction. Read more…
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Yes, yes, there are spoilers here. Don’t be a dummy and read below this if you don’t want a mild spoiler on Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
While everyone’s fighting over whether or not Star Wars: The Last Jedi is good, no one’s talking about how it contained the most bizarre moment in the franchise’s history.
There is one tiny, COMPLETELY unnecessary scene near the beginning which is SO DAMN STRANGE, that I couldn’t help but be revolted. It stuck with me through the entire two and a half hours of that film and I still haven’t shaken it.
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The 'Wrinkle in Time' cast is already restoring people's faith in humanity
December 18, 2017Will 2018 save us all from doom? If not, it’s making a hell of a promise, with movie fare in store like Black Panther, Infinity War, and Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle In Time.
A Wrinkle in Time graced the cover of Time (haha, get it) in honor of its 2018 preview, and the dramatic portrait of Storm Reid, Reese Witherspoon, Oprah Winfrey, and Mindy Kaling had fans online nothing short of shook.
The cover story explains Wrinkle‘s long journey to the screen, an achievement made possible by DuVernay, producer Catherine Hand, and screenwriter Jennifer Lee, among others – like that cast. Read more…
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85-year-old grandma is so happy to get a fidget spinner for her birthday
December 18, 2017Looking back on the year 2017, it’s hard to not point to the fidget spinner as one notable thing that didn’t make us cry (most of the time). Here’s one more feel-good spinner story to close out the year. (Hopefully we’ll never have to hear about them again after this, but I can’t make any promises, folks.)
20-year-old Fiona Szilagyi of Calgary, Canada, was visiting her grandmother, Joan Szilagyi, in Lethbridge to celebrate her birthday recently. Despite her tender age of 85, Joan still knows how to have fun like a kid. Fiona explained that while her mother, Maria Szilagyi, was purchasing some gifts for Joan, Maria spotted a fidget spinner. Read more…
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Source: Mashable | 85-year-old grandma is so happy to get a fidget spinner for her birthday