pop culture
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We Need to Talk About ‘Is It Cake?’
I doubt that even Netflix expected “Is It Cake?” to be such a hit. The premise, if you haven’t already binged the TV series, involves professional bakers trying to fool judges by creating cakes that don’t look like dessert but instead appear to be everyday commodities – purses, toys, fast food. But while most critics…
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Check Out This Pop Culture Artist’s Rad Take on Breaking Bad, Big Mouth & More
When looking through Shannon Hansen‘s portfolio, it would be fair to throw up your hands and succumb to the nagging idea that you’re never going to be that talented at anything. However, we should take Shannon’s art as a lesson in patience. The digital strategist and illustrator’s work should be a reassuring reminder that practise…
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103 New Beetle Species Named After Star Wars Characters And Mythological Beasts
There are more species of beetle than just about anything else on Earth — approximately 400,000 species described, with perhaps a million or more left to catalogue. Now, researchers have identified 103 new species of weevil (a tiny variety of beetle), all from a single Indonesian island.
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Why We Always Want To Push The Big Red Button
Whatever you do, don’t press that button. It’s a trope that’s spanned pop culture for generations — and the real world, too. But where did this Big Red Button come from? And why does sick curiosity compel us to mash it down?