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I didn’t expect Steve Martin to be funny. Sure, it was his skewwhiff sensibility that made The Jerk, The Man With Two Brains, LA Story and Bowfinger so deliriously inspired. And he was comedy’s first double-platinum-record-selling, stadium-touring megastar; he began wearing a white suit on stage only so that he could be seen by fans in the cheap seats several postcodes away. He crafted riotous slapstick crescendos in All of Me and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and displayed a literary flair even at his silliest. No one who has…

ADVERTISEMENT Finding a great roommate—not to mention a few of them—is a difficult task, which is what makes one appreciate a good living arrangement when they have one. Redditor u/Shadowe666 seemingly did, when she shared a home with three of her male friends. That was until one of their girlfriends started causing trouble upon learning that the OP was a tenant, not just someone’s partner. The girlfriend tried to get her evicted in all sorts of ways, but not only did she fail, the redditor was able to get petty…

For decades, a graveyard of corroding barrels has littered the seafloor just off the coast of Los Angeles. It was out of sight, out of mind — a not-so-secret secret that haunted the marine environment until a team of researchers came across them with an advanced underwater camera.Speculation abounded as to what these mysterious barrels might contain. Startling amounts of DDT near the barrels pointed to a little-known history of toxic pollution from what was once the largest DDT manufacturer in the nation, but federal…

A weird incident unfolded on Monday (January 29) when a woman lodged in a garbage truck on collection day perplexed an entire neighborhood.A woman, whose identity has not been made public, was left seriously injured in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA, after she was mistakenly dumped into the back of a bin lorry and compacted four times, Sky News reported.It is believed that the unfortunate woman was inside a trash bin when it was picked up by a truck during its routine collection, the local fire department said.The poor…

Weather officials had been warning Californians about the wrath of El Niño for months — even as some residents had begun to think the typically soaking climate pattern had gone AWOL.But after an anemic start to the state’s rainy season, those admonitions have come to bear in brutal fashion as fast-moving storms have inundated portions of Ventura, Los Angeles and San Diego counties, flooding neighborhoods, spurring water rescues, triggering evacuations and stunning experts with their strength and magnitude.…

A breakup over grocery prices got messier Monday when PepsiCo said that it, not supermarket chain Carrefour, initiated the split. PepsiCo said that it had decided to stop supplying the chain’s European stores because the two sides hadn’t reached an agreement on a new contract. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 A breakup over grocery prices got messier Monday when PepsiCo said that it, not supermarket chain Carrefour, initiated the split. PepsiCo said…

Breakups are hard, but being completely alone is still better than being with a terrible partner. So it can, perhaps, be useful to hear other’s stories if you are on the fence about your relationship. Or perhaps you really like your partner and just want some more evidence that it can be a lot worse.Somebody asked people online to share “Why did you break up with your previous partner?” and we’ve gathered the most interesting responses. From regrets to truly toxic situations, get comfortable as you read through, and be…

Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon has been dropped by a top Hollywood agency after saying frightened Jews are “getting a taste of how it feels to be Muslim in America.” The actor, 77, has spent the past few weeks raging against Israel and is now under fire for her latest outburst in the wake of the October 7 attack by Hamas. Sources say that several staffers at the agency were extremely hurt by Sarandon’s comments. A spokesperson said the agency is no longer representing Sarandon. The Thelma &…

We’ve seen Sharknado and we’ve seen the Cocaine Bear, but now it looks like we may be gearing up for an insane sequel: cocaine sharks. According to scientists, sharks off the coast of Florida may be feasting on bales of drugs dumped into the ocean. The plan is to experiment with the idea and see if it is indeed true. Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox. Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use and have reviewed the Privacy…

Photo via Angel Studios These days, anything Disney does is instantly labeled as another bad decision. But while ditching Nimona for its LGBTQ+ themes proves that the Mouse House ain’t very bright, its refusal to release yet another project might actually be the studio’s first smart decision in a while, even though the film is currently winning the box office before even releasing. Meanwhile, a struggling reboot — which has been stuck in developmental hell for the last 15 years — daydreams of joining the elites.…