Author Archives: bondsy
The 26 Players with the "Best Names" in March Madness
We're in the middle of a pandemic, and haven't found the cure for cancer . . . but someone at BroBible.com pored over the rosters of the teams in the NCAA's March Madness tournament. His mission? To p...
Mar 18, 2021 Jason Dean / CC
What Toys and Games from When We Were Kids Would Be Considered Totally Unsafe Today?
When you were a kid, did you play games on the playground where you attacked each other with pointed sticks . . . you know, for fun? Those types of games have pretty much gone extinct with today's kid...
Mar 17, 2021 Wess / CC
10 Fun Facts About Nickelodeon's TV Heyday
If you grew up in the '80s or '90s, or had kids that age, you might have fond memories of Nickelodeon's TV heyday. MentalFloss.com has a list of 25 "fun facts" about that glorious time, and there's a ...
Mar 17, 2021 Singer Justin Bieber (front) and host Will Smith are slimed on stage at Nickelodeon's 25th annual Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, California March 31, 2012. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)
Is It "St. Paddy's Day" or "St. Patty's Day"? And the 50 States Ranked from MOST to LEAST 'Irish'
Today's St. Patrick's Day, but obviously saying its full name takes too long. So when you shorten it, which one of these do you go with: St. Paddy's Day, with two D's . . . or St. Patty's Day, with tw...
Mar 17, 2021
"Dad Bods" Are Now the Most Attractive Body Type
Here's some good news if you packed on a few pounds last year. According to a new poll, flabby "dad bods" are now the MOST attractive body type. Dating.com polled its members. And three out of four sa...
Mar 17, 2021 Taylor and Kevin / CC
Wolfgang Van Halen Declined to Play "Eruption" at the "Grammys", and Wants to Talk to the Academy About the State of Rock
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN was asked to play "Eruption" as a tribute to his dad during the In Memoriam segment of the "Grammys", but he DECLINED. In an Instagram post he said, quote, "I don't think anyone cou...
Mar 16, 2021 Carl Lender / CC
Dose of Good News: Facebook Friends, Free Hot Dogs, and a $1.3 Billion Donation
Here is a dose of good news stories making the rounds . . . 1. A woman in England fat-fingered her phone, and accidentally friended a guy on Facebook. Then they got to talking . . . really liked each ...
Mar 16, 2021 dinnercraft / CC
Grammy Quick Hits: Low Ratings, a Naya Rivera Snub, and More
1. Have we finally outgrown the idea of spending multiple hours watching celebrities congratulate themselves? Sunday's "Grammys" scored 8.8 million viewers . . . about HALF the number of people who tu...
Mar 16, 2021 Beyonce wins the Grammy for Best R&B Performance for "Black Parade" in this screen grab taken from video of the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 14, 2021. CBS/Handout via REUTERS - ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO ARCHIVES, NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO NEW USES AFTER 0400 GMT 17/3/2021, NO BROADCAST USE, USE FOR GRAMMY RELATED COVERAGE ONLY
The Oscar Nominations Are Out, and Tom Hanks Was Snubbed!
The Academy announced the Oscar nominees yesterday, and Netflix's "Mank" led the way with 10 nominations. There was a SIX-WAY tie for the second-most nominated . . . with "The Father", "Judas and the ...
Mar 16, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Tom Hanks poses on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 92nd Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, February 9, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
A New Series Will Be Based on the Music of Huey Lewis and the News
This sounds like a "Saturday Night Live" skit, or an episode of "The Twilight Zone". But it's an actual thing. Fox is doing an hour-long anthology series based on the music of HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS....
Mar 11, 2021 Elijah van der Giessen / CC