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David Foster Wallace was asked to define "Lynchian." His answer involved peanut butter.

Photo credit (David Lynch): Aaron from Seattle, WA, USA (via Wikimedia Commons), Creative Commons Attribution 2.0; modified with peanut butter graphic (Photo credit: Canva)

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Nirvana's subversive 'Top of the Pops' performance belongs in a TV-music time capsule.

Photo credit: YouTube screenshots from 'Top of the Pops' performance
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What's the 'most millennial' song? Semi-charmed strangers have all-star debate

Some popular answers include Jimmy Eat World’s 2001 emo-pop classic "The Middle," Chumbawamba’s temporarily inescapable 1997 chant-along "Tubthumping."

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5 movies that you can just listen to like a podcast

Exciting scores and engaging dialogue allow people to just listen to a movie.

The often misunderstood condition that killed Garry Shandling

The beloved comedian's 2016 death highlights a little known disease

5 of Rory’s Favorite Books That Perfectly Explain Gilmore Girls

Rory Gilmore, a rolemodel for a generation of bookish young women, expressed herself best through literature.

100 years of fashion in two and a half minutes

Who has worn it better over the past 100 years? Men or women?

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A guy started trolling his 'friend' for saying stupid stuff on Facebook, but who is really the jerk here?

Who’s worse? The mega-racist idiot or the guy who’s stalking his Facebook page?

Watch The Screen Tests of Lois Lane from 1978’s Superman

Bringing a comic book character to life on the screen is not easy.

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How Emotional Realness Is The Secret To ‘Drag Race’s’ Enduring Success

No matter how many times life may knock you down, you still have to slay the world with your charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent.

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Jim Henson’s Imagination And Legacy Lives On In A New Exhibition

From “The Muppets” and “Sesame Street” to fantasy films like “The Dark Crystal” and “Labyrinth,” his imagination was unstoppable.