2014-01-11

A 7-year-old Australian girl wrote to Australia’s national science agency, opening the letter with the charming greeting “hello lovely scientist,” to politely request that they make her a dragon with a black face as a companion for outdoor adventures. They complied, to the best of their ability.

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These are the films to look forward to in 2014.

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Viral video headlines are getting out of hand. Can you tell a clever fake headline from the real deal?

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Comedian Louis C. K. doesn’t have a signature fragrance line, but if these mock cologne ads featuring his furrowed brows and famously balding head are anything to go by, he really should.

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Pop culture owes a whole lot to Woody Allen.

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Alfred Hitchcock’s long-lost Holocaust documentary is ready to be screened. The original footage, taken by British and Soviet troops at Nazi concentration camps, so disturbed the filmmaker that he didn’t come back to work for a week—so viewer discretion will certainly be advised.

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The holidays aren't over yet. In fact, according to Wikipedia, the holidays never end.

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