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A music photographer recently attended a concert by the boy band One Direction and noticed an interesting phenomenon: Peppered throughout Nashville’s LP Field were sad dads who were evidently accompanying their young daughters to the show. As the photos seem to indicate, for some reason, they do not appear to be enjoying themselves ...

In this picture, we see President Barack Obama meeting with a departing Secret Service agent and his wife, thanking them for their service to their country. We also see the couple's son, and he is just not having any of it. Whether this photo says more about the state of politics or parenting probably depends more on the viewer than anything, but maybe there is no metaphor here, other than yet another monumental tribute to the boredom of childhood and the fact that kids can get away with things that most of us can not ...

We already know that director Paul Feig has an all-female Ghostbusters revival in the works, and that's pretty good news. But in talking to interviewers at the Toronto International Film Festival, Ghostbuster godfather and walking celebrity lifehack Bill Murray unveiled who he thinks should pick up the proton packs—and it's pretty on-point.

First up, Bridesmaid's Melissa McCarthy—an obvious choice, but a perfect one. Then, Kristen Wiig—one of her generation's finest comedians, so no surprise there either. Linda Cardellini—probably the least known of the bunch, but a terrific choice, and one who worked with Feig in Freaks and Geeks. And finally, Emma Stone—maybe you've heard of her. Stone's solidly in the a-list these days, but she hasn't had a true comedy role since appearing alongside Murray in the excellent Zombieland. So, it's up to you now, Mr. Paul Feig. Who you gonna call? ...

IKEA is promoting the release of their groundbreaking new “BookBook” catalogue with a product video that would make Tim Cook jealous. Behold, innovative features like hundreds of pages of actual content, functionality to easily flip them forward and backward and the ability to “literally share it.” And the best part? no Allen-wrenches required ...

A new film is promising to put “Christ back into Christmas" once and for all—because, evidently, the holiday must finally be saved from the politically correct. And, yes, you guessed it, there is only one man who can save it. And that man is Kirk Cameron. The actor—who stars in Saving Christmas, which he produced with Liberty University—told The Blaze, “I assume [atheists] are going to get frustrated to see some of their best arguments deflated by this movie, because we take on some of the most commonly parroted myths about the origins of Christmas.” It’s probably best that you just make your own judgments about how effective the film will be at deflating atheists (because we guess that's part of the goal here?), and just watch the trailer for yourself, which, honestly, like the poster, is extremely confusing ...

It's been a rough week for news, both at home and abroad, and even the unfailingly smiley Jimmy Fallon was forced to admit that things are pretty bad out there. Never one to take bad news lying down, Fallon decided to just straight up lie, and recruited a few news stories that aren't necessarily true, but, hey, it'd be nice if they were. Thanks, Jimmy. We feel better all ready ...

We needed a little good news this week. After Château Kardashian was burglarized a reported three times in the past year, the Sisters K are reportedly refusing to begin filming another season until the Kardashian Kriminal has been Kaught. They reportedly think a Keeping Up With the Kardashians Krewmember is to blame. According to TMZ:

All 3 thefts—$4K taken from Kourtney's Hampton's rental, $50K stolen from Kourtney's Calabasas home and $250K in jewelry taken from Khloe's house—appear to be inside jobs, with no signs of forced entry.

Ignoring the fact that one of these girls losing $50K is the equivalent of you misplacing a Buy-One-Get-One-Free ticket for your local Smoothie King, the Kardashians' Koncerns are duly noted. With any luck, the thief will never be found, leaving the show left with no option but to Kall it Kwits ...

If someone in the future were to use the Oxford Dictionaries as a reference point for English-speaking culture in the year 2014, they’ll now be able to see what a strange, confusing time it was. The word database—which as Time notes, is different than the more official Oxford English Dictionary—added a series of new words and definitions, showcasing the rapidly (d)evolving nature of the English language in the Internet era, including: cray, adorbs, listicle, YOLO and neckbeard. The entire list, which you can view here, reads as if Tom Haverford and Jean-Ralphio were (wisely) personally consulted ...

Taking a page right out of the Beyonce playbook, the always-loveable Michael Cera released a surprise album this week, which you can listen to on Bandcamp. And, for a dude whose mostly known for his comedies, it’s actually pretty good (just a heads up, there’s some explicit language). George Michael channels Michigan-era Sufjan Stevens, with interestingly-arranged folk tunes, weird lyrics, electronic bleeps and whispery vocals. Well done, Mr. Manager ...

Admittedly, we can't think of any legends featuring a two-headed dolphin, but it's time to get going writing some, because we've got at least one on our hands. Or, at least, we had one. 39-year-old gym teacher Tugrul Metin was taking a stroll on a Turkish beach when he happened across a recently deceased dolphin calf who had, yes, been born with two noggins. “I couldn’t take it in at first. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. I’ve never even heard about a dolphin like this let alone seen one with my own eyes–I was completely shocked,” Metin told the Daily Mail. Associate professor Mehmet Gokoglu from the marine-biology department at the Ak Deniz University confirmed that a two-headed dolphin is a rare occurrence. Almost legendary. Or, at least, it should be ...

Yo-yo wizard Gentry Stein took home the title of 2014 World Yo-Yo Champion (which is evidently a thing), with this insane performance that will make you want to dig your old Duncan out of the attic ...

Twitter user Alex Garcia says he was celebrating a friend's birthday in New York City when global superstar and kindly fairy godmother Taylor Swift alighted upon Central Park to bestow the birthday girl some Chipotle money. Evidently, doe-eyed lady of the lowlands Taylor Swift asked the fan where she was going for her birthday, and upon hearing the fan meant to go to Chipotle promptly fished $90 out of her purse so she could go get a burrito. Does Taylor Swift think Chipotle burritos cost $90? Or was she hoping the young lady would bring her back some change? Perhaps she meant to give her $9,000 to start her own burrito restaurant. We simply do not know. Regardless, the fan's birthday got a shot of that Taylor Swift magic, and once the clock struck midnight and her birthday was over, all she had was her memories, which she will treasure forever ...

Scrabble has just updated its official “Player’s Dictionary” for the first time in nearly a decade, and its latest additions are sad signs of the times we live in. Players can now legally use words including “selfie,” “bromance,” “frenemy” and “chillax” to score points in what was once a respectable, somewhat high-minded board game that encouraged players to utilize a large vocabulary and proper spelling. Also on the list are a handful of words that appear to be created by someone who has at least heard of the Internet—but probably only from startup press releases written in 2004 and the film The Net: “Webzine,” “vodcast” (?),” “joypad,” and “vlog” are among the words that no one has ever actually used to describe things associated with modern technology ...

It’s a fascinating time to be alive. An ice cream lover/physicist named Manuel Linares has used the wizardry of chemistry to create an ice cream that changes colors when licked. The Xamaleón flavor—named after chameleons—contains a variety of hues that transformed when they come in contact with human saliva. Yeah science! ...

A YouTube scientist/country radio DJ from Sioux Falls decided to find out what happens if you leave a Walmart Great Value Brand ice cream sandwich in the sun on an 80 degree day for over an hour. Disturbingly, not only doesn’t not melt as you would expect any non-mutant ice cream to, it looked almost identical to when it came out of the box ...

Jack White is playing in Chicago this week, and he decided to spend part his trip taking part in the great American pastime. And he had the time of his life. Just look at him. Can you blame him? The crack of the bat. The roar of the crowd. Even the most tortured rock star can't help but let free his inner child when once taken by the spirit of baseball. Have an extra hot dog for the rest of us, Mr. White! ...