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At least some good came from Tuesday's snowstorm in the Southeast: Sophie, a cat in Alabama, was able to play in snow for the first time.

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They weren’t just the greatest band of all time, they were also the greatest band ever when it came to saucy comebacks.

When George was asked about fortune and fame:

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When Ringo was asked to talk about politics:

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When Paul was asked a way too personal question:

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When they were asked to describe the meaning of their lyrics:

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This informative clip, which comes from the fantastic Oregon Zoo, tells the story of two baby otters, Molalla and Zigzag, and how they learned to swim from their mother, Tilly. The older Mo developed at a standard pace, while the independent young Ziggy hit his benchmarks a little behind schedule. But now that he’s caught up, boy does he have a motor on him. He loves to swim away from his mother, who must be at her wit’s end with OKAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE FAMILY DYNAMIC, LOOK HOW FLUFFY AND CUTE THEY ARE! SQUEEEEEEE!

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This puppy is convinced that one of his puppy brethren is woefully encased in some sort of magical device and he is determined to set him free.

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Almost 44 years ago, a 25-year old hunk of a man named Tom Selleck made his acting debut as Dobie on the “Death Bait” episode of the TV series Lancer. Today, he’s the biggest star on the cast of the CBS hit police series Blue Bloods, as he plays Police Commissioner Frank Reagan and father of Erin Reagan-Boyle, who is played by the incredibly underrated Bridget Moynahan, but that’s a completely different definitive ranking for another time. To put it bluntly, Tom Selleck is an American icon, and we’ve been incredibly fortunate to have him in our lives for so long.

Additionally and much more importantly, Selleck’s mustache is a national treasure the likes of the gold buried under Mount Rushmore and the Dairy Queen Blizzard. Such a flavor savor deserves to be celebrated more than annually or even semi-annually, as it should at least be honored octannually, if that’s even a word. That said, for Selleck’s 69th birthday today, I have decided to rank the many variations of mustache that he has sported in his storied acting career, and I am convinced that no greater tribute could ever be paid.

Interestingly enough, Selleck didn’t have the famous facial hair when his career began on Lancer, and one of his co-stars was also sans his trademark nose bush. That man? Sam Elliott, who played Renslo. Was it fate that these two icons of the mustache appeared in a Western TV series that only really old people remember? We can only hope so. Regardless, their mustaches eventually grew in and they became two of the most important actors in history.

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This Salem cigarette ad from what my team of scientists believes is the 14th century features young Selleck with an auburn and sun-kissed mustache that could have melted the tar right out of a lung.

Also, this portrait of Selleck doesn’t need to be ranked, because it should be hanging in the f*cking Louvre.

20) Wide World of Mystery

I assume the mystery involved someone stealing his mustache, and the only culprit with the power to pull off such a feat is God himself.

19) Blue Bloods

Aged but not worn. Matured but not expired. Still a far cry from his prime, but strong enough to make your mama’s basement flood.

Have you been meaning to get into heavy metal, but find the album covers far too intimidating? First of all, the genre probably isn’t for you. But if you must carry on, Metal Albums With Googly Eyes is here to help.

Perhaps inspired by Celebrity Googly Eyes, this new Tumblr marks metal’s most demonic cover art with one of the internet’s favorite tools of silliness: googly eyes. I’ve collected some of their best work below. See the rest at Metal Albums With Googly Eyes.

Exciting news for Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans. Dark Horse Comics have decided to bring in one of the show’s actors to write an arc of the upcoming comic season. And they’ll be bringing back a fan-favorite pairing. 

Thanks to Dark Horse’s panel at Wizard World Portland, as reported by ComicsBlog.fr, we now know Nicholas Brendon (aka Xander) will be writing their Buffy comic. So far, Season 8 and 9 have wrapped up at the publisher, with Season 10 set to start in March. Brendon said he’d be writing issues 3-5 of that run. And what will his arc be about?

The Dark Master (bater), Dracula.

Viewers will remember the iconic episode of Season 5 where Dracula showed up and Xander became his “butt monkey.” It’s one of my favorites so I’m really excited to see where Brendon takes it. This isn’t the first time a Buffy actor has taken up the pen for Buffy comics. Both Amber Benson and James Marsters have worked on series. Marsters was also at the Portland event and discussed his work on a new Spike graphic novel set during Season 7 called “Into the Light.”

Christos Gage and artist Rebekah Isaacs will be the main creative team for Season 10.

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Yesterday, Empire Magazine revealed one new X-Men: Days of Future Past cover every hour. Because, well, there’s a lot of people in the cast and they figured, what the hell? That’s 24 actors, plus one more for the director, but for some reason we have 26 photos in our slideshow. Hmm…

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Nick Hornby is up there with Nicholas Sparks and Michael Crichton in terms of authors who’ve had almost all their books turned into movies. Hell, they did Fever Pitch twice. Some of the adaptations were okay, but even the better ones were screwed up in some basic way – like setting High Fidelity in the US (that scene where Stiff Little Fingers supposedly sounds like Green Day still pisses me off) and updating the setting of About a Boy from mid-90s period piece to the present (even though the damn title was a Nirvana reference). Now, director Pascal Chaumeil and writer Jack Thorne take the latest crack at Hornby, in A Long Way Down.

Pierce Brosnan, Aaron Paul, Toni Collette, and Imogen Poots star as a group of depressed mopeingtons who find themselves trying to jump off the same building on New Year’s Eve. They make a pact not to kill themselves until Valentine’s Day, and form an unlikely gang of friends. It was feeling alone that brought them together and stuff!  A Long Way Down wasn’t my favorite Hornby book, because it kind of felt like the book version of a cutesy dramedy, and it sort of looks like they’re turning it into a cutesy dramedy, which would make a lot of sense. But if you’re going watch a sappy movie, you could do worse than one about Pierce Brosnan and Aaron Paul becoming unlikely best friends. It’s just a shame Paul’s character is American. I’d kill to see him do a whole movie with a British accent. Cheerio, bitch.

Is it possible to pull off the grungy punk look without fingerless gloves? I say no.

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Let's not forget the legendary Nile Rodgers, the funky glue that held it all together. This mashup — which includes Pharrell's "Get Lucky," Chic's "Freak Out," and Stevie Wonder's "Another Star" — got the whole crowd standing up. Beyoncé was dancing, Yoko Ono was getting down, Steven Tyler busted out some disco moves. It was, in a word, EPIC.

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If this is the power of the Dark Side, sign me up.

This is everything you never knew wanted and more.

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The classic Sleeping Beauty song just got a whole lot darker.

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Disney's retelling of Sleeping Beauty from the perspective of the villain now has an anthem of its own: As promised, Lana Del Rey's cover of "Once Upon a Dream" showed up in a trailer for Maleficent during the Grammys. The song, which has naturally already leaked on Tumblr, will be available for purchase after the ceremony.

Angelina Jolie allegedly hand-picked Del Rey to cover the song.

These Foursquare users did the groundwork so you don’t have to.

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Okay, so yes, the idea of a huge swath of what is culturally important to me being owned by a single company is kind of frightening in an Orwellian sort of way, but on the other hand I guess stuff like this happens too? I’ll get back to you on whether this has lulled me into a false sense of security later.

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Science, man.

Legs in the air...

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...like a lamb don't care!

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When a woman with crazy eyes and a gun demands a three-picture deal, you give her a three-picture deal.

She may not have the breasts to play Wonder Woman according to some jerks, but that hasn’t stopped Warner Bros. from signing Gal Gadot up to play the Amazon princess in three upcoming movies. One of those movies will of course be Batman vs. Superman, and another one will be the Justice League movie, so what’s that third movie going to be? Well, according to Variety the third movie will be a Wonder Woman standalone film.

This three-picture deal way sound like straight-up good news, but well — on the one hand, yes, there are at least vague plans to make a Wonder Woman down the line movie, but on the other hand, a three-picture deal is actually a bit paltry by modern superhero movie standards. By comparison Marvel tries to tie its superheroes down to meatier nine-picture deals. Also, apparently Gadot is only getting paid 300k per movie, so hey, that standalone Wonder Woman movie could go straight-to-video without losing Warners too much money. Just sayin’.

So yes, Warner Bros. is still playing it safe, because an attractive young brown haired lady kicking ass? Might be a tough sell!

Ugh, why do they keep making these movies when they’re all such obvious flops? 

And Hollywood certainly hates doing modern takes on mythology. Yup, I can see why they’re so concerned about this.

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Hey guys this is K's friend again. She's doing well and needs more of your teeth to make art with at the treatment center. She misses you :)

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Chris McKinlay used data and algorithms to sift through thousands of profiles and find someone special.

This is Chris McKinlay, a 35-year-old maths Phd, who was looking for love using online dating sites, without much success.

He had been on six first dates, but that was about it. As he tells Wired, he thought there must be a more scientific approach to tackling the random nature of dating websites.

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OkCupid works by asking people a series of questions about their personality then matching similar people with similar answers using an algorithm.

You are given a percentage match for each eligible partner. But the chances of being matched with someone who's perfect for you (or whom you like) is quite slim.

Out of the thousands of personality questions you might get asked, what if there was a way to find out which questions mattered to the women he might be interested in and just answer those?

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Credit to the folks at FOX Sports New Orleans for having the courage to risk another Joe Namath situation by sending a reporter to interview a very obviously drunk Jacoby Jones during a Pelicans game. The best part is when she asks him about his upcoming free agency and off-season training, to which he responds, “RIGHT NOW, I’M BEIN’ FAT. I’M EATIN’ CRAWFISH, PO’ BOYS, EVERYTHING CRAZY!”

This is Natsuki Okamoto. For years, she was a pin-up model. Now, she's a commentator on a news program. You know, a talking head. And on the program, she wears outfits like this. I'm not kidding.

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Judging by this clip from last night's episode of Inside the NBA, allegations of Kellen Winslow's alleged public masturbation incident in a Target parking lot did not escape the attention of Chuck and Shaq.

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Everything about this is fantastic. Hell yes, First Lady of the United States.

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It may not happen next year, it may not happen within five years, but it will happen, and the NFL's top man is on board: Roger Goodell says the Competition Committee has a number of proposals to do away with the extra point, and he's a fan of one in particular.

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Someone, please, get Ron and Billy in a buddy cop movie ASAP.

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