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This Artist Turns ‘Precious Moments’ Into Halloween Horrors
If you grew up in a religious household–or had a grandparent who loved bric-a-brac — chances are you’re familiar with Precious Moments. They’re the porcelain miniatures that depict young children doing good deeds. They might be cute, but there’s always been something a bit “off” about them. Something one artist is using to her advantage.
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Weird Al’s Sci-Fi Roots as Told to Us by His Long Time Drummer and Photographer
Everyone has a Weird Al memory — whether it was hearing a song of his while you were growing up, watching a video on MTV, or just a general knowledge of his persona, Weird Al Yankovic is undoubtedly an icon. But if you start comparing memories, one man has more than anyone…besides maybe Al himself. It’s…
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Lower Decks’ Mike McMahan on How Information Is the Human Heart of Star Trek
We remember the original Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Lower Decks” for the unique novelty of its unlikely ensign stars. While that idea (and name) might have provided the framework for the animated Star Trek: Lower Decks, for its showrunner the series, like the episode itself, is more fascinated with a much grander idea.
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Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Mike McMahan on Making Sure Cameos Matter
Lower Decks is a show that rejoices in the nerdy little details of Star Trek. From Pakleds to Exocomps, from Kirk punches to movie riffs, its first season delivered a show that earnestly loved Trek’s ideals and the callbacks that made it such a rich franchise in the first place. But when the show wanted…