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Why 'Blue’s Clues' Showed Kids the Same Episode 5 Days in a Row (opens the original)
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If you were a '90s kid and love solving mysteries and puzzles, there's a good chance you grew up watching Blue's Clues. The aptly named puppy, Blue, would leave clues around the house for her owner, Steve, to find and then figure out what she wanted. And while people like to mock interactive preschool shows for being super obvious, Blue's Clues was innovative for its time in the way it let kids be part of the program. Blue's Clues was unique among educational shows, not just for pioneering the w
7 Social Rules the Family Landline Forced Everyone to Learn (opens the original)
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It's strange to think that the rules we build our society upon can change so much, but we can see just how much has been affected in simple things. The way we use our phones now is vastly different than what it was a generation ago, and even emojis or punctuation in texts can determine if someone is being rude. Before texting and smartphones, or even personal cell phones, we had a completely different set of rules to follow. Having to share one phone with the rest of your family meant that there
Every 'The Great Gatsby' Movie Adaptation, Ranked By Rotten Tomatoes (opens the original)
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 book, The Great Gatsby, has been read and studied for a century as an example of the Great American Novel. One of literature's classics, The Great Gatsby is like a time capsule from the Jazz Age. Its commentary on wealth and class has captured many imaginations and inspired several film and stage adaptations. But only a few successfully brought Fitzgerald's story to life. Five film adaptations were made of The Great Gatsby in the 101 years since the book's publication,
The Surprising Movie That Resulted in Jim Henson’s Only Oscar Nomination (opens the original)
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While many of us know him as the creative genius behind the Muppets, Jim Henson once had dreams of being a serious filmmaker. His puppets were originally intended to be just a stepping stone towards work in the film and TV industry. It was only after the skyrocketing success of Sesame Street and The Muppet Show that Henson fully committed to switching gears and leaving his mark on comedy and family entertainment. It's crazy to think that Henson could have been anything other than the creator of
5 Myths About the Lizzie Borden Case Most People Believe (opens the original)
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If you've heard the name Lizzie Borden, it was probably from the rhyme heard on playgrounds or at sleepovers: Lizzie Borden took an axe,and gave her mother 40 whacks.When she saw what she had done,she gave her father 41. The grisly song or rhyme was not originally intended for children, but the story of the Borden murders spread through the nation like wildfire in the late 1890s. By the turn of the century, young and old alike believed that Lizzie Borden had hacked up her parents. However, the a
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