In 1976, Robert Stigwood placed a million-dollar bet on a young TV star, signing John Travolta to a three-movie deal. First up, a low-budget production based on a New York magazine article about disco-crazy Italian-American kids in Brooklyn: Saturday Night Fever. SAM KASHNER has the story of a culture-bending hit, whose music–by a revitalized 60s band called the Bee Gees–became the bes... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

Here's an inside look at the late-night buffet. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

New contract keeps Late Night going another 4 years. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

Hey, Kurt Vonnegut wrote this short story. His talent trumps any "nsfw" rules. :) “What was the dirtiest story I ever wrote?” wrote Kurt Vonnegut in “Palm Sunday.” “Surely ‘The Big Space f**k,’ the first story of literature to have ‘f**k’ in its title. It was probably the last short story I will ever write. I did it for my frie... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

A machine has been invented that can tell you, from a sample of your blood, exactly how you are going to die. What impact would this have on the world? That's the premise of this interesting short story contest. picked by VoodooPeacock 1 year ago

The night sky has followed you your whole life. How much of it do you recognize?

Take this 15 minute lesson/quiz picked by DaftGretel 1 year ago

The Optical Spectroscopic and Infrared Remote Imaging System (OSIRIS) camera on board Rosetta observed Earth during its swing-by last night. Islands of artificial lights created by human habitation are sparsely distributed over the part of the globe seen in the picture. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Ever wanted to see what neverland ranch looked like from inside it at night? Me neither but it's creepy as hell.

If you look carefully you can see the ghosts of children's innocence. picked by doggylives 5 months ago

Twas the night before solstice and all through the co-op
Not a creature was messing the calm status quo up. picked by gratheo 8 months ago

Poor guys gets arrested twice for smoking pot in the same night. Short story, but pretty funny. picked by juaner899 7 months ago

This story, written in 1956 is one of Asimov's greatest short stories. Asimov himself felt that this was his best. If you've read it before, read it again. If you haven't read it, stop everything and read it now. picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

Now she's desperately trying to get back the big, ceramic turtle that holds her husband's previous wife's ashes. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Director M. Night Shymalan (you know, The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Village, Unbreakable...) has signed a three-picture deal with Par's MTV Films and Nick Movies to adapt a cartoon called Avatar: The Last Airbender to the silver screen. picked by icepigs 2 years ago

It's not been a good week for home invaders. Two days ago one got his a*s kicked by a blind guy. Now we have an elderly woman in a wheelchair that held an intruder at bay with a screwdriver, for an hour and a half! He finally passed out from loss of blood.

Note: Themepic isn't him picked by tigertony 4 months ago

This re-creation of Van Gogh's Starry Night uses approximately ten thousand LEGO bricks. picked by tundramonkey 1 year ago

"This is the first sentence of this story. This is the second sentence. This is the title of this story, which is also found several times in the story itself. This sentence is questioning the intrinsic value of the first two sentences. This sentence is to inform you, in case you haven't already realized it, that this is a self-referential story, that is, a story containing sentences that ref... read full post picked by imnotyoo 2 years ago

The 5th annual Central Park Film Festival is coming soon. Every night from August 21 to 25th, there will be a movie shown which features scenes from the Park. Visit the link for the schedule. They're giving you a chance to vote on the movie that will be shown on the final night, aka Viewers' Choice Night, of the festival. You have three choices: Barefoot in the Park, Hitch and The Way We Were. ... read full post picked by MissParker 1 year ago

Critics and the public alike are ready to pass this guy off as a latter day Troy Duffy. Ok, maybe that’s exaggerating, but hasn’t M. Night taken some hits lately? picked by afeldman 2 years ago

Many women who have late abortions had not realised they were pregnant, a study has found. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

May 13, 1994 . This was Johnny Carsons last appearance on television. One of the most thrilling moments in television history for any "Johnny" fan. picked by MeLip 1 week ago