The 15 Best Educational Podcasts That Are Funny and Addictive

15.StarTalk Everyone’s favorite astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, hostsStarTalkto educate his listeners about the wonders of outer space. deGrasse Tyson often has cohosts join him during his podcasts, along with the occasional celebrity.StarTalk’stopics include everything from asteroids, climate change, and neuroscience. Don’t worry, this podcast doesn’t just focus on science all the time—deGrasse Tyson and his cohosts sometimes address societal problems and even pop culture. 14.You’re Wrong About We all dislike being told that we’re wrong—but sometimes we are!...

6 min · 1276 words · Kim Snow

The 15 Best Episodes of The X-Files, Ranked: Which One Holds the Crown?

15. Je Souhaite (Season 7, Episode 21) Two brothers find a genie wrapped in a rug in an old storage locker, and everything proceeds to go wrong from there. I could go into further detail, but it would spoil it if you haven’t seen this episode—and you really should! 14. X-Cops (Season 7, Episode 12) What if the TV showCopsfollowed Mulder and Scully instead of more standard police? That’s basically this episode in a nutshell, complete with that shows iconic opening, featuring the Inner Circle hit, “Bad Boys....

5 min · 888 words · Roy Moses

The 15 Best Epistolary Novels Written as Letters or Diary Entries

15. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous Vietnamese-American poet Ocean Vuong wrote his debut novel in the form of a letter: the character of Little Dog (a semi-autobiographical Vuong) writes to his illiterate mother Rose and uncovers a deep family history in the process. Stemming right back to the Vietnam War, Vuong explores themes of race, class, national identity, and masculinity with graceful urgency. These topics are just as relevant now as they were in its 1960s, a setting which Vuong traverses with permanent beauty....

7 min · 1391 words · Erica Powell

The 15 Best Escape Room Movies That'll Make You Think

15. Breathing Room (2008) The plot of this movie is actually quite similar toSaw(more on that later). WhileBreathing Roomisn’t super highly-reviewed, the plot is interesting enough to appeal to escape room fans: it’s about a deadly game where participants need to escape their fate by solving puzzles. As members of the room die, new clues emerge that make for a pretty interesting movie as long as you can look past its flaws....

7 min · 1378 words · Martha Mosley

The 15 Best Family Vacation Movies of All Time, Ranked

15. Rugrats in Paris (2000) The Rugrats are always on vacation mode in their movies, but their trip to Paris inRugrats in Parisstands out as the best, which focuses more on the cowardly Chuckie than anything else. When the entire family goes on a last-minute trip to the City of Lights, Chuckie sees it as an opportunity to find a mom. While younger audiences will be delighted by the outrageous hijinks and potty humor, there’s ample amounts of heart in Chuckie’s arc....

9 min · 1713 words · Alejandro Nixon
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