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6 Facts About “The Monster At The End Of This Book”

If you have kids or have ever had occasion to read books to children, there’s a good chance you’ve come across The Monster at the End of This Book.

First published in 1971, author Jon Stone and illustrator Michael Smollin struck gold, and you’d be hard pressed to find a children’s library that doesn’t contain at least one copy.

It’s sold more than 20 million copies worldwide – from the title pages, which freak Grover out, all the way to the hilarious conclusion, we know it cover-to-cover.

Still, there are probably a few things you don’t know about the book – we think the six facts below or definitely worth sharing!

6. It only took a few hours to write it.

The Washington Post claims Jon Stone wrote the book – all 350 words – on a legal pad as he flew home to California in late 1970 or early 1971. He hated flying and would write to ease his anxiety…in this case, by giving his character intense anxiety.

Once on the ground he showed the manuscript to Christopher Cerf, who was helping develop books and other products to fund Sesame Street.

Cerf thought Stone was onto something, and as someone who had worked with several famous children’s authors (including Dr. Suess), he knew what he was talking about.

5. The author was one of the architects of Sesame Street.

 

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As for Stone, he started with CBS after graduating from the Yale School of Drama in 1955. Prior to the debut of Sesame Street he’d written for Captain Kangaroo, and after being recruited by co-creator Joan Ganz, Stone was tasked with assembling Sesame Street’s original, inclusive cast.

He also developed some of its best-known characters, wrote the pilot episode, and helped bring Jim Henson on board.

4. The illustrator was a decorated war veteran.

 

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Illustrator Michael Smollin was born to immigrant parents in 1925 as they fled the chaos of WWI. Smollin himself fought in WWII, earning a Purple Heart for his actions during the Battle of the Bulge.

He was a commercial illustrator for many years with a huge and important client list that included Milton Bradley, TV Guide, and Time magazine.

3. This book has influenced many others.

 

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From award-winning thriller authors like Brad Parks, who said “There is a monster at the end of all of my novels, and I want you to feel this unbearable compulsion to turn pages and find out what it is,” to science fiction novelists like David Burr Gerrard, who say The Monster at the End of This Book taught him what literature “could and should do,” Stone’s small tale has inspired giants.

Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author, expounded on why they believe the book is the force behind so many careers.

“I suspect The Monster at the End of This Book is one of those influences many thriller writers have in common, even if we’re not aware of it. It was certainly my first encounter with suspense – knowing from the title that there’s a monster waiting for us on the last page and feeling both dread and delightful anticipation as I made my way through the book – and of experiencing a twist ending. In hindsight, The Monster at the End of This Book acts as a sly commentary on the sometimes cruel curiosity humans possess. Grover implores us not to turn the page. Yet we do. Every damn time. Which, in a twisted way, makes us monstrous as well.”

2. The Muppet who became Grover first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1967.

In the 1967 Christmas Eve episode of The Ed Sullivan Show, a green Muppet with an orange nose – a proto-Grover known as Gleep – starred in a sketch where he and a crew of burglars set about disrupting work in Santa’s workshop.

Grover became a regular on Sesame Street three years later, in 1970, one year before The Monster at the End of This Book was published – blue fur, pink nose, all lovable anxiety and sweet agreeability.

1. The book also inspired many other projects.

Several more Grover books, all created by the team of Stone and Sullivan, were published after The Monster at the End of This Book, and sequels have been published as recently as 2006.

The books has been translated into an award-winning interactive app, which has been downloaded more than half a million times, and in 2013, the official Sesame Street Twitter account warned their followers not to retweet “There is a MONSTER at the End of This Twitter Conversation.”

HBO Max also debuted an animated special called There is a Monster at the End of This Story in late 2020.

This definitely makes me want to read this with my kiddo sooner rather than later?

How many times have you read this book to littles? Drop an educated guess in the comments!

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Now is the Time to Embrace the #BookFace Challenge

Hey there. Take a little break from Facebook and enjoy some bookface.

No, I didn’t just have a stroke. At least I don’t think I did. It’s hard to tell since I’ve been scrolling through all these trippy book covers for a while. But I can easily explain:

#BookFace is a thing, or a “challenge” if you want to feel more accomplished, where people on Instagram match themselves up with the people on book covers, and then we all celebrate that instead of reading anything. It’s great fun! Come see!

15. The Governess

She’s here and she means business.

14. Because of You

Because of you I’m laughing pretty hard right now.

13. Leo is a Dog

(The title is in Norwegian. Took me way too long to realize that.)

12. Lady Warhol

Legs that go on for a finite amount of time.

11. Alice

We’re truly through the rabbit hole now.

10. This guy

No idea what the title is but the whole thing is looking suave.

9. Charles Dickens

Just as we all remember him.

8. The Portal of the Fairies

She’s in another world now.

7. Still Alice

A sequel to the one higher in the list?

6. Independent Spirits

You just gotta do you.

5. Food Lover’s Garden

When you just gotta grow yourself something nice.

4. Hello There

This is no specific book. It’s just the book we need.

3. Thanku

No, thank U.

2. Twilight

This is truly beyond the pale.

1. Leaving Paradise

Where are you taking us, though?

And with all the book face out of the way, you can return to Facebook.

But first! What’s your favorite book?

Tell us in the comments.

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Prime Examples of the #BookFace Challenge

There’s a cool thing you can do to look cool AND literate on the Internet.

It’s real simple. Check it out. All ya gotta do is grab a book with a cover that you can make match yourself or your surroundings, take a picture with the correct perspective, and let that sweet, sweet Internet wash over you.

Sounds fun right? That’s because it is! These people did it, and they’ll never look back. Check out some of the best examples of the #BookFace challenge on Instagram.

15. Adele Parks

…is the name of the author, I’m not actually sure what this book is.

14. Autumn

I dunno, you look more like a winter to me.

13. The Only Pirate at the Party

And yet not a single peg leg? Very very suspicious.

12. Back Cover

Does this guy even know you’re taking a picture of him right now?

11. Hey, Water!

Hey, a cool photo!

10. I Don’t Want to Wash

5 years of Spanish classes and that’s about the most translating I can do.

9. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Though ironically it’s more of a medium shot.

8. Sofies Welt

That is one THICK German philosophy book.

7. Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg

We can only hope you’ll be the next RBG, little one.

6. Hands Are Not For Hitting

But are they for throwing though?

5. How to Steal a Dog

I just keep singing this to the tune of “How to Save a Life” in my head.

4. Magnetism

I am strangely drawn to this.

3. The Queen’s Gambit

It’s your move.

2. Acceptable Risk

Like using a stranger for this pose?

1. Joe Dimaggio: The Hero’s Life

Put me in, coach.

Man, almost makes me want to read a book. Almost.

What’s your favorite book you’ve read lately?

Tell us in the comments.

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What Was Going to Be “The Next Big Thing”, but Flopped? Here’s What People Said.

I remember in Kansas in the 1990s, the town of Lawrence was referred to as “the next Seattle.”

This was the height of the grunge craze and Lawrence did (and always has) had a good music scene…but of course, that kind of recognition never came to Lawrence. So, no, it didn’t become “the next big thing.”

But that kind of stuff happens all the time.

What was supposed to be the next big thing, but it flopped?

AskReddit users shared their thoughts.

1. What’s the point?

“Amazon’s shopping buttons.

They pushed really hard for those and I never saw the point.”

2. Smaller = better?

For 20 years cell phones got smaller and smaller. Often being the main selling point of the phone.

Then all of sudden you could watch videos on your phone, and almost overnight the trend reversed to “larger is better”.”

3. Whoa.

“Soap Shoes.

These were like normal shoes, but you could grind on rails with them via an indent in the sole.”

4. Not working out?

“Not sure if this one has totally flopped yet, but I noticed while in Costco the other day that there are no longer any curved TVs.

If Costco is no longer carrying them then I think we can assume they’re going the way of the dodo.”

5. Do you remember?

“Google+ was supposed to be the answer to Facebook.

That was a lesson on how not to handle hype. There was so much hype around Google plus, it was infectious. But they refused to open it up to everyone and maintained a very hardline ‘invite only’ system.

Even once hype had peaked and there was a notable decline, still they maintained a small invite only system. I remember by the time they decided to open it up to everyone the hype was well and truly dead and no one bothered with it.

They should have cashed in when hype was high but they (I assume) got greedy, thinking the hype would just infinitely increase and people wouldn’t get bored waiting to get in.”

6. Moving on…

“3D TV.

Heard a stat from one of the 3D TV manufacturers that the average number of pairs of 3D glasses sold per 3D television was a number very much smaller than 1.

I think they were too embarrassed to actually tell everyone how tiny the attach rate was.”

7. Weird.

“SecondLife.

In the beginning, companies even bought real estate in there to allow people to visit them.

8. Didn’t work.

“Crystal Pepsi, New Coke, orange juice and toothpaste flavored Lays potato chips.”

9. Flop.

“The “Dark Universe” cinematic universe.

Starting with 2017’s THE MUMMY.”

10. History lesson.

“Quadraphonic entertainment systems in the early 1970s, were supposed to replace stereophonic systems.

Now they are chiefly remembered for inspiring the name of The Who’s second rock opera.”

11. The QB.

“Johnny Manziel.

I remember when he signed with CFL and everyone thought he was gonna absolutely dominate.

Meh…”

12. Ride the wave!

“Google Wave.

It was supposed to replace email with a more collaborative approach.

Essentially it was like a dynamically-created discussion board you’d share with select people and you could have a more readable discussion than one with a bunch of forwards and CCs and the like.

I thought it was a good idea, but it flopped big time and Google got rid of it after a few years.”

13. An obscure one.

“This one might be a bit obscure just because I’ve only ever met one other person familiar with it, but Google’s Project Ara modular smartphone was looking like it could’ve been the end all be all of smartphones.

Based off the Phonebloks idea of having a Lego-like hot-swappable module phone, the idea was that you could switch out any components of the phone on the fly. Camera, fingerprint scanner, even different quality screens.

Conceptually, it really looked like it could take over the phone market, as it would lead to people not having to buy whole new phones anymore, but rather replacement or upgraded parts to a phone they already liked, thereby reducing costs and increasing utility.

You don’t want a phone with 5 cameras that inflate the cost unnecessarily? Just buy a one camera module. You want a 1440P Super Amoled screen to replace your 720P regular screen? Buy one and swap it in.

However, like many Google projects, it d**d off for myriad reasons and the longstanding era of $1000 dollar smartphone slabs lived on.”

What are some more things that were supposed to be a big deal but flopped?

Talk to us in the comments.

We’d love to hear from you!

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People Discuss What They Think Has an Undeserved Bad Reputation

In the world we live in, things that aren’t necessarily all that bad get dragged through the mud sometimes.

And that can be a real bummer…but it happens…A LOT.

What has a totally undeserved bad reputation?

Let’s see what people on AskReddit had to say about this.

1. Going nuclear.

“Nuclear energy.

Not only does nuclear power not deserve its bad reputation, we desperately need to embrace its good one.

With our present technology, nuclear power is quite literally the cleanest, safest, most reliable, and most productive option that we have available.

Unfortunately – owing to fears of radioactive fallout and misconceptions about the efficiency of renewables like wind power – folks are unwilling to look at uranium as a solution to global warming, despite it being the best one that we have.

Renewable energy sources are great, and we should absolutely be investing in them… but not as primary sources of power-generation. If we want to save the planet, nuclear power is the only viable avenue for doing that.”

2. A great thing.

“Community college.

I will advocate for community colleges until the day I die.”

3. It’s hard work.

“Fast food workers. I don’t get the “anyone can do it” argument.

Through my time as a manager I’ve turned down applicants for not being up to our standard, and watched all age groups quit because the job isn’t as easy as they expected. It’s a fast paced work environment with lots of memorization due to food safety standards.

I’ve worked production, construction, warehouse, and others but working in fast food isn’t easier than the others, just different.”

4. I agree 100%.

“Airlines and airports.

Considering how massively complex the system is they generally do a pretty great job and there are usually few legitimate reasons to complain.”

5. Look closer.

“Genetically modified produce.

I think when people mention it, their brain immediately jumps to “super bad chemicals that will instantly kill you”…Instead of modifying a plant’s genes just so it could produce more or bigger offspring. Besides, we would probably see less of it if we (speaking as an American here) didn’t consume so much anyway.

And if you still don’t vibe with that sort of stuff that’s cool, but it isn’t as bad as people make it out to be.

What is bad are companies going out of their way to patent genetic codes so that they can bury farmers with lawsuits, or develop seeds who’s offspring will never produce grandchildren.”

6. Maybe they’re wrong?

“Testosterone is blamed for aggressive behavior, inappropriate s**ual behavior, emotional unavailability and more. Thing is, there is absolutely no proof for testosterone being responsible for any of those things.

Unhealthily high levels can cause aggression (roid rage) but whether somebody is at the high or low end of the range of normal levels has nothing to do with how aggressive or emotional they are, and even less with whether they can control their s**ual urges.”

7. Who’s the loudest?

“Movements like veganism, too many people generalize all vegans to be like the annoying ones.

Just like any movement, the loudest and most obnoxious get the attention but make everyone else look bad.”

8. Unions.

“Most unions.

Unions serve an excellent purpose in promoting collective action and bringing frontline labor to the bargaining table as a commodity.

Unfortunately, they are often granted monopoly status, allowing them to become corrupt over time.”

9. Creepy creatures.

“Spiders and bats have a pretty bad rep. People seem to think they’re no good creatures that are creepy and are gonna suck your blood or bite you for no reason, when they actually help keep populations of flies, mosquitoes, etc. at bay.

Without spiders and bats, we’d be so screwed. There would be an insane amount of bugs everywhere and you’d probably have to wear a net regularly when going outside. I personally like bats more then spiders, since i’m terrified of them for no real reason besides the way they look, crawl and honestly they’re eyes are pretty creepy to me-but I still appreciate all that they do for us.

Oh also fun fact, if you’re afraid of bats sucking your blood, only 1 species of bat does that! It’s called the vampire bat, and even though it drinks blood, it only really drinks the blood of cows, goats, and other animals. They don’t like human blood and are kinda cute in their own way.”

10. The Garden State.

“New Jersey.

It’s a hell of a lot cheaper and the commute can take just ask long to the city.

Also, it doesn’t need to always be compared to it’s relation to New York, like being broke in NYC is so much better.”

11. Hatin’ on Spam.

“SPAM.

It looks like gross, gelatinous, molded ham product in a can. why would anyone eat such a thing? But prepared well it just hits a spot few things can. Slice teriyaki spam and grill in a skillet until the outside is crispy, serve on Hawaiian rolls as sliders, or on rice with nori as spam musubi.

Chop some up with gold potatoes and onions and cook it in the cast iron skillet for a delicious SPAM and potato hash to serve with eggs. I used to think it was just weird apocalypse food, but it turns out it is really tasty.”

12. Seems like a great guy!

“Guy Fieri.

He’s out here doing the most with a charming personality and being kind to everyone he meets in his shows… but we were too busy simpin’ over Anthony Bourdain being a bad boy with everyone.

I love Anthony too, RIP, I think they deserve the same level of admiration.”

What do you think has an undeserved bad reputation?

Talk to us in the comments and tell us what you think.

Thanks in advance!

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What Has a Bad Reputation but Doesn’t Deserve It? Here’s What People Had To Say.

People out there LOVE to hate on pretty much everything, don’t they?

People, ideas, organizations, businesses: nothing is safe!

Yes, some things definitely deserve a bad reputation, but some stuff gets lumped in unnecessarily.

AskReddit users talked about what they think has an undeserved bad reputation.

Let’s see what they had to say.

1. Good and bad.

“Bacteria automatically gets a bad rap.

But most are harmless and some are even beneficial to us.

There’s both good bacteria and bad bacteria.”

2. Jaws ruined that.

“Sharks.

The oceans would be a mess without them. They kill less people per year than mosquitoes deer and PEOPLE.

They’re intelligent but so different from us that the bad rep was practically unavoidable, sadly.”

3. Something to think about.

“Chemicals.

“Chemical-free” is marketing cr*p.

Everything is a chemical.”

4. Here kitty, kitty.

“Black cats.

I had a black cat for years and he was amazing. Acted more like a dog, followed me around and hung out with me, very quiet and calm energy. I found him as a newborn, literally still attached to the placenta.

He’d been abandoned by his mother and was almost dead when I found him. We nursed him and raised him by hand, and he ended up being the strongest, healthiest cat I’ve ever seen. His name was Shadow.”

5. I agree!

“Guy Fieri.

What the heck did he ever do to anyone?”

6. Get funky!

“Disco music.

If you give yourself permission to like it, you’ll be surprised at how catchy and fun it is.”

7. It’s totally fine.

“Tap water.

People have been manipulated by bottled water companies to believe that drinking tap water is somehow bad for you.

Water quality standards for tap water in most first world countries is extremely high.”

8. MSG.

“Monosodium glutamate (MSG).

It’s just the sodium salt of glutamic acid, and it naturally occurs in many foods. There is literally nothing wrong with it if used in appropriate proportions, same as regular salt.

But sadly it was demonized as part of the whole racist “Chinese restaurant syndrome” that convinced people Chinese food was out to kill us all. The myth prevails to this day.”

9. Night owl.

“Being a night person and sleeping late.

Believe me we work better at night and we can be twice as productive.

As someone who likes to build a lot in minecraft and writing the night is my best hour of creativity.

In the end, I also do all my tasks between midnight and 2 AM, the rest is to watch Netflix, YouTube, and Reddit.”

10. Mostly harmless.

“Snakes. Majority of them are harmless.

I understand if you live in an area with deadly snakes. But snakes are always represented as pure evil and villainous when most are just typical reptiles going about their little snake lives.

They don’t want to bother you, they just want to survive the next day and reproduce.”

11. Bats!

“Bats.

Some of the best insect control/pollination help out there (depending on species). Plus they can give you good fertilizer. “But they carry rabies…..” you know what else can carry rabies? Raccoons, rabbits, foxes, dogs, opossums….pretty much mammals. ” But they can carry cross species diseases….”

So do pigs, chicken, primates, and now with Covid 19 dogs & cats. I mean don’t go hug them- but they are very useful & unfortunately on the way out.”

12. It’s good stuff.

“Meatloaf is awesome.

A friend of mine at work is Hispanic. He told me the story of growing up, they never had meatloaf. He said the only thing he knew of it was television shows where kids would say things like “Aww, meatloaf again?” so he assumed it was terrible.

Then one day, he had the opportunity to try it. He loved it!

This came up because the company we work for was giving out free lunches last year for those of use who had to work through the early part of the quarantine. One day, they had meatloaf. We both got the meatloaf and then he told me about growing up and thinking it tasted bad.

This is one of my favorite stories.”

13. Time to chill out.

“Being unproductive.

There’s this weird Internet culture of people who think if you’re not putting every waking second into learning, developing an app, starting a business, curating a hobby, activism, working, etc. then you’re wasting your life.

It’s okay to be unproductive. Everyone already needs to chill the f**k out half the time anyway. Go make yourself some tea and play some video games.”

Okay, now it’s your turn to sound off.

In the comments, tell us what you think has an undeserved bad reputation.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

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This Man Lobbies For the Idea That We Can Separate the Art from the Artist

This is a question that’s getting more and more traction in the age of cancel culture. Because of things like social media, movements like #metoo, and the twenty-four hour news cycle, we’re learning more than ever before about the creators behind some of our favorite products.

It’s not as if we’re unfamiliar with this concept – Hemingway, Roman Polanski, Woody Allen, and like, a bunch of people from old Hollywood were all jerks, and yet somehow, their work manages to stand on its own.

Just because a celebrity did something bad and cancel worthy does not mean we should disregard their catalog of work from unpopularopinion

Nowadays many people seem reluctant to still enjoy a book or movie or television show if it’s attached to someone we later learn is a horrible human being – but should it be that way?

This guy argues not, so let’s see what the responses say on Reddit.

12. It can depend on the lens.

Its also very selective who we ostracize and who we don’t.

For example the msm wants to cancel Marilyn Manson yet the Grammy’s invited Cardi B (drugged and robbed men) to perform

11. It can be done.

One ought to be able to hold in one’s head simultaneously the two facts that Dali is a good draughtsman and a disgusting human being. The one does not invalidate or, in a sense, affect the other.

The first thing that we demand of a wall is that it shall stand up. If it stands up, it is a good wall, and the question of what purpose it serves is separable from that. And yet even the best wall in the world deserves to be pulled down if it surrounds a concentration camp. In the same way it should be possible to say, ‘This is a good book or a good picture, and it ought to be burned by the public hangman.’

Unless one can say that, at least in imagination, one is shirking the implications of the fact that an artist is also a citizen and a human being. -George Orwell

10. Some people do seem to largely get a pass.

I’d like to point out that everyone loves Michael Jackson still, and elvis presley, and lena Dunham. As well as how many rock stars that had groupies that were underage or barely legal that they’ve had s^x and done drugs with.

Another one is if we took all the movies Harvey Weinstein every had anything to do with off of the face of the earth that would be so many. Yes they’ve done horrible things but does that mean I’m not going to watch a movie or listen to thriller every again or that I condone what they’ve done no.

Am I going to buy their personal memoirs and be an obsessed fan no. I think thats the distinction if you’re enjoying their public works thats ok but when you start buying all their merch and reading all their biographies and the like then thats when you became part of the problem.

9. Those decisions are tough.

I dislike Kevin Spacey as much as the next person but there’s no way I’m disregarding all of his iconic performances.

Even to this day, I maintain that continuing House of Cards without him was a big mistake. Just canceling the show right then and there would’ve been perfectly understandable.

As excellent as Robin Wright was, she was only a half of that show.

8. It’s a slippery slope.

One thing to consider about this opinion is that if we start to consider more of the art over the artist (their behaviour/life/deeds) then it becomes a way of life where we actively encourage and contribute to that behaviour by sponsoring them through their art.

It’s like paying more for an author’s (outstanding, unparalleled, very enjoyable) works but the work of someone who outright ostracises segments of people. Slowly it may turn mainstream – that’s how usually propaganda works. Or marketing. And monopolies. Or addiction.

First they hook people in with good freebies, then with lower prices, and then before we know it, people are addicted.

I mean, that’s how money laundering works at many levels too.

7. There’s no easy answer.

Seinfeld went on Colbert discussing the issue regarding Bill Cosby.

What I find so memorable is how easy it is to follow their reasoning, and as much as I respect these men as comedians, I disagree so vehemently about their conclusion. The climax of Seinfeld’s documentary, Comedian, he meets his #1 inspiration and hero, Bill Cosby.

Fast forward to this interview, and he dismisses the very art that got him to where he is now.

6. For some, it’s really that simple.

Meh. I don’t help professional a$$holes make any money off of me.

Tom Cruise is dead to me.

5. Maybe it just takes time.

I mean, we literally do the same thing for past figures and cultures.

4. For some, it’s black and white.

Upvoted because it’s actually unpopular. I completely disagree. I never look at it, read it, listen to it, feel it ever, the same way again.

Guess I’m weird for monsters still affecting me in this day and age.

3. Enjoy it, but don’t give them money.

Okay, but here’s the thing. I love Gary Glitter’s cheesy goddamn music, but I do not want that sick creep making a dollar off of me, so I scrupulously do not stream his music nor would I purchase anything of his at retail.

Same with Polanski. Rosemary’s Baby is a riot, but I watch my second-hand dvd and I do not stream it, even though it would be convenient.

2. If you wanna get deep…

This is a moral dilemma that has existed since time immemorial. People are complex individuals and in the end you can only answer this question in the absence of emotions, but emotions are needed to look at and feel art.

Someone should be subjective and objective at the same time and not lose their mind.

1. Human beings are complex individuals.

Agreed. HP Lovecraft was a vile racist excuse for a human. He’s also the father of modern horror genre. Both these things are true. I love his writings and I hate him, especially for what he named his cat

I think this is a super tough question, and I think the answer is probably (annoyingly) “it depends.”

What are your thoughts? We really want to hear them down in the comments!

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The New “Twilight” Book is Here and People Have Some Opinions

It’s been such a crazy year year that I wouldn’t blame you if you’d somehow missed the bombshell news that after over a decade, Stephanie Meyer finally released a new book in the Twilight series.

While it doesn’t cover any new ground story-wise, it does flesh out the core of the franchise by retelling certain events from Edward’s perspective. And it’s pretty wild.

So what do the people of Twitter think of Midnight Sun? Let’s find out.

15. The time has come

What’s old is new again.

14. The anticipation

We’re gonna rock this old school.

13. Bad apples

Book cover stars: where are they now?

12. Genius timing

Ride that wave right back into our hearts.

11. Ripple effects

We’ll always come home to you, Edward.

10. Bible study

Don’t be without it for too long.

9. A real thicc boi

Hot damn I’ve seen encyclopedias shorter than that.

8. Hard to read

I’m sorry, this is nonsense.

7. The perfect cast

Like so many geniuses he went unappreciated in his time.

 

6. Be still my heart

Nobody gave you permission to bring in all these feels.

 

5. A tail of revival

There’s nothing in this world or the next that can’t be fixed by a doggo.

 

4. Contain yourself

She’s like 1/100 your age, dude.

3. Phrasing

That’s alll gonna be a big ol’ nope from me.

 

2. Getting schooled

I keep getting older, they stay the saaaame age.

1. A matter of perspective

Just you wait – she might surprise us.

Honestly, love it or hate it, it’s fun to just have something like this to focus on again. Good ol’ vampire romance trash. It’ll always be there for us in the end.

Have you read Midnight Sun yet? What did you think?

Tell us in the comments.

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People Discuss the Nicest Celebrities They’ve Dealt With at Their Jobs

I know that celebrities seem like they have it all, but I think one aspect of their lives that would be kind of a nightmare would be dealing with people in their everyday lives.

I know, I know, they signed up for it once they decided to become an actor/singer/etc., but it’s gotta get old to have people always bothering you and wanting a photo with you when you’re just trying to have dinner with your family or go to the grocery store.

But still, people do like to hear stories about their encounters with bigwigs in ordinary situations.

AskReddit users talked about dealing with celebrities at their jobs.

Let’s see what they had to say.

1. It was her.

“Amanda Seyfried came into the coffee shop I used to work in.

I made her a coffee and she even complimented me on it!

When I asked if it was her, she said, ‘No but I get that a lot.’

Two days later she posted a photo on Instagram where she was obviously in the same small town.

It was totally her.”

2. Sir Ian.

“I was working at a theatre café trying to get through the usual rush before the show started when I realized I was serving Sir Ian McKellen!

I kept my cool and was disappointed to learn that the guy who was in the bar with me didn’t know who he was!

We both loved Ian’s Ugg boots though.”

3. Please don’t.

“I met Morgan Freeman when he came to my work (a symphony hall) for a show.

He was so nice, he was asking me all these questions about my life, and his voice sounded even better in person.

I held it together pretty well but as I was walking away I said to my coworker (too loudly) “omg I’m gonna pee my pants.”

And he tapped my shoulder and said “please don’t.””

4. We miss him.

“Robin Williams was in town for a performance and was having an issue with his computer.

He brought it in for repair and spent the time waiting hanging out with us, taking pictures, cracking jokes and talking to us.”

5. Hmmm…

“Several years ago I worked at a nice, sit down pizza restaurant.

One night Miley Cyrus (Party in the USA era) and her whole family came in.

I waited on them. When it was time to bring out their pizza I put it on the table and said, “It’s a pizza party in the USA!”

She did not find it as amusing as my coworkers did.”

6. That was nice.

“I used to work at an oil company where we dispatched over a radio…

A driver was delivering to Ben Affleck’s house and mentioned that it was my birthday.

Ben got up into the cab of the truck and got on the radio to wish me a happy birthday!”

7. Big mug.

“This happened to a girl I work with but still awesome.

Nick Offerman came into the coffee shop we work at and ordered a large coffee.

When she gave him the mug he looked at her and said ” that’s a satisfyingly large mug” did his awesome laugh and sat down giggling at the mug.”

8. Maybe they’re just normal folks.

“I was working at a restaurant when Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel came in.

They were so nice and actually tried to help us bus their table!”

9. Funny.

“I was a barista at the time, and Brad Garrett (from Finding Nemo, Everybody Loves Raymond) came in.

It was a busy cafe and I had TONS of fun with customers there, while trying to be as efficient as possible.

I also had THE COOLEST eyeglasses ever at the time, they were rectangle with triangle shaped arms made of stainless steel.

It’s important that you know how cool these were (R.I.P. ?). Anyways, Brad comes over to watch me make his beverage. We make some small talk, and now Brad is wearing my glasses and impersonating me. ” I am a fancy barista, look at how cool I am with my weird glasses…” he says.

So I immediately shot back, in my most Brad Garrett-y voice: ” oh look, I’m Brad Garrett, I’m SOOOO funny and I’m a giant human” (said while walking around like Shrek). He laughed. I laughed. He even came back the next day asking where I was!

It’s the friendship that never was, but always should have been.”

10. Not a shocker.

“Taylor Swift came into the store I work in while she was in Westerly, Rhode Island and completely ignored all the workers and customers.

Her very attractive body guard was pleasant and chatted with us though!”

11. Oops.

“I work at a Starbucks drive thru and one day Kevin Bacon came through! He was wearing a beanie and sunglasses (at night ?) and I wasn’t 100% sure it was him so I decided to test it.

Right before he was gonna drive away I said “have a nice night, Kevin!” He said thank you very politely, then as if remembering he didn’t want to be recognized he mumbled “sh*t” and drove away.”

12. That voice, though.

“My mom, my sisters, and I were visiting Philadelphia on July 4, 2006. We went to the hotel penthouse to play a board game.

While we were playing, my mom realized that Lionel Richie was across the room and was being interviewed for the July 4 festivities. She was so excited that she stopped playing the game and started whispering her responses to anything Richie said as if they were having a conversation.

When he finished the interview, he walked by and my mom introduced herself. He was extremely pleasant, warm and friendly. He said to my mom, “Very nice to meet you, ma’am.” He then turned to my sisters and me and said, “You guys probably don’t know me. You probably know Nicole.”

I said, “No, we don’t go to school around here, so probably not.” He just stared at me, smiled, and gave my mom a hug. Once he left, my twin sister said, “No, you idiot, Nicole Richie. She’s on TV.” I said, “Oh, yeah, sure.” I still wasn’t sure who she was until I looked her up later.

In any case, Lionel Richie was very kind, and even though my mom apologized profusely for “bothering” him, he assured her that he always liked meeting fans and their families.”

13. That’s a weird comment.

“My family own a Mexican restaurant on the south side of Chicago. One day three men come in and talk about the charity work being done in the area. I nod along and go about serving them. One gentlemen in particular looked especially familiar but I couldn’t place him.

Eventually, they ask me about The Shawshank Redemption, if I have ever seen the movie. I said no. They point to one of the men, not the one who looked familiar, and said he was in the film. I shrug and say, “that’s cool”. All this while the one who looks familiar refuses to make direct eye contact with me, like he was shy. I almost said that he looked familiar but I didn’t want to bother them while they ate.

Eventually they finished and left, but not without telling me not to get knocked up at a young age. Later that day I tell my older brother about the encounter. He pulls up pictures of the cast. The shy gentleman who I recognized – Tim Robbins. Thanks for the life advice, Tim Robbins, 12 years later and I’m still not knocked up.”

How about you?

Have you ever had to deal with any celebrities at your job or out in public?

Tell us about your experiences in the comments.

Thanks!

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