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Lest you’ve forgotten the vague hilly setting and context-free giggles of the late ’90s “Teletubbies,” the BBC has announced the trippy-ass children’s program will be making a comeback later this year, the A.V. Club reports. Joining colorful TV-tummy-ied creatures Tinky Winky, Laa-Laa, Dipsy and Po for the revamped series will be English actor Jim Broadbent (that’s Professor Slughorn to you Potterheads) and a smattering of others playing things that are not humiliating at all for veteran stage and screen stars. You know, like the “voice trumpet” and “the tubby phone.”
Source: Associated Press
The quote
“It was just weird, man. It was just weird to see people talk shit about you. I saw people I thought I was cool with bashing me online. People were writing me. It was a weird thing. I had somebody from high school write me on Facebook like, ‘Oh congrats—I saw you on Inside Edition.’ I’ve been on television for eight years. … It had me a little weird about fame and all that stuff. I was feeling weird about show business in general.” —Comedian Hannibal Buress, to The Fader, on the attention he received after comments he made about Bill Cosby in his act sparked controversy. Buress appears on the cover of the magazine’s annual photo issue.
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Leave Scrawny Arms Rob Lowe alone!
Looks like we weren’t the only ones disturbed by DirecTV’s bizzaro-world Rob Lowes. The Council of Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division has ruled the satellite TV provider should discontinue certain claims made in the popular commercials featuring the actor after competitor Comcast—who, let’s get real, were probably just mad they couldn’t score a former Brat Packer for their spots—filed a complaint, Variety reports. Deadbeat Rob Lowe, we hardly knew ye.
Source: Los Angeles Times
The digit: 17
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The Bluths are back in town. That’s how many new episodes of cult hit “Arrested Development” are on the way, executive producer Brian Grazer told the “B.S. Report” podcast. Netflix, which revived the beloved comedy in 2013, declined to comment, Variety reports.
Source: Los Angeles Times
Like, seriously “Crazy in Love”
“Please name three Beyonce songs (any more can be extra credit.)” So starts the 10-question exam Twitter user @Fergyonce, a woman named Allie Davis, apparently gave to her boyfriend to ensure they “can stay together,” eonline.com reports. The test, which went viral after Davis tweeted a picture of it Monday, featured matching, fill-in-the-blank and short answer questions, and dude passed with an 80 percent. Not sure if that’s a good thing.
Source: Orlando Sentinel
Hot date: April 7, 1995
That’s when everybody’s favorite anthropomorphic dog, and his angsty teenage son Max, stepped out from behind Mickey’s shadow and finally got their time in the spotlight—underrated Disney classic “A Goofy Movie” was released 20 years ago this week,ew.com reports. Don’t mind us, we’ll just be in the corner feeling super old. And rocking out to “Eye to Eye.” On repeat.