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53 Ridiculous Yet Intriguing Movie Theories Fans Have Come Up With

These far-fetched fan theories might seem absurd, but they’ll have you questioning everything you thought you knew about your favorite movies and shows! The post 53 Ridiculous Yet Intriguing Movie Theories Fans Have Come Up With first appeared on Bored Panda.

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John Bonham considered him "a god" and Buddy Rich called him "the inspiration for every big-name drummer in the business": the story of Gene Krupa, the king of swing

Best of 2024: Drum Heroes: Krupa was "a dazzling blitzkrieg of cymbal and snare drum violence", and one of the most influential drummers ever

MusicRadar

5 new to Max movies to stream now with 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes

Our guide on the best movies to watch on Max in November, and they all have at least 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Scientists dismayed as UK ministers clear way for gene editing of crops - but not animals

Advocates urge government to allow ‘precision breeding’ to combat disease, but RSPCA warns of ethical dangers

The Guardian - UK

“The Yardbirds had no need to worry about Clapton’s departure – they had Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page onboard”: The history of the ’60s British blues boom –the movement that carried a tidal wave of guitar heroes across the Atlantic

With the death of John Mayall in July, we lost one of the architects of the '60s blues boom that transformed Britain’s music scene and restored America’s blues guitar pioneers to their rightful place. Here's how a grassroots scene changed the world

Guitar World

“That beautiful thick Irish accent could melt anyone’s heart. And the lady ended up selling the guitar to Rory for $50!” How Rory Gallagher’s sweet talk secured him his bargain ’61 Kay Value Leader – with a little help from Eric Clapton

This vibey early ’60s electric looked too pricey to buy, even with the help ofblues musician John Hammond Jr– but Rory’s charm secured it in a New York minute, as his brother Donal explains

Guitar World

‘I sexed it up’: 1970s disco queen Asha Puthli on Warhol, Dali and influencing Donna Summer

Her spacey jazz-disco almost made her a huge star in the mid-1970s. Now having a long-awaited renaissance, Puthli reflects on working with Ornette Coleman and inspiring young south Asian artists

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“We had to come up with the songs pretty quickly – Stevie wasn’t a fluent songwriter”: Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton on the making of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Couldn’t Stand the Weather

In 1984, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble needed new tunes and needed them bad, and necessity became the mother of invention as they put together a bona fide blues classic

Guitar World

"He was absolutely the best guitar player of his generation. Dylan thought he was. Hendrix thought he was. Clapton thought he was": The sensational story of Mike Bloomfield, from prodigy to tragedy

A 60s guitar prodigy who shaped Bob Dylan's sound and blew Eric Clapton away, Mike Bloomfield had the world at his feet before his demons came calling

Louder

John Bonham considered him "a god" and Buddy Rich called him "the inspiration for every big-name drummer in the business": the story of Gene Krupa, the king of swing

Drum Heroes: Krupa was "a dazzling blitzkrieg of cymbal and snare drum violence", and one of the most influential drummers ever

MusicRadar

“I don’t want the old blues to die – if they do, I’ll be dead, too”: John Lennon, Eric Clapton and Ronnie Wood all followed in his footsteps of Big Bill Broonzy, the blues pioneer with a guitar style that’s impossible to copy

William ‘Big Bill’ Bronzy picked up a guitar in Chicago around 1920, and became the first of the original blues masters to tour Europe. His powerful voice and unique country-blues guitar style would shape the future of the genre in the US and the UK

Guitar World

'We enjoy making people feel happier': Troupe making connections on Older Persons day

The singing group is often older than the audiences it plays to.

The Canberra Times

One Of My Favorite Jurassic Park Lines Is Going Viral, But I’m Honestly Shocked People Had Somehow Missed This Detail

Decades after Jurassic Park's release, one line has gone viral, and I'm shocked over how many people missed this fact for so long.

Cinemablend

Jurassic Park fan points out overlooked detail, and now everyone thinks Hammond is the worst

Lovers of the Steven Spielberg movie reckon Richard Attenborough's character is "nothing but a cheap-skating showboat"

Total Film

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Orlando Sentinel

Magic GM John Hammond to become senior advisor, Anthony Parker promoted

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Magic general manager John Hammond will transition to a senior advisor position within the organization, president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman shared Wednesday.

Louder

"Success certainly beats obscurity. I have an incredible life, and I know it" - the epic journey of Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt has played with everyone, from Ray Charles to Bruce Springsteen to Elton John and Aretha Franklin - and she's still winning awards

The Guardian - US

Jurassic Park at 30: Spielberg’s sleek blockbuster remains a grave warning

The director’s frightening and frenetic adventure is an ever-relevant example of hubris and the danger of greedy industrialism

Tom’s Hardware

Raspberry Pi Malware Infects Using Default Username and Password

John Hammond takes a look at this Raspberry Pi Malware that uses a remote access trojan (or RAT) to infect and spread across Raspberry Pis.

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George Benson on the time he met Jimi Hendrix, how Peter Frampton changed the course of his career and what Paul McCartney made of his Beatles tribute

One of the all-time jazz guitar greats on upsetting guitar companies, receiving praise from Frank Sinatra, and what it was really like working with Miles Davis

The Street

Making One Key Mistake With ChatGPT Will Put You in Danger

Scammers are exploiting the ChatGPT craze.

ABC News

Court case highlights concerns over patients being held unlawfully in WA hospitals

Security guards and law experts say a recent court case in which a patient was stopped from leaving a Perth hospital has highlighted the legal risks of detaining some people in hospital.

Inverse

You need to watch Jeff Goldblum's most underrated sci-fi movie on HBO Max ASAP

When all of a franchise's other sequels are terrible, the competent one stands out.

Orlando Sentinel

Mike Bianchi: Believe it. This Orlando Magic rebuild is actually working.

This may be the first time in the history of sports journalism that anybody has ever written this about a 16-28 team that has the third-worst record in its own conference:

Inverse

You need to watch Spielberg's most important sci-fi movie on HBO Max ASAP

Hollywood would never be the same again.

ABC News

Organ transplant patients praise 'hero' donors, as DonateLife Week seeks more registrations

Almost 2,000 Australians are seriously ill on the organ transplant waitlist, as DonateLife Week seeks 100,000 more people to register as organ donors.

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