Category Archives: Brian Peck's Blog

Comedian Jerry Stiller has died; his son Ben Stiller confirmed Monday morning. “I'm sad to say that my father, Jerry Stiller, passed away from natural causes,” Ben tweeted. “He was a...

Ever wonder why, exactly, we find dogs cute? Deborah Wells with the School of Psychology at Queen's University Belfast writes in The Conversation that dogs just look cute to us due to their large, rou...

Parents with young children are likely watching a lot of Disney movies amid the pandemic lockdown, and now a Chrome extension has been created that can let the skip over the scary parts there are in s...

A new survey asked workers what they’d like to see changed once they’re going to the office again. Here are the top five: 1. Allowing more frequent working from home. 2. Better cleaning. 3...

The rumors have been confirmed: Taika Waititi will helm a Star Wars feature film. Lucasfilm shared the news Monday, May the Fourth (Star Wars Day). He will co-write the film, along with Krysty Wilson-...

NEW YORK, NY – JULY 29: (L-R) keyboard player Jonathan Cain, guitar player Neal Schon, singer Arnel Pineda, drummer Deen Castronovo, and bass player Ross Valory of the band Journey performs at t...

Secretariat won a virtual Kentucky Derby against the 12 other Triple Crown winners on Saturday (May 2nd), when this year’s real Kentucky Derby would have been run if not for the coronavirus. Wat...

Queen + Adam Lambert have just released their new version of the band’s 1977 classic, “We Are The Champions” — renamed “You Are The Champions.” The trio had perform...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are trying to determine if dogs can be trained to sniff out the coronavirus. They’re specifically investigating Labrador retrievers, which have powe...

Starbucks said Wednesday, April 29th that it will begin reopening its cafes for to-go service starting in May, and by early June, it expects to reopen 90 percent of its company-run locations in the U....