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Colon blow and Cameo

For you kids out there, this is the seminal SNL skit about Colon Blow .

Jon has many premium suggestions for Moltz to get his dad from Father’s Day and they’re all crazy expensive and from Uncrate .

Like this ranch .

Liam rocks out .

Bobby McFerrin plays the audience .

You, too, can get a B or C-list celebrity to record a message to someone as a gift.

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The Island of Doctor Moreau

Lex is off but instead of talking movies, Jon and Moltz talk Macs. And kids.

How many Mac Pros are you getting?

Still, the starting price is less than that of the IIfx .

Jon has been enjoying the Mad Max game for the Mac .

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Thorok’s Glasses

Check out these crazy glasses that are supposed to cure motion sickness.

When in Tacoma, try Ice Cream Social .

Boba Lust is the boba tea place that Moltz couldn’t remember the name of.

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Moltz uses StopTheNews to force Apple News links to open in Safari instead.

Entertainment Weekly asks “Why do we love to judge bad parents?”

Lex’s daughter is a professional boss .

For some reason we really want you to have these links to Junior Achievement of New Jersey , Utah , Washington and the parent organization .

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Immune To The Lava

Moltz introduces Jon to the amazing capybara .

Moltz and his wife might just have a date night at a petting zoo .

Jon recommends Shirosuki if you love adorable pets.

John Wick 3 looks like fun but maybe not for the whole family.

Watch Halle Barry go through gun training for the movie.

Detective Pikachu is a maybe.

Apple Arcade looks like it will have some cool games.

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Oh, good, we’re shaming people who aren’t all paid up on their school lunch tabs . (Post show update: the owner of Chobani has apparently agreed to pay off the tabs and the school has agreed.)

The Jewish faith has something to say about how you should treat people who don’t have enough to eat.

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Nobody Wants To Know That

One study shows only children are more creative and less flexible .

The dictionary loves Lex .

Moltz and Hank are enjoying Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 .

Apple has booted a number of parental controls apps from the App Store.

Our thanks to Candlewick Press, publishers of CIRCLE, the final book in the bestselling trilogy by New York Times bestselling duo Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen. CIRCLE continues…

Jon and Moltz are all excited about some indie movie called Avengers: Endgame .

Moltz again recounts the story of his father-in-law beating Bobby Fisher . At chess.

You can no longer buy the Fuck Mike Monteiro t-shirt . Sorry.

Hank likes Penn & Teller Fool Us .

Lex has seen Penn & Teller 16 times and has taken a selfie with Penn at least once .

Our thanks to Candlewick Press, publishers of…

A Town Called Hancock

Get yer Mueller report here .

Lex and his family use a reformed Haggadah for seder.

Moltz and his son have been trying historical recipes .

Lex’s family plays a variation on the salad bowl game during Passover.

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Lori Loughlin maybe shouldn’t be signing autographs at her hearings .

Rolling Stone on Rick Singer , the mastermind behind the college admission scandal.

BREAKING NEWS: there’s a new trailer for Avengers: Endgame .

Stanford’s marching band is wacky.

Our thanks to Candlewick Press, publishers of CIRCLE, the final book in the bestselling trilogy by New York Times bestselling duo Mac Barnett & Jon…

The Atlantic has a piece that explains the crazy behind the college tuition scandal.

Jon likes Forza Horizon 4 .

Lex likes Super Mario Party for the Switch .

MoviePass is back , believe it or not.

The Mormon Church has made some much needed changes .

The Mountain Meadows Massacre was an atrocity committed by members of the Church in the 1800s.

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Jon is reminded of the movie When Marnie Was There .

Apple has a new iPad mini .

Hank would like a Casio keyboard .

Jon says the iRig devices are cool.

Our thanks to Sweeping Up The Heart, the perfect book for readers aged eight to twelve. From New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of more than fifty kids’ books Kevin Henkes, Sweeping Up The Heart is the story of Amelia and the new…

259: Dumbo’s Mom

When Sigourney Weaver praises your high school production of *Alien* , it was probably pretty good.

No, Marissa Tomei was not erroneously given an Academy Award .

We talk about first kisses and Stranger Things .

Catastrophe is a good show, if not for the kids.

Apple News+ , on the other hand, might be good for kids.

Can Dumbo ‘s good cast save it?

Our thanks to Candlewick Press, publishers of…

This week we talk about the college admissions scandal.

We get a little confused about pizza CEOs. Turns out the Little Caesar’s guy was not a racist, anyway.

At least this college admissions scandal has spawned some humorous tweets.

Lex leaves early and, no surprise, Jon and Moltz talk about the latest Avengers: Endgame trailer.

Our thanks to Candlewick Press, publishers of CIRCLE, the final…

Lex is off this week but Jon and Moltz talk about what happens when kids Google their names.

The first link on Amazon for Moltz is for Moltz’s brother’s book. The Spanish language version of his Minecraft book is 12th.

Heather Armstrong had two articles on Slate about blogging about their kids.

Needless to say, both of these nerds are excited about Captain Marvel.

Disney is doing some cool…

Jon is a long-time fan of lapidary.

Peeing on a jellyfish sting isn’t the way to go.

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