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30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
"It's Not Worth The Money Or The Hype": People Are Revealing The Incredibly Popular Things That They Actually Really, Really Hate
Just because something is popular doesn't mean everyone is supposed to like it. So to find out what popular things people hate, we asked the BuzzFeed Community their thoughts, and boy, did they deliver. Here's what they said below. 1. "I bought a Stanley cup (not my first) because my dad's name is Stanley. I debated it a long time ago. I liked it for about a week. It leaks, and while it keeps drinks cold, it's not worth the money or the hype. Call me old, but I love my Hydro Flask." 3. "Trump?" — mellowjellyfish97 5. "Nepotism in Hollywood has destroyed original or creative storytelling. We are getting reboots or remakes or live actions because script writing, directing, and show-running have been oversaturated with nepo babies who aren't actually that good at what they are supposed to do. Hollywood is literally hamstringing cinematic innovation and storytelling as an art because of the incestuous nature of the industry nowadays. That's why originality is so wildly novel. It's easier to write a smash hit book and sell the rights than to try to become a screenwriter or director." 6. "Smart fridges. Every single person I know (so this is anecdotal, I'm aware, and if this doesn't apply to you, I love that for you) HAAAATES theirs. The ice maker sucks/leaks/stops working, the amount of technology sucks, and they break down repeatedly. Most people I know who bought one replaced it within two years with one that has a standard ice maker/water dispenser and have never looked back. (And at least those appliances can usually be fixed at home!) I will never ever own one." — smellsbells 7. "I don't like Taylor Swift's music. I appreciate that she is obviously a smart lady. She writes her own songs, sings, and plays, and from what I hear, puts on an amazing concert. She has an entrepreneurial spirit that a lot of women should emulate. However, her overexposure has made me dislike 'Taylor Swift' the machine. I don't know the lady to dislike her personally. I do not like her music, country or pop." CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images — monicaj411ddc5d1 9. "Starbucks hot coffee tastes like butt. I treat myself once in a while to a cold drink. They're way too expensive to be buying all the time." 11. "Cable TV. I've been complaining ever since I saw the first cable commercial in the '70s. I even remember what it was for, a local motorcycle shop. I was paying to watch the commercial that the advertiser was also paying for. TV had always been free, and when Cable TV took off, the big attraction to pay for cable was no commercials." — comfychair64 13. And finally, "Headlights. IT MAKES IT WORSE WHEN YOU'RE JUST PARKED WITH THEM BLARING AT YOU SO YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING AROUND THEM (big in residential areas)." Is there an incredibly popular thing you hate? Tell us what it is and why in the comments or in the anonymous Google form below.
CBS News
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
The life of teen idol Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin was a major pop star … a singer, dancer, musician, and an Oscar nominee. He was the entertainer who did it all, except Broadway. Until now! Tony Award-winner Jonathan Groff ("Merrily We Roll Along") plays the icon of the late 1950s and '60s in the musical "Just in Time." "He was at the height of his powers, when he was on the floor of a nightclub with the audience in the palm of his hand," said Groff. For Darin, a live audience was oxygen. So, too, for Groff: "You can feel this vibration between performer and audience member. [It's], to me, the most essential thing to ignite in the telling of his story." Jonathan Groff as Bobby Darin in the Broadway musical "Just in Time." CBS News It's taken seven years and a whole lot of sweat to bring the show to Broadway. The casting of Groff – beloved for his roles on stage, and as Kristoff in the "Frozen" movies – might not seem obvious. Groff grew up on a horse farm in Pennsylvania Mennonite country; Darin was a scrappy Italian kid from the Bronx. I asked Groff to whom he liked listening when he was growing up. "I am in fourth or fifth grade, on the computer or Nintendo in the basement, blasting Ethel Merman, 'Annie Get Your Gun,'" he laughed. "So, this is the 1990s, probably? And you're playing something from the 1940s?" "Exactly!" Likewise, Bobby Darin was an old soul, says his son, Dodd Darin. "He admired, he loved, he respected the old timers. He loved that era of show business. That's what he related to." Singer Bobby Darin performs on "The Ed Sullivan Show," January 3, 1960. CBS Photo Archive via Getty Images That may have had something to do with the woman who raised him: "Polly, his mother, was an old vaudevillian," said Dodd. "And she nurtured him and said, 'You can't play stickball in the street. And you can't roughhouse with kids' ('cause he was frail and sickly). 'But you can learn to sing. You can learn to dance. You can learn to play piano.' And it opened a whole world." "Frail and sickly" was no exaggeration. Born Walden Robert Cassotto, Darin suffered several bouts of rheumatic fever as a child, permanently damaging his heart. When he was a boy, he overheard a family doctor say that he wouldn't live beyond his teenage years. "Put yourself in that position," said Dodd. "So, he was ambitious. He was driven. He was always on the go. He was trying to jam it all in, 'cause he knew he didn't have time." With no time to waste, he began writing songs, and at 22, Bobby Darin made waves with a recording of "Splish Splash." Bobby Darin performs "Splish Splash" (1958): Not one to play it safe, for his second album, in 1959, Darin took a dark ballad from the German "Threepenny Opera" and made it swing. "When my dad took 'Mack the Knife' before it was released and had Dick Clark listen to it, he said, 'Why are you doing this? This is gonna bomb!'" Dodd said. It won the Grammy for record of the year, and became the biggest hit of Darin's career. The next year, he was on his way to Italy to make his motion picture debut opposite America's sweetheart, Sandra Dee. "We hit it right off," Darin said. "She hated me and I loved her, and that was it." The teen idol married the teen movie star in December of 1960, and welcomed their son, Dodd, a year later. Dodd would later write, "My father made his destiny. Destiny made my mother." What did he mean by that? "Well, my mom went through a lot," he said. "Never really wanted fame. She really didn't crave it. It just sort of happened. Unlike my dad, who loved performing, loved show business." Dee was looking for a home life, said Dodd, but Bobby Darin wasn't ready to slow down. The marriage ended after six years. Darin never stopped playing the clubs. Sammy Davis Jr. once said that Bobby Darin was the one person he wouldn't want to have to follow. "Absolutely true," said Dodd. "My dad idolized Sammy." The feeling was mutual, as seen in a 1959 broadcast of "This Is Your Life": Also featured during the episode was Nina, the woman Darin thought was his sister. But almost a decade later he would learn a long-held family secret: Nina was in fact Bobby's mother, having given birth to him out of wedlock as a teenager. Which made Polly, the woman he thought was his mother, his grandmother. "He was never the same," said Dodd. "He said that his whole life was a lie; he was, like, a fraud. It's just devastating. There's no sugarcoating it." Bobby Darin and Nina Cassotto on "This Is Your Life" in 1959. Years later, Darin would learn that Nina was not his sister, but actually his mother. NBC Looking at that tape today, says Dodd, it all seems obvious. "That's a mother's love," he said. "That's not a sister, okay? That's the adulation of, 'This is my son,' but you can't say it." Dodd, who was seven years old when his father found out, remembers a change in your father from that time: "I'm not gonna say it's directly attributed to that incident; I'm sure that's part of it. But he got into the Bob Darin stage, you know? He took off his toupee. No more tuxedo. Started doing folk music, protest music, writing music, and dropped out of show business for a while. "And that was some of the best times I had with him. He was a regular dude. We were up in Big Sur in a trailer, hanging out. And yeah, he let his hair down, if you will. It was good times." Bobby Darin performs "Simple Song of Freedom" (1970): In December of 1973, Bobby Darin's heart finally gave out. He was 37. Dodd had just turned 12. Now 63, Dodd Darin is grateful that, with the new Broadway show, a new generation can learn the story of his father. "It's so beautiful that all these years later – he's been gone over 50 years – we're here talking about him. We're remembering him," said Dodd. "He did something right." You can stream the album "The Ultimate Bobby Darin" by clicking on the embed below (Free Spotify registration required to hear the tracks in full): For more info: Story produced by Kay Lim. Editor: Lauren Barnello. Watch Jonathan Groff perform "Dream Lover" for the cast album recording of "Just in Time":
Buzz Feed
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
"His Death Was Such A Freak Accident": 15 Actors Who Tragically Died At The Height Of Their Careers
A while ago, redditor @LeonardMoney2020 asked people to name an actor who unfortunately died way before their time. Here are just 15 acting legends gone too soon: 1. River Phoenix: "Watch Stand by Me. Based on the novella The Body by Stephen King. It's a unique movie and one of the greats. River Phoenix's character Chris Chambers is wonderful and has a particular moment that's one of the best examples of child acting I can think of." — FangPolygon "Saw My Own Private Idaho last night. He was robbed of an Oscar nomination." — Wise-News1666 "This one ought to be at the top of the list. For almost all my life, he's been THE example of actors who died far too young." — Ambaryerno 2. Anton Yelchin: "His passing hurt. He's in a movie called Like Crazy, and it's already an emotionally devastating movie. But seeing him in it, and seeing what I believe to just be his actual self...a gentle amplifies it ten-fold." — Fudge89 " Alpha Dog also. That was when I first realized what a great actor he was. Had me blubbering like a baby." — shwarma_heaven "He was excellent in Green Room, but that's definitely not for everyone due to the violence and gore. Great film, though." — cuddlemycat "His death was such a freak accident too. Makes it even more sad." — joeymac93 How he died: Anton Yelchin died at age 27 in 2016 after his car rolled backward and pinned him between the vehicle and his security gate, according to BBC. 3. John Candy: "I think he was on his way to being a possibly great actor as well, for all his comic genius. He was great in JFK. He may have gone on to more dramatic roles." — Rski765 "Still miss Uncle Buck." — KnotAwl "This is the best answer. He brought joy to the world and could tear your heart in two, too." — jpotrz 4. John Cazale, who starred in films like The Godfather and Dog Day Afternoon: "He was in five movies. All five were nominated for Best Picture. All five are considered classic films. Three of them won the Oscar for Best Picture. He played key roles in them all. Dude knocked it out of the park!" CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images — Maleficent_Curve_349 "The dude was definitely batting 1.000. He's much missed." — nonserviam1977 "Never heard this name before. Googled him and recognized him right away. The list of movies he was in is impressive, considering there's not a lot." — fishonthemoon 5. Heath Ledger: "His death was a huge loss to filmgoers everywhere. After his passing, I often wondered how his career would have continued over future decades." — TheeFearlessChicken "He was George Miller's original choice for Max in Fury Road. He was also looking to get into directing and was planning his first film, an adaptation of The Queen's Gambit, when he died. Apparently, he was really good at chess." — fallenarist0cra "Dude was in many big-name movies, but I still feel like he was just getting started. Love that dude." — Specialist-Sugar-657 "He had such great range and really took on a variety of roles. It would've been fascinating to see where his career led him over the years. I still can't believe he was only 27 when he played the Joker and 28 when he passed." — friends-waffles-work "It's crazy that he starred in Brokeback Mountain when he was like 26. That performance is something you'd expect from a 40-year-old veteran actor, not somebody who was just getting started." — orincoro 6. Chris Farley: "We never got to see him do the Robin Williams and Jim Carrey-turn to serious actor. You could see the same glimpses of great emotional depth in his silliest comedies. There was some truly moving stuff inside Tommy Boy, Black Sheep, and Beverly Hills Ninja …and his parts in Billy Madison and Dirty Work showed that he probably had the capability to play a wild person as well as the best of them, lol. I don't fawn over celebrities too much, but I truly miss what that man brought to my life." — SeymourKrelborn1111 "I recently watched Punch-Drunk Love, and it's our loss we didn't get something similar from Chris. Definitely had the potential to win an Oscar." — Sweaty_Flounder_3301 7. Philip Seymour Hoffman: "Oof, the range this guy had. I still yell, 'Make it rain!' when throwing up joke shots in basketball." — project__matt "He has a small role in Punch Drunk Love and kills it." — shust89 "It's been 10 years, and this one still seems unbelievable. A true actor." — Nettie_Moore "The fact that he could sell you on his version of a goofy side character in Along Came Polly and also nail Truman Capote was wild." — god_peepee 8. Bruce Lee: "Hard to put in words the impact Bruce Lee had on an entire genre of film. Not to mention popularizing martial arts globally. So ahead of his time in multiple ways. Absolute legend. Died at 32. Can only imagine the things he would've done given more time on this earth." 9. Brittany Murphy: "I love Luanne's character on King of the Hill. She really brought a lot of heart to the character." 10. Chadwick Boseman: "The man was an amazing actor and a beautiful human. He would go as Black Panther visiting kids with cancer all while he was privately fighting his own cancer. Definitely gone too soon." — maybeCheri "He was fantastic as James Brown." — Gonzostewie 11. Brandon Lee: "Just rewatched The Crow, and one thing that is massively evident was that, if he had not died, he would have become a mega-star." — Latrudos "Still makes me sad." — Deep_Space52 "This guy was on his way to greatness. He had it all. It's just unbelievable, really. I still can't get my head around it. A man in his prime in the film that was going to make him a star. Gone because of a stupid accident. Even younger than his dad." — Rski765 12. Marilyn Monroe: "I think she was great in Some Like It Hot. I would love to have seen her in more movies!" — JayTee245 "Yes, I think she was so talented as an actress. Her comedic timing was always perfect, and she was so characteristic. I also have seen her in a more serious film, and she was amazing in that too and had range. 💔" — FiannaNevra "This is a great example of iconic star power. I don't think she was given enough time to show her true talent." — Rski765 "She was really talented. In my opinion, her best was The Misfits, the last film she made before she passed. I wish we would've gotten to see more roles like that from her. She knocked it out of the park." 13. Heather O'Rourke: "She was in Happy Days and the Poltergeist series. Poor baby died of complications from septic shock due to a bowel obstruction when she was 12." 14. Adrienne Shelly: "She wrote, directed, and starred in the movie Waitress. She was in other movies as an actor as well, but I think there was a lot more meant to come from her." 15. Finally, Cameron Boyce: "He was a great actor and had a good show going with Jessie around the time of his passing." Kevin Mazur / WireImage — Do_The_Thing863 "My kids bawled for an hour when he died. They loved him on Jesse!" — TaxLawKingGA How he died: Cameron Boyce died at age 20 in 2019 from a seizure related to his epilepsy, according to ABC News.
