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Buzz Feed
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
'80s Movies Screenshot Trivia Quiz — BuzzFeed Quizzes
To me, nothing screams '80s like John Hughes, synthesizers, and Ray-Bans. I swear, I hear an '80s soundtrack and instantly start salivating for popcorn — like some kind of Pavlovian retro movie nerd. Suddenly, I'm holding a remote control and a VHS tape, dreaming of all things Molly Ringwald. Then *click* I am transported back to a simpler time — filled with boomboxes, Rubik's Cubes, and big hair moments. So whether you grew up in the '80s or have never even touched a VCR, it's time to put your classic film knowledge to the test. So grab your neon leg warmers and tease that hair — it's time to go full retro... Drop your favourite '80s movies in the comments — especially the ones we missed. One of mine is When Harry Met Sally. That fake orgasm scene in the diner? One of the most iconic rom-com moments ever. And yes, I will absolutely die on that hill. And for more fun quizzes, make sure you follow BuzzFeed Canada on TikTok and Instagram!
Hindustan Times
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Bollywood musicians and fans join Sonu Nigam to celebrate the singer's 52nd birthday in Mumbai
Singer Sonu Nigam celebrated his 52nd birthday on Wednesday (July 30) amid family and friends in Mumbai. (L-R) Raju Singh, Rabbani Mustafa Khan, Sonu Nigam, Agam Kumar Nigam and Sudesh Bhosale at Sonu's birthday celebration in Mumbai Sonu Nigam and Talat Aziz Several musicians joined Sonu on the special day, including Anu Malik, Talat Aziz, Agam Kumar Nigam, Harshdeep Kaur, Qadir Mustafa Khan, Rabbani Mustafa Khan, Rahul Vaidya, Shreyas Puranik, Daboo Malik, Sudesh Bhosle, Jeet Gannguli and Pawandeep Rajan. Sonu Nigam with Harshdeep Kaur The key highlights of the celebration included Sonu celebrating his special day with his one-year-old fan Vedarrth, who was born on July 30 last year. He launched Sonu's new single Kahani Meri with him. Another highlight was grandmaster Affan Kutty's incredible act, as he made a portrait of the singer with 42 Rubik's Cubes in five minutes. Another major announcement the singer made to break the suspense around his mysterious colour-driven social media posts was an upcoming 7-city tour called Satrangi Re. The thematic show will celebrate the different colours of love and will start in November. Grandmaster Affan Kutty made a portrait of Sonu Nigam with 42 Rubik's Cubes in five minutes Sonu Nigam, who always addresses his fans as his 'extended family', decided to have Vedarrth launch his song as a gesture of reciprocating the love. Last year, on his birthday, the singer invited fans from across the country to Mumbai for the premiere of his musical documentary Symphony of Fate, which was followed by an intimate celebration with them. The single, sung by Sonu Nigam and composed by PVNS Rohit, features a beautiful blend of Hindustani and Carnatic classical music. Anu Malik with Sonu Nigam; (right) Sameer Anjaan and Mame Khan Speaking about having Vedarrth launch it, Sonu Nigam says, 'I have always been full of gratitude for my extended family across the world for all the love and blessings they shower on me and my endeavours. Be it an 80-year-old elderly or a newborn listening to my music - sustaining for over 47 years as a musician and still receiving love for my craft wouldn't have been possible without the blessings of people across ages. That makes me bow down in gratitude. I always try to stay connected to my extended family, and on my birthday, I will be celebrating it with Vedarrth, who shares his birthday with me and turns one this year. His parents tell me that he has been an ardent admirer of my music since he was in his mother's womb and continues to be so. Having him launch Kahani Meri, a song that's extremely close to my heart, would be heartening.'
News18
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
PM Modi's Portrait With 99 Rubik's Cubes In 20 Minutes: Telangana's 6-Year-Old Makes Heads Turn
Last Updated: Vidhat's journey with the Rubik's cube began when he was three In the town of Karimnagar, Telangana, a six-year-old boy is making heads turn with his extraordinary talent. Vidhat, the son of Sujatha and Nithin Reddy, is creating stunning portraits using Rubik's cubes, an art that even trained professionals often find challenging. What makes Vidhat's skill remarkable isn't just his ability to solve the 3×3 puzzles — it's the way he turns them into works of art. At an age when most children are just learning basic puzzles, Vidhat has already gone a step further. He recently created a portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in just 20 minutes using 99 Rubik's cubes. The likeness is so precise that it's hard to believe it was made by a child barely out of kindergarten. Vidhat's journey with the Rubik's cube began when he was three. With regular practice and online training, he quickly mastered not only solving the cube but also creating portraits of faces using cube arrangements. His first experiments included making pictures of his parents — and even his own face — from memory and reference images. Encouraged by his growing talent, his parents arranged for online training to nurture his skill. Now, they are planning to provide him with advanced training in Hyderabad to help him go even further. 'We're amazed at what he can do. Watching him create portraits of personalities like Modi and Pawan Kalyan using only Rubik's Cubes is surreal. We want to support his dream of setting a world record," his parents shared. Vidhat has already participated in competitions such as the Telangana Cube Championship 2024 and DC Open July Hyderabad 2024, showcasing his ability in solving 3x3x3 and 2x2x2 cubes among older participants. First Published:
New York Post
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
The Beatles concert that helped usher in a sports-rock connection forever
INDIANAPOLIS — It's something to see, really. It hangs as a permanent display in the Indiana Farmer's Coliseum about five miles north of downtown, and from a distance it looks like just another old gatefold from The Beatles' 1967 album 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.' Walk closer and you see it's something else. It's the same image you see when you unfold that old vinyl masterpiece, but it's actually a work of art, designed by Corey Heimann, and it's actually a series of 2,368 solved Rubik's Cubes, whose colors make up the mosaic. Heimann designed it last September to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Sept. 3, 1964, the day The Beatles performed their only two concerts in Indianapolis, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. A total of 29,337 fans watched the two shows, and though The Beatles described the audience as 'relatively quiet,' George Harrison would recall a memorable stop in this city on the way to the airport.
Los Angeles Times
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Jack Dreyer is Dodgers' Rubik's Cube master, and potential big league option in bullpen
PHOENIX — It took some four hours of work, roughly 1,200 Rubik's Cubes, and years' worth of knowledge with the six-side, 54-panel puzzle. Ever since high school, minor-league Dodgers reliever Jack Dreyer has been able to master the Rubik's cube; getting so good he not only solves them in as little as 20 seconds, but has learned to arrange them on canvasses by the hundreds to create multi-colored murals. So, when the Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani to his record-breaking $700 million contract in late 2023, Dreyer decided to commemorate the moment with a unique piece of art, creating a Rubik's Cube portrait of the two-way star that was displayed at the team's Camelback Ranch facility last spring. 'I was like, 'Hey, he's the face of baseball right now,'' Dreyer recalled Wednesday. 'I think it would be kind of cool to have the fans get to see something like that.' Dreyer is unsure if Ohtani ever saw the piece. And now, he said with a laugh (and hint of sorrow), it no longer exists, having been knocked over and shattered last year. Will the 26-year-old left-hander build Ohtani a new one? 'I definitely could,' he said, 'if that's something that he would want to see.' The good news for Dreyer: He wouldn't have to walk far to find Ohtani and ask. Unlike last year, when the undrafted University of Iowa product started the season as just another talented but raw prospect in the organization, Dreyer is in big-league camp this spring, sitting just 14 stalls away from Ohtani in the Dodgers' spring clubhouse. Dreyer hasn't discussed his hobby with Ohtani yet, but it has become one of the spring's more light-hearted subplots, with everyone from Tony Gonsolin to Jackson Ferris to Yoshinobu Yamamoto toying around with the cubes Dreyer has brought into the room. 'He carries a Rubik's Cube everywhere he goes,' manager Dave Roberts joked. 'Some guys carry a golf club. He carries a Rubik's Cube.' According to Roberts, Dreyer (and his Rubik's Cube) almost reached the majors last year, with the Dodgers coming close on several occasions to calling him up for his MLB debut. 'There were a couple times where Jack was going to be the guy,' Roberts said. 'It's a very slow brain, as far as managing situations. A good heartbeat. The fastball really plays. And the slider has really come on.' Prior to last year, the big leagues were more of a distant dream for Dreyer — whose father, Steve, spent two years pitching for the Texas Rangers in the early '90s. During his first two minor-league seasons in the Dodgers organization, Dreyer flashed his potential by striking out 92 batters in 66 ⅔ innings between rookie ball and high-A, posting a 2.16 ERA along the way. But he also issued 41 walks, struggling to keep his fastball/slider mix in the zone. 'The Dodgers are super transparent in terms of what they would like to see out of you, and what areas they want you to improve on each offseason,' Dreyer said. 'So I had some really good conversations with the front office and the coaching staff, just saying like, 'Hey, your stuff is good. But if you want to move to the next level, you need to reduce the walks.' Reduce the walks, Dreyer did. Entering last season, Dreyer said he focused on making a full 'mentality shift.' His delivery didn't change. He didn't tweak his arsenal. But he did begin throwing 'with conviction on every pitch,' he said, learning to have 'the belief in yourself' to more consistently pound the strike zone and attack opposing hitters. The results were sterling. In 46 outings between double-A and triple-A, Dreyer again posted a 2.20 ERA, but this time while issuing just 12 walks on the entire season. 'I didn't make any mechanical changes or anything like that,' he said. 'It was purely just a mentality shift.' While it didn't yield a big-league call-up, Dreyer's improvements were enough for the Dodgers to put him on the 40-man roster last November to protect him from going into the Rule 5 draft. Dreyer said he got the news while playing catch at Camelback Ranch, when Dodgers director of player development Matt McGrath came out to the field to inform him of the decision. 'I tried my best to keep it out of my mind,' Dreyer said. 'But it was cool to be able to be here in person and get congratulated by him and some teammates that were here.' Dreyer has parlayed the opportunity — which also meant a first spring training spent in big-league camp this year — into a strong performance thus far in the Cactus League. In four appearances, he has given up just one run, struck out seven batters and walked only one. 'The biggest thing for me is just to try to be a sponge every day,' Dreyer said. 'Obviously, surrounded by All-Stars and future Hall of Famers, I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunity to learn everything I can and ask questions whenever I can. I'm just learning more about the process and pitch selection and all kinds of things. It's been very useful.' Dreyer has been giving lessons of his own with the Rubik's Cube, too. He said Gonsolin already knew how to solve the three-dimensional puzzle, but has sought new methods to complete it more quickly. Roberts noted that Dreyer also outdueled Tommy Edman in a challenge earlier this spring. Has Roberts taken a shot at making every side the same color? 'No,' the manager laughed. 'Part of my strength is I know my weaknesses … I don't have the bandwidth to approach that yet.' Given Dreyer's current trajectory, Roberts might get future opportunities. After coming close to the majors last year, the pitcher appears to be near the top of the organization's relief pitching depth chart, primed to reach the majors with his improved command and renewed mental approach. 'The organization has raved about his make-up, his talent, for a while,' Roberts said. 'And now for me to get to know him a little bit more, see him against major league hitters, he's really impressive.'
