How 'The Californians' Gets the 411 on the 101

SNL's Fred Armisen: How 'The Californians' Gets the 411 on the 101



The breakout skit sends up SoCal's obsession with freeways and car culture.

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Director Of "Brave" Tells Her Own "Binders Full Of Women" Story

Director Of "Brave" Tells Her Own "Binders Full Of Women" Story



Before Brenda Chapman went on to direct "The Prince of Egypt" and "Brave," she was a CalArts grad looking for a job. At that time, she came face-to-face with the executive at Disney Animation in 1987, who hired her with those magic words every woman wants to hear from a potential employer.

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Olde-Timey Talk

Olde-Timey Talk

Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have restored an 1878 recording of a political reporter reciting “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and “Old Mother Hubbard.” It is the oldest recording of an American voice. The discovery has one Explainer reader wondering: How do we know how people pronounced words before the recording age?