Brian Williams, you have a doppelganger.
And it only took me 14 years to notice.
This morning, while avoiding the news programs, I happened upon the 1997 Bette Midler-Dennis Farina farce That Old Feeling. It wasn’t that good the first time I saw it, but it’s still better than watching Today. So I let it run in the background while I ate breakfast and checked email.
A young James Denton plays the groom in the wedding that begins the film. I had kinda forgotten that detail. So today I did a serious double take — it looked like NBC News anchor Brian Williams on screen!
Now, I’ll admit, when you look at them side-by-side, the differences are more apparent.

James — or Jamie as he called himself at the time — has more even features and works it a bit harder in the smolder department. (He was on Desperate Housewives, after all; he has a lot of practice.)
But if I didn’t know who the two men were, and someone introduced them as brothers, I would totally believe it. Wouldn’t you?
No need to thank me when ‘Doppelganger Day’ rolls around on Facebook next year, guys. It was my pleasure.
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Sugar, sugar
Yesterday Culturalist posted the Top Ten Best Pop Tart Flavors of All Time.
Brown Sugar Cinnamon was #2.
[Insert string of expletives here] WHAT!??!??! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
No Pop Tart flavor has ever or will ever exceed the warm, Saturday-morning, better-than-even-grandma-could make goodness that is Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts.
The original un-frosted version is even yummier, if you can wrap your brain around that.
S’Mores? Chocolate Fudge? Cookies and Creme? Please, they don’t stand a chance. They’re mere snack foods. Brown Sugar Cinnamon dominates breakfast, lunch, dinner and any time in between.
Culturalist — I know it’s not your fault. You aggregate lists submitted by your users. (You just might want to take a closer look at your users…ya know?)
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