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The Kevin Bacon Movie Club

GiggleSugar — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:00:00 -0800

Join the Kevin Bacon Movie Club for just 20 bucks. What do you get? Rent Footloose, for example, and Kevin Bacon will deliver it to your doorstep and sit down, make himself at home, and watch the film with you! (Can I switch to the Mark Ruffalo plan, minus the flatulence? Cool. Sign me up!)

Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Proved Globally Via Text Messages

CitizenSugar — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 09:06:41 -0700

Hey, don't I know you from somewhere? According to this new study, chances are, yes. Using records of 30 billion electronic conversations from 180 million people the world over, researchers have concluded that on average, any two people are only separated by 6.6 degrees of separation - meaning they could be linked together by seven acquaintances.

Kevin Bacon eat your heart out.

The researchers say, "to our knowledge, this is the first time a planetary-scale social network has been available to validate the well-known '6 degrees of separation' finding by Travers and Milgram." Within the study two people were dubbed acquaintances if they had zapped one another a text message. They then calculated the minimum chain lengths it would take to connect 180 billion different pairs of users in the database, finding it to be 6.6 hops.

Is it a small world after all? To see the study that started the six-degrees game, read more.

In 1969 researchers Milgram and Travers set out to find how well people knew each other by asking almost 300 people in Boston and Nebraska to get a letter to a Boston stockbroker by sending it through acquaintances. Though only 64 of the 300 letters made it to their target, with the average number of stops pegged at 6.2.

The text message study was the first concrete global test of the theory, and it's perhaps heartening - that even in a text message vs. knock-on-your-neighbor's-door world, we're not so separate after all.

Want to kiss the rest of your Saturday goodbye? Play the Oracle of Bacon where you can type in any actor's name and get his "Bacon" number. Seth Rogen, incidentally, is a two.

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Say What? Kyra Sedgwick Loves Bacon

TresSugar — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:30:00 -0700

"I don't know how, at 22, I went, 'Yeah, that's the guy,' and was actually right about it. Usually you pick someone who has all the worst qualities of your father or something."

- Kyra Sedgwick in this week's People magazine, on meeting and marrying her husband of 21 years, Kevin Bacon. Do you agree that it's rare to pick the right person when you're young?

Will.i.am Debuts "It's A New Day" Video - Love It or Leave It?

Molly — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:30:34 -0800

Throughout the election, Will.i.am was a vocal and musical supporter of Barack Obama, so it makes sense that he would finish it off with one more video. As usual there are celebrity cameos - Fergie, Kerry Washington, Olivia Wilde and my personal favorite Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick - mixed up with Obama images and headlines from around the world. It's a pretty uplifting song, but I'm sure there are a few of you out there who are sick of his videos. So check it out below and let us know - Will.i.am's "It's A New Day" video, love it or leave it?

GiggleSugar Reader Spotlight: Kiddylnd

GiggleSugar — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:16:30 -0700

You can always spot our reader of the week, Kiddylnd, by the cute pit bull avatar that represents her. She's funny, kind (she fosters pit bulls and tells a moving story about an old friend, Pride), and reminds me how much I love to get to know my readers! Make sure you check out her pictures and leave a comment!

GS: What's your motto?
KL: "Move over bacon!" No, that's not it. "Help control the pet population, have..." No, that's not it either. Motto, eh? Well, I'm a big fan of "Do unto others, unless they bug the sh*t out of you, then screw 'em!"

GS: Where are you from?
KL: Seattle, Washington. I live 3 1/2 blocks from the house I grew up in. Sheltered, I know. I'd rather be sheltered in a city. I'm not a country girl AT ALL. Plus, living in the land of coffee is the best thing ever. We seriously have a corner with a Tully's across from a Starbucks, across from a soon to be Peet's, with a local coffee shop two doors down, a tea store next to that, and another Starbucks inside the Safeway next to the Tully's.

GS: What do you do?
KL: I work at an animal shelter selling pet licenses and taking all you guys' money! It's both the most fulfilling and saddest thing ever. On the plus side, when I'm having a bad day, all I need to do is snuggle up with a pup!

GS: How would you describe your sense of humor?
KL: Sarcasm, with a hint of third grade potty talk. I'm quick with the wit, but only out of necessity-I gotta keep up with my friends!

GS: What's your favorite GiggleSugar post?
KL: Are you serious? I have to pick just one?! I'm gonna go with any of the douchebag posts, particularly Portrait of a Douchebag since, sadly, I remember a time when I would have thought this dude was all that. Sad, so very sad.

GS: Who's the cutest funny man and funny woman?
KL: Hmmm...I don't think of funny people as being cute. Is that wrong?

GS: Who are your favorite male and female comedians?
KL: Kevin Smith is the smartest, funniest out there. He should do stand-up. His movies are too under appreciated. Margaret Cho is another fave. You can't miss with her! Others would be Ellen, Paula Poundstone, Stephen Colbert. I do enjoy some Carlos Mencia, but not all the time. I mostly like the "beaner" jokes since I'm a "beaner..."

GS: What's your favorite comedy of all time?
KL: Cry Baby. If you have not seen this, it's a must. Johnny Depp in a 21 Jump Street era, Ricki Lake, and a trying-to-break-free from the porn business Tracy Lords.

GS: If your life were a comedy, what would it be?
KL: The Jerk. Kidding! I haven't ever really thought of that. In my late teens, Party Girl (minus the getting arrested). I don't know now. Sad. I'll have to think on that one.

GS: Do you look like someone famous?
KL: No. I only look like me.

KL free-for-all: I love the randomness of life! I like to run, but in Seattle in fall that can be a challenge because I'm such a girl I can't get my hair wet! I was always teased by my friends for being the "mom" of the group. (I blame them for me becoming one so early on.) I have a nine-year-old son who is the light of my life. I let him watch things he shouldn't, like Jay and Silent Bob. He's got a great sense of humor, and we laugh all the time. All of my friends are lesbians. I'm still not sure how that happened. Probably because I get to know people first, then find out later. I mean my best friend I've known since we were eight years old, so I obviously didn't know then! It's fun though, because I can gross them out with stories of my sexploits. I don't drink much (anymore!), but I love a nice Riesling, and I LOVE me some Asian Pear Sake. I love animals, and have some VERY strong opinions about animal care and sheltering. Don't breed or buy, while shelter pets die! Oh, and Hello Kitty rocks.

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(Kiddylnd, her cute son and his puppy, a pit she loved named Pride, Ellen DeGeneres, Stephen Colbert, Kevin Smith, Margaret Cho, Paula Poundstone, Carlos Mencia)

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