Melissa Locker

Melissa Locker is a freelance writer and producer in New York. You can also find her work on IFC, The Hairpin, and Television Without Pity and other places. Follow her on twitter @woolyknickers, but don't follow her in real life.

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RIP, ‘Mr.Oreo’: Man Who Invented Oreo Filling Dies At 76

Food scientist Sam J. Porcello held five patents relating to the iconic cookie; he worked at Nabisco for 34 years.

Vickey Teter of Cascade, Iowa, is seen with the baby zebra and a parrot she owned along with Jerald Reiter

Drunk Man Arrested with a Zebra and a Parrot in Car

Don’t drive drunk. And if you do, leave the zebra and the parrot at home.

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Beam Him Up, SpaceX: Star Trek’s Scotty Laid To Rest In Space

Seven years after his death at age 85, James Doohan is reaching the final frontier at last.

Kristen Wiig as Kathie Lee Gifford and Nasim Pedrad as Hoda Kotb

The Best of Kristen Wiig on Saturday Night Live

As Kristen Wiig says goodbye to SNL, we look back at some of her funniest sketches

Robin Gibbs' Requiem for the Titanic

Robin Gibb's Last Act: A Classical Requiem for the Titanic

One of the Bee Gees legend’s final songs, ‘Don’t Cry Alone,’ premiered just a month before he died during a performance by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Watch Teachers Stealth-Prank Their Students, Disco Style

Is this the best teacher prank ever? Who cares, we’re dancing!

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After 20 Years, a Break in a Famous Art Heist

Thirteen works were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990

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Top Baby Names 2011: A Potpourri of Pop Culture from Archer to Kardashian

Twilight, Kardashians, and two FX shows make an appearance on 2011′s most popular baby name list.

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Are Urinating Swimmers Killing Fish?

German officials have banned swimmers from Eichbaum Lake while studying the link between fish death and public urination.

Brian Cranston as Walter White

Walter White Strongly Suggests You Vote for This Kid for Student Body President

‘Breaking Bad’ star Bryan Cranston makes an appearance, in character, to support an L.A. teen’s bid for high school political office.